Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 16th November, 1953
- Died
- Tuesday, 15th August, 2006 (Aged 52 years and 272 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Midweek Cup
- 1979
Biography
Flashy, blond-haired fullback grabbed a piece of rugby league history when he came on a replacement for Cronulla in the 1973 grand final and dived over to score the club's sole try in the 10-7 loss to Manly. Five years later Bourke was on the wing in the Sharks' second grand final appearance, which finished in a draw, but switched to fullback for the replay. A Cronulla junior, Bourke spent a decade at the club before playing one final season with Souths in 1983. Bourke passed away in 2006, aged 51.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 156 | 38 | - | - | 114 | 83 | 66 | 7 | 53.21% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.29% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 188 | 48 | - | - | 144 | 100 | 87 | 9 | 53.19% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1973 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1974 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1975 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1976 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1977 | 21 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1978 | 25 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1979 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1980 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1981 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 57.89% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1982 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1983 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cronulla | 1973-82 | 154 | 38 | - | - | 114 | 81 | 66 | 7 | 52.60% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | 1983 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1973-1983 | 156 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 83 | 66 | 7 | 53.21% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner
Your Say
11/09/2012
A great player. He went to school at Endevour High where my father taught him.
He played with the Sharks alongside his maths teacher Johhny Maguire. A sad loss.
28/01/2015
All Sharks fans no Rick and remember him very well he played with his heart I never saw him have bad game his standard was always high. I will never forget a true Sharks Legend.
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