Ernie O'Rourke explained

Ernie O'Rourke
Fullname:	Ernest Thomas O'Rourke
Birth Date:	8 April 1926
Death Place:	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:	Bentleigh
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	71 kg
Statsend:	1949
Years1:	1945–48
Games Goals1:	39 (46)
Years2:	1949
Games Goals2:	9 (6)
Games Goalstotal:	48 (52)

Ernest Thomas O'Rourke (8 April 1926 – 5 February 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^{[1] [2]} O'Rourke died in Cohuna, Victoria on 5 February 2024, at the age of 97.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 635.
2. News: Polkinghorne. Lloyd. Nicholson. Kirstin. 30 September 2021. Ernie enjoys Melbourne’s win. The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper. 11 December 2021.
3. Web site: Ernest Thomas O'Rourke . A. G. Adams & Sons . 8 February 2024.