Francis Bourke

Not to be confused with Frank Bourke.

Francis Bourke
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-04-02) 2 April 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Caulfield, Victoria
Original team(s) Nathalia
Debut 13 May 1967, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Wing/Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1967–1981 Richmond 300 (71)[1]
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1982–1983 Richmond 46 (26–20–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis William Bourke (born 2 April 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1967 and 1981, and coached the club in 1982 and 1983.[1]

A key figure in a successful period at Richmond, Bourke is a five-time premiership player who was honoured with selection in the AFL's Team of the Century. His is the only family to have provided three generations of players for the Richmond senior team: Bourke's father, Frank, played 16 matches in the 1940s and his son, David played 85 games between 1995 and 2001. In 2009 The Australian newspaper nominated Bourke as one of the 25 greatest footballers never to win a Brownlow Medal.[3]

  1. ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 63. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
  2. ^ "Club Life Members - Official AFL Website of the Richmond Football Club". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ The Australian Archived 27 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 22 September 2009, retrieved 2009-09-22