Clarke was recruited by Essendon with the 4th pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft.
[1] Clarke played junior football for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League Girls where she starred, winning both the Stingrays' and the league's best and fairest awards after a season which she averaged 1.8 goals and 17.4 disposals a game.
[2] She also won the award for best on ground in the team's loss in the grand final, after collecting 28 disposals and two goals.
[3] She won the league best and fairest by a solitary vote ahead of future Hawthorn draftee Charlotte Baskaran, polling 20 votes in total.
[3] Clarke debuted for the Essendon in the opening round of the AFL Women's season seven, playing in their inaugural team which faced Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.