Tony Clarkson (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Tony Clarkson

Personal information
Full name|  Anthony Russell Clarkson
Nickname(s)|  Doc
Date of birth|  (1939-08-13)13 August 1939
Place of birth|  Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death|  25 January 2011(2011-01-25) (aged 71)
Place of death|  Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)|  Adelaide University
Height|  194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight|  82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)|  Ruck
Other occupation|  Doctor
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1959, 1964–1968|  Sturt (SANFL)|  110 (106)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.

Career highlights

* 6 games for South Australia
* 2x Sturt Best and Fairest 1965, 1967
* 3x Sturt Premiership player 1966, 1967, 1968
* Sturt Football Club Hall of Fame Inductee 2006

Dr Tony Clarkson AM (13 August 1939 - 25 January 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[1]

Following his football career, Clarkson became a highly regarded name in medicine as a founding director of the Renal Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and president of the Medical Board of South Australia.[2] In The Queen's Birthday 2004 Honours List, he was awarded Member of the Order of Australia "For service to renal medicine, particularly as a contributor to the advancement of the specialty of nephrology in the Asia-Pacific region through clinical research, teaching and professional organisations, and to the community."[3]

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ John, Devaney. "Tony Clarkson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. ^ "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". News Corp. The Advertiser. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. ^ "Dr Anthony Russell CLARKSON". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

## External links

[edit]

* Tony Clarkson's profile at AustralianFootball.com

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Sturt Football Club • 1966 SANFL premiers

Sturt 16.16 (112) defeated Port Adelaide 8.8 (56), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 59,417

Full-forward|

* Malcolm Hill
* Malcolm Jones
* Roger Dunn

Half-forward|

* Brenton Miels
* John Halbert (c)
* John Tilbrook

Centre|

* Daryl Hicks
* Bob Shearman
* Trevor Clarke

Half-back|

* Terry Short
* Sandy Nelson
* Brian Schwarz

Full-back|

* Brenton Adcock
* Bruce Jarrett
* Paul Bagshaw

Ruck|

* Tony Clarkson
* Keith Chessell
* Roger Rigney

Reserves|

* John Murphy
* Brian Martin

Coach|

* Jack Oatey

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Sturt Football Club • 1967 SANFL premiers

Sturt 13.10 (88) defeated Port Adelaide 10.17 (77), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 58,849

Full-forward|

* Graeme Weir
* Malcolm Jones
* Roger Dunn

Half-forward|

* John Tilbrook
* Rick Schoff
* Paul Bagshaw

Centre|

* Daryl Hicks
* Bob Shearman
* Trevor Clarke

Half-back|

* Terry Short
* Sandy Nelson
* Brian Schwarz

Full-back|

* Brenton Adcock
* Bruce Jarrett
* Keith Chessell

Ruck|

* Tony Clarkson
* John Murphy (c)
* Roger Rigney

Reserves|

* Malcolm Greenslade
* Brenton Miels

Coach|

* Jack Oatey

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Sturt Football Club • 1968 SANFL premiers

Sturt 12.18 (90) defeated Port Adelaide 9.9 (63), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 57,811

Full-forward|

* Peter Endersbee
* Brian Martin
* Keith Chessell

Half-forward|

* Brenton Miels
* Rick Schoff
* John Tilbrook

Centre|

* Daryl Hicks
* Bob Shearman (c)
* Trevor Clarke

Half-back|

* Terry Short
* Sandy Nelson
* Brian Schwarz

Full-back|

* Brenton Adcock
* Bruce Jarrett
* Paul Bagshaw

Ruck|

* Tony Clarkson
* John Murphy
* Roger Rigney

Reserves|

* Tony Burgan
* Malcolm Hill

Coach|

* Jack Oatey

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P. T. Morton Medal • Sturt Football Club best and fairest winners

* 1913: Kappler
* 1914: Mayman
* 1915: Limb
* 1920: Sharp
* 1921: Odgers
* 1922: Richardson
* 1923: Richardson
* 1924: Barron
* 1925: Scrutton
* 1926: Scrutton
* 1927: Weller
* 1928: Scrutton
* 1929: Bateman
* 1930: Bateman
* 1931: Treleaven
* 1932: Treleaven
* 1933: Dunn
* 1934: King
* 1935: Day
* 1936: King
* 1937: Morton
* 1938: King/Treleaven
* 1939: Morton
* 1940: Morton
* 1941: Leak
* 1945: Langley
* 1946: Langley
* 1947: Tilley
* 1948: Yeo
* 1949: Tilley
* 1950: L.Fry
* 1951: Thompson
* 1952: Fitzgerald
* 1953: Fitzgerald
* 1954: Fitzgerald
* 1955: W.May
* 1956: Goodchild
* 1957: Goodchild
* 1958: Halbert
* 1959: Thompson
* 1960: Halbert
* 1961: Halbert
* 1962: Hicks
* 1963: Short
* 1964: Halbert
* 1965: Clarkson
* 1966: Bagshaw
* 1967: Clarkson
* 1968: Schoff
* 1969: Bagshaw
* 1970: Bagshaw
* 1971: Bagshaw
* 1972: Casey
* 1973: Davies
* 1974: Davies
* 1975: Davies
* 1976: Davies
* 1977: Bagshaw
* 1978: Davies
* 1979: Davies
* 1980: Davies
* 1981: E.Fry
* 1982: Spiel
* 1983: Paynter
* 1984: Motley
* 1985: Motley
* 1986: Paynter
* 1987: Whittlesea
* 1988: Whittlesea
* 1989: Paynter
* 1990: Johns
* 1991: Paynter
* 1992: Field
* 1993: Johns
* 1994: Lennon
* 1995: Feast
* 1996: J.May
* 1997: Atkinson
* 1998: Feast
* 1999: Squire
* 2000: Lennon
* 2001: Maloney
* 2002: Weatherald
* 2003: Nelson
* 2004: Sheedy
* 2005: Squire
* 2006: Sheedy
* 2007: Crane
* 2008: Sheedy
* 2009: Sheedy
* 2010: Giles
* 2011: Crane
* 2012: Tambling
* 2013: Kane
* 2014: Kirkwood
* 2015: Kirkwood
* 2016: Kirkwood

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South Australian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival

Victoria (VFL) 16.23 (119) defeated South Australia 7.9 (51), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Western Australia 13.11 (89) defeated South Australia 10.14 (74), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969
South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368

* Captain: Kerley
* Adcock
* Anderson
* Bagshaw
* Cahill
* Clarkson
* Day
* Dunn
* Elleway
* Eustice
* Grljusich
* Hicks
* Kingston
* Kneebone
* Murphy
* Oatey
* Phillips
* Potter
* Roach
* Roberts
* Schmidt
* Schoff
* Simunsen
* Skuse
* Wedding

Coach: Williams

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