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Key Facts

Full name
Edward A. Bourke

Known as
Ted Bourke

Born
17 February 1904

Died
27 November 1952 (aged 48)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 69d
Last game: 23y 135d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
Sandringham; Richmond; Brunswick; South Melbourne; Yarraville

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 29
South Melbourne: 5

Recruited from
Tungamah (1924); Richmond (1926); Brunswick (1927); Sandringham (1933)

Ted Bourke

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1924-192632150.4747%———0
BrunswickVFA1926-19272220.09—————
South MelbourneV/AFL1927610.1750%———0
SandringhamVFA1929-193273200.27—————
YarravilleVFA19331910.05—————
V/AFL1924-192738160.4247%———0
VFA1926-1927, 1929-1933114230.20—————
Total1924-1927, 1929-1933152390.26—————

AFL: 2,858th player to appear, 4,979th most games played, 4,147th most goals kickedRichmond: 243rd player to appear, 414th most games played, 334th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 399th player to appear, 974th most games played, 913th most goals kicked

Best remembered for his Recorder Cup win in 1929 with Sandringham, Ted Bourke was a much travelled footballer who gave fine service to five clubs of league standard during an illustrious career. A strong and dashing key position defender for much of that career, he had to stand out of football for the entire 1928 season in order to win his clearance from South Melbourne, where he had managed just six VFL games in 1927, to Sandringham.

Earlier on, Bourke had played with Brunswick in the Association, and Richmond (32 VFL games from 1924 to 1926). He also spent time as captain-coach of Yarraville and Wimmera League club Ararat.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.