He played one game during the 1943 season while on leave from the RAAF. After the war Bourke joined the club for the 1946 season playing in 9 games before a knee injury. He would come back to play in 1947 for 6 games before retirement.
Bourke coached Ganmain Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) to the 1950 premiership, kicking 8 goals in the grand final against Griffith.[2] Bourke also kicked 6 goals in the 1950 second semi final against Griffith too.[3]
Frank Bourke is best known for being the start of the Tigers only three-generation family at the club being the father of Richmond Immortal Francis Bourke and grandfather of David Bourke.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Francis Michael Bourke". heraldsun.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^"1950 - Ganmain Premiers". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 19 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^"1950 - Ganmain win second semi". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 5 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^Greenberg, Tony (4 January 2012) Farewell Frank 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
Frank Bourke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
January 01, 1970
frank, bourke, confused, with, francis, bourke, francis, michael, frank, bourke, february, 1922, december, 2011, australian, rules, footballer, played, richmond, football, club, victorian, football, league, during, 1940s, personal, informationdate, birth, 1922. Not to be confused with Francis Bourke Francis Michael Frank Bourke 3 February 1922 27 December 2011 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s Frank BourkePersonal informationDate of birth 1922 02 03 3 February 1922Date of death27 December 2011 2011 12 27 aged 89 1 Original team s Nathalia MFL Debut21 August 1943 Richmond vs Melbourne at Punt RoadHeight193 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight86 kg 190 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1943 1946 1947Richmond16 48 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com He played one game during the 1943 season while on leave from the RAAF After the war Bourke joined the club for the 1946 season playing in 9 games before a knee injury He would come back to play in 1947 for 6 games before retirement Bourke coached Ganmain Football Club in the South West Football League New South Wales to the 1950 premiership kicking 8 goals in the grand final against Griffith 2 Bourke also kicked 6 goals in the 1950 second semi final against Griffith too 3 Frank Bourke is best known for being the start of the Tigers only three generation family at the club being the father of Richmond Immortal Francis Bourke and grandfather of David Bourke 4 References edit Francis Michael Bourke heraldsun com au Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 Retrieved 10 February 2012 1950 Ganmain Premiers The Murrumbidgee Irrigator Leeton NSW 19 September 1950 p 2 Retrieved 7 February 2022 1950 Ganmain win second semi The Murrumbidgee Irrigator Leeton NSW 5 September 1950 p 2 Retrieved 7 February 2022 Greenberg Tony 4 January 2012 Farewell Frank Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editFrank Bourke s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Bourke amp oldid 1153563104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
