Nathan Burke

Nathan Burke
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Burke
Date of birth	6 February 1970 (1970-02-06) (age 42)
Original team	Pines
Height/Weight	180 cm / 85 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–2003	St Kilda	323 (123)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 2003 season .
Career highlights
St. Kilda Football Club Best and Fairest – Trevor Barker Award 1993, 1996, 1999 St Kilda Minor Premiership Side 1997 St Kilda AFL Cup Winning side 1996 (Co-Captain) State of Origin representative for Victoria 11 times

Nathan Burke (born 6 February 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer.

He was a tough rover who always backed himself in a contest and was one of the most courageous footballers to play for the St Kilda Football Club. He set the club record for most number of games at his retirement, with 323 games which was broken by former team-mate Robert Harvey in round 7, 2006. His tough playing style lead to his using of a helmet.

Burke was Co-Captain in St Kilda’s 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup winning side – the club's first AFL Cup win.^[1]^[2]

He started his football playing career with the Pearcedale Football Club. His professional career spanned 1987–2003 despite missing most of 2002 with a knee injury, with Burke deciding to retire late in the season, in the Round 18 clash with Richmond, which the Saints won by 80 points. It was also notable for the fact that the coaching panel of Richmond that day included fellow St Kilda teammates Danny Frawley and Stewart Loewe, who stayed on the ground in honour of Burke following his parade lap (with Alex Lloyd's "Amazing" played at the ground).

Recently he has been linked to the "Footy First" group set about bringing about a board level change at the St. Kilda Football Club along with recently retired player Andrew Thompson.

Burke's uncle Nick Bloom also played for St Kilda.^[3]

References

^ "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton". Slattery Media Group. 1996-03-23. http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
^ "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton – St Kilda holds up the trophy after winning the 1996 Ansett Cup". Slattery Media Group. 1996-03-23. http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141080. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
^ "'Hard' Bloom passes". afl.com.audate=2011-07-26. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119470/default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-27.

External links

Nathan Burke's profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club

Awards
Preceded by Robert Harvey	St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1993	Succeeded by Robert Harvey
Preceded by Nicky Winmar	St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1996	Succeeded by Robert Harvey
Preceded by Robert Harvey	St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1999	Succeeded by Andrew Thompson

Trevor Barker Award • St Kilda Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1914: Eicke
1915: Eicke
1918: Cazaly
1919: Eicke
1920: Cameron
1921: Cubbins
1922: Carr
1923: Cubbins
1928: Cubbins
1929: Cubbins
1930: Phillips
1931: Neill
1932: Mohr
1933: Comte
1934: Davis
1935: Davis
1936: Mohr
1937: Davis
1938: Lloyd
1939: Fountain
1940: Killigrew
1941: Garvin
1942: Walker
1943: Walker
1944: Walker
1945: Bray
1946: Rosewarne
1947: Bray
1948: Hancock
1949: Ross
1950: Phillips
1951: Ross
1952: Ross
1953: Drinan
1954: Foote
1955: Roberts
1956: Drinan
1957: Gleeson
1958: Roberts
1959: Howell
1960: Oswald
1961: Oswald
1962: Baldock
1963: Baldock
1964: Stewart
1965: Baldock
1966: Stewart
1967: Smith
1968: Ditterich
1969: Murray
1970: Griffiths
1971: Smith
1972: Trott
1973: Neale
1974: Elliott
1975: Sarau
1976: Barker
1977: Sarau
1978: Gellie
1979: Dunne
1980: Dunne
1981: Barker
1982: Kiel
1983: Crow
1984: Burns
1985: Morwood
1986: Burns
1987: Lockett
1988: Frawley
1989: Winmar
1990: Loewe
1991: Lockett
1992: Harvey
1993: Burke
1994: Harvey
1995: Winmar
1996: Burke
1997: Harvey
1998: Harvey
1999: Burke
2000: Thompson
2001: Everitt
2002: Riewoldt
2003: Hayes
2004: Riewoldt
2005: Baker/Ball
2006: Riewoldt
2007: Riewoldt
2008: Fisher
2009: Riewoldt
2010: Hayes
2011: Fisher

