Barry Bourke

Barry Bourke
Personal information
Birth	14 September 1943
Height and weight	179 cm / 77 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (1963–66, 1968–73) 175 games, 154 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1973 season

Barry Bourke (born 14 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bourke started his career in the forwardline, topping Melbourne's goalkicking with 48 goals in his debut season. Most of his subsequent games where spent in defence with the occasional stints up forward. He was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1964 and was a regular Victorian representative at interstate football.

External links

Barry Bourke's statistics from AFL Tables
DemonWiki profile

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Laurie Mithen	Melbourne Football Club Leading Goalkicker 1963	Succeeded by John Townsend

Melbourne Football Club 1964 VFL Premiers

Melbourne 8.16 (64) defeated Collingwood 8.12 (60), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 31. Barassi \| 4. Lord \| 5. Crompton \| 6. Adams \| 8. Johnson \| 9. Dixon \| 10. Emselle \| 11. Anderson \| 14. Bourke \| 16. Townsend \| 18. Roet \| 20. Jacobs \| 22. Kenneally \| 23. Wise \| 29. Mann \| 32. Vagg \| 35. Williams \| 36. McLean \| 37. Massey \| 40. Davis

Coach: Smith

Melbourne Football Club • Leading Goalkickers

1897: Leith • 1898: Young • 1899: Leith • 1900: Ryan • 1901: Langley • 1902: Leith • 1903: Coutie • 1904: Coutie • 1905: H. Cordner • 1906: Onyons • 1907: Leith • 1908: Coutie • 1909: Brereton • 1910: Fairbarn • 1911: Brereton • 1912: Brereton • 1913: Maguire • 1914: Best • 1915: Park • 1919: Heinz • 1920: Harker • 1921: Harker • 1922: Harker • 1923: Tulloh • 1924: Tulloh • 1925: Davie • 1926: Moyes • 1927: Davie • 1928: Johnson, Sr. • 1929: Taylor • 1930: Margitich • 1931: Margitich • 1932: Margitich • 1933: Johnson, Sr. • 1934: Mueller • 1935: Gibb • 1936: Glass • 1937: Baggott • 1938: Smith • 1939: Smith • 1940: Smith • 1941: Smith • 1942: Fanning • 1943: Fanning • 1944: Fanning • 1945: Fanning • 1946: Mueller • 1947: Fanning • 1948: Arnold • 1949: McKenzie • 1950: Denis Cordner • 1951: McKenzie • 1952: Clarke • 1953: McKenzie • 1954: Clarke • 1955: Spencer • 1956: Johnson, Jr. • 1957: Webb • 1958: Barassi/Webb • 1959: Barassi • 1960: Ridley • 1961: Johnson, Jr. • 1962: Mithen • 1963: Bourke • 1964: Townsend • 1965: Townsend • 1966: Vagg • 1967: Mann • 1968: Mann • 1969: Dillon • 1970: Dillon • 1971: Callery • 1972: Parke • 1973: Brewer • 1974: Brewer • 1975: Wells • 1976: Biffin • 1977: Brewer • 1978: Coles • 1979: Flower • 1980: Crosswell • 1981: M. Jackson • 1982: Gerard Healy • 1983: Flower • 1984: Templeton • 1985: Wilson • 1986: Greg Healy • 1987: Flower • 1988: R. Jackson • 1989: Bennett • 1990: Bennett • 1991: Jakovich • 1992: Jakovich • 1993: Jakovich • 1994: Lyon • 1995: Lyon • 1996: Neitz • 1997: Neitz/Farmer • 1998: Farmer • 1999: Neitz • 2000: Farmer • 2001: Robertson • 2002: Neitz • 2003: Neitz • 2004: Neitz • 2005: Robertson • 2006: Neitz • 2007: Robertson • 2008: Miller • 2009: Robertson • 2010: Green • 2011: Jurrah

Persondata
Name	Bourke, Barry
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	14 September 1943
Place of birth
Date of death
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