Damian Bourke

Damian Bourke
Personal information
Full name Damian Bourke
Date of birth (1965-01-19) 19 January 1965
Original team(s) St Joseph's
Height / weight 199 cm / 98 kg
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983 1992
1993 1995
Total
Geelong
Brisbane Bears
102 (15)
022 0(4)
124 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.

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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