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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Burke

Known as
Jack Burke

Born
29 April 1918

Died
17 January 2004 (aged 85)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 358d
Last game: 26y 357d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 10

Jack Burke

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
HawthornV/AFL1939-194574831.1227%———0
Total1939-194574831.1227%———0

AFL: 4,667th player to appear, 3,220th most games played, 1,296th most goals kickedHawthorn: 250th player to appear, 200th most games played, 73rd most goals kicked

Hawthorn recruited Jack Burke from Caulfield Amateurs and he took his senior bows in 1939. Quite unusually for the period, his seven year career spanned the whole of world war two without a break for any kind of military service. A useful follower and forward with a keen goal sense, he played a total of 74 VFL games and scored 83 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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