Ray O'Rourke (footballer)

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Ray O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Raymond O'Rourke
Date of birth(1948-01-11)11 January 1948
Original team(s) Hobart (TANFL)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1969 Geelong 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ray O'Rourke (born 11 January 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Contents

Recruited from Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) club Hobart, O'Rourke made his senior VFL debut for Geelong in Round One 1969 VFL season, against Melbourne at Kardinia Park. [2] O'Rourke had two possessions, and, playing against Essendon at Windy Hill in Round 2, [3] injured his knee and was not picked for Geelong's senior side again. [4]

O'Rourke played for Geelong's reserves during the rest of the season before returning to Tasmania. [4]

Family

O'Rourke lives in Bendigo with his wife Margaret, a former mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo, [5] and his daughters Bryde and Ireland. [4]

O'Rourke's daughter Bryde O'Rourke was drafted by Geelong as a Father-Daughter selection at the 2023 AFL Women's draft. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 674. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "Round: 1 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Mon, 7-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 23571". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Round: 2 Venue: Windy Hill Date: Sat, 12-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 18664". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Batten, Dan (19 December 2023). "AFLW Draft: Former Geelong player Ray O'Rourke on his daughter Bryde getting drafted and his career". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Margaret O'Rourke". Planning Institute of Australia. Planning Institute of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "AFLW draft five quick hits — Geelong father-daughter's pick massive gap since dad played and the African pathway continues". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.


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