Peter Bourke | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 23 May 1966 | ||
Original team(s) | Mitcham | ||
Draft | No. 31, 1989 pre-season draft | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1988 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
1989–1991 | Fitzroy | 22 (3) | |
Total | 23 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
Peter Bourke | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 23 May 1966 | ||
Original team(s) | Mitcham | ||
Draft | No. 31, 1989 pre-season draft | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1988 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
1989–1991 | Fitzroy | 22 (3) | |
Total | 23 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]