Full name Damian Bourke Name Damian Bourke Height/Weight 199 cm / 98 kg Positions Ruckman | Years Club Children Jordon Bourke | |
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Date of birth (1965-01-19) 19 January 1965 (age 50) Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team St Joseph's College, Geelong | ||
1983 – 1992
1993 – 1995
Total Geelong
Brisbane Bears | ||
Damian Bourke interviewed after the 1989 VFL Grand Final
Damian Bourke (born 19 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer for Australian Football League (AFL) clubs Geelong during the 1980s and Brisbane in the early 1990s.
Bourke played as a ruckman and captained Geelong from 1987 until 1989. His last game as captain was the 1989 VFL Grand Final where Geelong lost to Hawthorn by a goal. Bourke finished equal eighth in the 1991 Brownlow Medal and in 1993 moved to Queensland to play for Brisbane. Bourke retired at the end of the 1995 AFL season.
Bourke's son Jordon Bourke was a Brisbane Lions listed player between 2011 and 2015.
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