Captains of the St Kilda Football Club

1897–1899: Shaw • 1900: Sandford • 1901: McKay/J. Smith • 1902: Hogan • 1903: Jackson/J. Smith • 1904: J. Smith • 1905: Barwick • 1906: J. Smith • 1907–1908: Wells • 1909: Barwick • 1910: Gravenall • 1911: Dangerfield • 1912: Morrissey • 1913: Lever • 1914: Lever/McNamara • 1915: Dangerfield • 1918: Lever • 1919: Eicke • 1920: Cazaly • 1921: Ricketts/Williams • 1922: Cubbins • 1923: McNamara • 1924: Eicke • 1925: Cubbins/Carr • 1926: Cubbins • 1927: Heinz/Mason • 1928: Mason/Cubbins • 1929–1930: Cubbins • 1931: Matthews • 1932: King • 1933: Deane/Hindson • 1934: Watson • 1935: Hindson • 1936: Perkins • 1937: Mohr • 1938–1939: Clarke • 1940: Lloyd • 1941: Knight • 1942–1943: Garvin • 1944: Kelly/Vontom • 1945: Vontom • 1946–1947: Hird • 1949–1950: Green • 1948: Bray • 1949–1950: Green • 1951–1953: Drinan • 1954–1955: Foote • 1956–1957: Drinan • 1958: Gleeson • 1959–1962: Roberts • 1963–1968: Baldock • 1969: Stewart • 1970–1972: R. Smith • 1973: Trott • 1974–1975: Lawrence • 1976–1977: Ditterich • 1978: Colling • 1979: Breen • 1980: Sidebottom • 1981: Jesaulenko/Duperouzel • 1982: Duperouzel • 1983–1986: Barker • 1987–1995: Frawley • 1996–1998: Burke/Loewe • 1999–2000: Burke • 2001–2002: Harvey • 2003: Hamill • 2004: Hayes • 2005: Riewoldt • 2006: Ball • 2007: Ball/Hayes/Riewoldt • 2008–: Riewoldt

St Kilda Football Club • Team of the Century 1900–1999

Defenders Barry Lawrence \| Verdun Howell \| Kevin Neale

Trevor Barker \| Neil Roberts \| Daryl Griffiths

Midfielders Nicky Winmar \| Ian Stewart \| Lance Oswald

Forwards Stewart Loewe \| Darrel Baldock (Captain) \| Bill Mohr

Dave McNamara \| Tony Lockett \| Nathan Burke

Followers Carl Ditterich \| Robert Harvey \| Ross G. Smith

Interchange Barry Breen \| Alan Morrow \| Robert Murray \| Jim A. Ross

Coach Allan Jeans

1993 All-Australian team

Defenders Ben Hart (Adelaide) • Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy) • Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) Guy McKenna (West Coast) • Mark Harvey (Essendon) • Andrew McKay (Carlton)

Midfielders Greg Anderson (Adelaide) • Greg Williams (Carlton) • Peter Matera (West Coast)

Forwards Craig Bradley (Carlton) • Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) (Captain) • Garry Lyon (Melbourne) Garry Hocking (Geelong) • Gary Ablett, Sr. (Geelong) • Tony Modra (Adelaide)

Followers Jim Stynes (Melbourne) • Ben Allan (Hawthorn) • Tony McGuinness (Adelaide)

Interchange Nigel Smart (Adelaide) • Nathan Burke (St Kilda)

Coach Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)

1996 All-Australian team

Defenders Nathan Burke (St Kilda) • Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) • Michael Sexton (Carlton) Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) • Paul Roos (Sydney) • Peter Matera (West Coast)

Midfielders Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) • Paul Kelly (Sydney) (Captain) • Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)

Forwards James Hird (Essendon) • Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) • Mitchell White (West Coast) Michael Voss (Brisbane) • Tony Lockett (Sydney) • Darren Jarman (Adelaide)

Followers Corey McKernan (North Melbourne) • Robert Harvey (St Kilda) • Craig Lambert (Brisbane)

Interchange Garry Hocking (Geelong) • Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) • Matthew Richardson (Richmond)

Coach Rodney Eade (Sydney)

1997 All-Australian team

Defenders David King (North Melbourne) • Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) • Paul Roos (Sydney) Peter Matera (West Coast) • Michael Sexton (Carlton) • Adam Heuskes (Port Adelaide)

Midfielders Austinn Jones (St Kilda) • Craig Bradley (Carlton) • Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)

Forwards Rohan Smith (Western Bulldogs) • Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs) • Michael O'Loughlin (Sydney) Fraser Gehrig (West Coast) • Tony Modra (Adelaide) • Paul Kelly (Sydney) (Captain)

Followers Paul Salmon (Hawthorn) • Robert Harvey (St Kilda) • Nathan Burke (St Kilda)

Interchange Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) • Peter Everitt (St Kilda) • Daryn Cresswell (Sydney)

Coach Stan Alves (St Kilda)

1999 All-Australian team

Defenders Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) • Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) • Ben Hart (Adelaide) Byron Pickett (Kangaroos) • Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) • Andrew McKay (Carlton)

Midfielders Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) • Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) • Wayne Schwass (Sydney)

Forwards Mark Mercuri (Essendon) • Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) (Captain) • Michael Voss (Brisbane) Ben Cousins (West Coast) • Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) • Matthew Richardson (Richmond)

Followers Matthew Allan (Carlton) • Robert Harvey (St Kilda) • Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)

Interchange Peter Bell (Fremantle) • Nathan Burke (St Kilda) • Wayne Campbell (Richmond) • Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs)

Coach Denis Pagan (Kangaroos)

Australian squad – 1999 International Rules Series

Captain: Buckley \| Akermanis \| Allan \| Ashcroft \| Bell \| Burgoyne \| Burke \| Campbell \| Camporeale \| Cousins \| Crawford \| Croad \| Graham \| Hart \| Leppitsch \| McKay \| McRae \| Molloy \| O'Loughlin \| Richardson \| Silvagni \| Smith \| Waterhouse \| West \| Coach: Brereton

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