Ernie O'Rourke

Ernest Thomas O'Rourke (8 April 1926 – 5 February 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1][2] O'Rourke died in Cohuna, Victoria on 5 February 2024, at the age of 97.^[3]

Ernie O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Thomas O'Rourke
Date of birth	(1926-04-08)8 April 1926
Date of death	5 February 2024(2024-02-05) (aged 97)
Place of death	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Bentleigh
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–48	Melbourne	39 (46)
1949	North Melbourne	09 0(6)
Total		48 (52)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernie O'Rourke at Melbourne Cricket Ground

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 635. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
2. Polkinghorne, Lloyd; Nicholson, Kirstin (30 September 2021). "Ernie enjoys Melbourne's win". The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. "Ernest Thomas O'Rourke". A. G. Adams & Sons. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

• Ernie O'Rourke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ernie O'Rourke at AustralianFootball.com