Jack Burke (footballer)
| Jack Burke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Augustine Burke | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 January 2004 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Mount Waverley, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield Amateurs | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Follower / forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–45 | Hawthorn | 74 (83) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Augustine Burke (29 April 1918 – 17 January 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Herbert James Burke and Mary Agnes Burke, nee O'Connor, John Augustine Burke was born at Williamstown on 29 April 1918.
Football
[edit]After kicking 160 goals in 1938 while playing for Caulfield, Burke was recruited by Hawthorn at the start of the 1939 VFL season.[2] After initially struggling in 1939, Burke established himself as Hawthorn's full-forward in the latter part of the 1940 season, kicking 7 goals against St Kilda in Round 13.[3] Burke played the majority of games in 1941 to 1944, averaging over a goal a game until a knee injury forced his retirement in 1945.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Among New Men". The Age. No. 26, 176. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1939. p. 7.
- ^ "Hawthorn Easily". The Age. No. 26, 603. Victoria, Australia. 22 July 194. p. 10.
- ^ "Gossip From The Clubs". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 6828. Victoria, Australia. 11 August 1944. p. 15.
External links
[edit]- Jack Burke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Burke at AustralianFootball.com
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