Peter Bourke (born 23 May 1966) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Bourke, who played his early football at Mitcham, spent some time at

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but was unable to secure senior selection.''

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"Six put themselves up for grabs"
9 March 1989, p. 31 He was playing for Box Hill when was signed by Essendon and he made his VFL debut late in the 1988 season, against Collingwood.AFL Tables: Peter Bourke
/ref> Fitzroy, a club Bourke had trialled with prior to joining Essendon, selected him in the 1989 Pre-season Draft. He played 13 games for Fitzroy in 1989, five in 1990 and four in 1991. In 1994, Bourke represented Box Hill in the VFA Grand Final against

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, which they lost by nine points.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourke, Peter 1966 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Living people