Peter Bourke (footballer, born 1966) explained

Peter Bourke
Birth Date:23 May 1966
Originalteam:Mitcham
Draftpick:No. 31, 1989 pre-season draft
Height:173 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1991
Years1:1988
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:1 (0)
Years2:1989–1991
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:22 (3)
Games Goalstotal:23 (3)

Peter Bourke (born 23 May 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bourke, who played his early football at Mitcham, spent some time at Richmond but was unable to secure senior selection.[2] [3] He was playing for Box Hill when was signed by Essendon and he made his VFL debut late in the 1988 season, against Collingwood.[2] [4] Fitzroy, a club Bourke had trialled with prior to joining Essendon, selected him in the 1989 Pre-season Draft.[5] He played 13 games for Fitzroy in 1989, five in 1990 and four in 1991.[4]

In 1994, Bourke represented Box Hill in the VFA Grand Final against Sandringham, which they lost by nine points.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. The Age, "Six put themselves up for grabs", 9 March 1989, p. 31
  3. Web site: Bourke, Peter . Essendon Football Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424130447/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=86 . 24 April 2012 .
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Peter_Bourke1.html AFL Tables: Peter Bourke
  5. Canberra Times, "Demons draft rower, American footballer", 23 March 1989, p. 20
  6. Web site: Famous Box Hill Teams. Box Hill Hawks Football Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213203536/http://www.boxhillhawks.com.au/history/famous-box-hill-teams.aspx. 13 December 2013. dmy-all.