Pat Bourke
South Melbourne
AFL career
36 games0 goals
- Debut
- R16 1944 v NTH19 Aug 1944
- Most recent
- R14 1949 v GEE23 July 1949
Stats
Bio
A local recruit from Albert Park, Pat Bourke was a sturdy key defender who broke into the South Melbourne side during the tumultuous final years of the Second World War. His early football journey was interrupted by his service as a Lance Corporal in the Australian Army, which saw him play a handful of games in 1944 before returning for a more sustained run at the Lake Oval in 1946. Standing 183cm, Bourke was a tall backman for the era and played a strictly disciplined defensive role, notable for failing to register a single goal across his 36 senior VFL appearances. After five seasons with the Swans, he crossed to the VFA in 1950, where he found greater continuity and became a mainstay for Sandringham.
Profile
- Full name
- Pat V. Bourke
- Born
- 06 Nov 1923
- Died
- 23 Sept 2005 (aged 81y 321d)
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local recruit from Albert Park, Pat Bourke was a sturdy key defender who broke into the South Melbourne side during the tumultuous final years of the Second World War. His early football journey was interrupted by his service as a Lance Corporal in the Australian Army, which saw him play a handful of games in 1944 before returning for a more sustained run at the Lake Oval in 1946. Standing 183cm, Bourke was a tall backman for the era and played a strictly disciplined defensive role, notable for failing to register a single goal across his 36 senior VFL appearances. After five seasons with the Swans, he crossed to the VFA in 1950, where he found greater continuity and became a mainstay for Sandringham.