DOB: 27 April 1968
MFC Debut: Round 1, 1996 against Geelong at MCG
Last Game: Round 22, 1997 against Fremantle at MCG
From: Kaniva/North Melbourne
Number: 23 (1996-1997)
Games: 41 (134 total)
Goals: 24 (85 total)
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 11 | 0 | 30 | 26.82 |
Debuted for North Melbourne in 1987 and spent nine seasons there for 61 games as a forward and midfielder. Unable to break into a star-studded midfield he crossed to Melbourne and played 41 games over two seasons before being delisted.
Clarkson stayed at the Demons as conditioning coach in 1998, before beginning a coaching career with Werribee before moving on to St. Kilda as a specialist coach, and Central Districts where he won an SANFL premiership. Spent two years as a midfield/forward coach with Port Adelaide before being appointed senior coach of Hawthorn in 2005 where he won four premierships.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1996 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 1997 | 19 | 11 | 1 |
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Media
Age - 16/10/1997
Age - 24/10/1997
Age - 30/10/1997
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