Francis Bourke

Francis Bourke
Francis Bourke
Personal information
Date of birth	2 April 1947
Place of birth	Caulfield, Victoria
Original team(s)	Nathalia
Debut	13 May 1967, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Wing/Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
1967–1981	Richmond
Coaching career
Years	Club
1982–1983	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Career highlights
	5× Richmond premiership player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980; Richmond Team of the Century; Jack Dyer Medal 1970; Richmond Captain 1976–1977; Richmond Coach 1982–1983; Richmond Life Member 1976; Richmond Hall of Fame, inducted 2002; Richmond "Immortal", conferred 2005; 100 Tiger Treasures "Brave Act of the Century"; Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 2002; AFL Team of the Century; Interstate Games: 13; Victorian captain 1977, 1980;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis William Bourke (born 2 April 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1967 and 1981, and coached the club in 1982 and 1983.

A key figure in a successful period at Richmond, Bourke is a five-time premiership player who was honoured with selection in the AFL's Team of the Century. His is the only family to have provided three generations of players for the Richmond senior team: Bourke's father, Frank, played 16 matches in the 1940s and his son, David played 85 games between 1995 and 2001. In 2009 The Australian newspaper nominated Bourke as one of the 25 greatest footballers never to win a Brownlow Medal.

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