Tim Bourke (footballer)

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Tim Bourke
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-04-14) 14 April 1969 (age 52)
Original team(s) St Joseph's
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1989–1990 Geelong 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tim Bourke (born 14 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

A ruckman from St Joseph's, Bourke played five senior games for Geelong. He debuted in the opening round of the 1989 VFL season, a two-point loss to North Melbourne Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1] His other four games came early in 1990, rounds two to five. [1]

His older brother, Damian Bourke, missed the opening round of the 1989 season and didn't play at all in 1990 due to a knee injury, so the pair never got to play together. [2] [3]

At the end of the 1991 season, Bourke was traded to North Melbourne, for a late draft pick. [4] He was cut from North Melbourne's list in March 1992. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tim Bourke". AFL Tables.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  3. Canberra Times , "Geelong quiet on draft picks", 6 November 1990, p. 22
  4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  5. Canberra Times , "Clubs dump key players", 11 March 1992, p. 39