Jack O'Rourke
Fitzroy and St Kilda
AFL career
63 games62 goals
- Debut
- R18 1920 v FIT4 Sept 1920
- Most recent
- R6 1927 v FSC6 June 1927
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Kooweerup in West Gippsland, Jack O'Rourke was an opportunistic half-forward and rover who hailed from a prominent footballing family, counting Carlton and Fitzroy player Frank O'Rourke as a brother. Standing just 175cm, he established himself as a dangerous option near goal for St Kilda during a particularly bleak era for the club, providing a rare spark in a side that claimed two wooden spoons during his five-season tenure. Seeking a change of fortunes, O'Rourke crossed to Fitzroy in 1925, where he produced the most consistent football of his career and booted 41 goals in three seasons with the Maroons. A reliable contributor who possessed innate goal sense, he finished his VFL time with an impressive strike rate of nearly a goal a game before being cleared to Horsham in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack I. O'Rourke
- Born
- 15 Jan 1899
- Died
- 13 May 1969 (aged 70y 118d)
- Birthplace
- Cororooke, VIC
- Deathplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Jack O'Rourke, Basil O'Rourke
- Brother:Frank O'Rourke
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Kooweerup in West Gippsland, Jack O'Rourke was an opportunistic half-forward and rover who hailed from a prominent footballing family, counting Carlton and Fitzroy player Frank O'Rourke as a brother. Standing just 175cm, he established himself as a dangerous option near goal for St Kilda during a particularly bleak era for the club, providing a rare spark in a side that claimed two wooden spoons during his five-season tenure. Seeking a change of fortunes, O'Rourke crossed to Fitzroy in 1925, where he produced the most consistent football of his career and booted 41 goals in three seasons with the Maroons. A reliable contributor who possessed innate goal sense, he finished his VFL time with an impressive strike rate of nearly a goal a game before being cleared to Horsham in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.