He did, however, play for Sandringham, Melbourne's VFL-affiliate, in their winning VFL reserves Grand Final.
[1] Despite this, Clark was unable to break into Melbourne's senior side throughout the 2001 season, though he was regularly named as an emergency.
Clark was named as an emergency several times during 2002, and suffered a setback during the middle of the season, missing nine weeks after breaking both of his wrists.
[2] He spent the first half of the game on the bench, but came on in the third quarter and set up a Russell Robertson goal with his first kick.
After being delisted by Melbourne, Clark moved to Western Australia, to play for East Perth in the WAFL.