Darren Bourke

Darren Bourke
Personal information
Full name	Darren Bourke
Date of birth	25 March 1970
Original team(s)	Dandenong
Draft	No. 60, 1993 Pre-season Draft
Height / weight	180 cm / 84 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1993–1996	St Kilda	32 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.

Darren Bourke (born 25 March 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Bourke appeared in under-19s and reserves football for Melbourne in the late 1980s.^[1] His father, Barry Bourke, had played for the club.^[2] St Kilda selected him at pick 60 in the 1993 Pre-season Draft, from Dandenong.^[3] A midfielder, Bourke averaged 20 disposals a game in his debut season, from his 14 appearances. He earned the maximum three Brownlow Medal votes in just his third game, against the Sydney Swans at Waverley Park.^[4]

References

1. "Darren Bourke". Demonwiki.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
4. AFL Tables: Darren Bourke