Gerald Burke

Gerald Burke
Gerald Burke
Personal information
Date of birth	2 December 1930
Date of death	24 June 1994 (aged 63)
Original team(s)	Carlton Stars
Debut	Round 6, 1953, Carlton ; vs. Hawthorn, at Glenferrie Oval
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated April 03, 2019

Gerald Burke (2 December 1930 – 24 June 1994) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

Burke made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 6 of the 1953 season. He retired at the end of the 1960 season.

The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne, the club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the competition's eight founding member clubs in 1897.

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Gerald Burke at AustralianFootball.com

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