DOB: 2 July 1952
Debut: Round 12, 1970 against South Melbourne at Waverley
Last Game: Round 15, 1972 against Collingwood at Waverley
From: Katandra West/Shepparton Tech/Lemnos/Invergordon
Number: 40 (1970), 10 (1971-1972)
Honours
Reserves Premiership Player - 1970
Games: 30
Goals: 41
Career Statistics
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
13 | 1 | 16 | 43.33 |
Initially travelling to Melbourne for a holiday on the advice of his father Jack, who played one game for Richmond in 1938, Burgmann trained with Melbourne in 1969 and won a spot on the list. He had previously represented the Goulburn Valley school representative team and captained the Victorian Schoolboys as a 15-year-old.
Burgmann played Reserves games in 1969 before making his debut a year later. The wingman played 30 games in three seasons before being cleared to Mooroopna in 1973. The next year he captain/coached Finlay, and in 1984 captain/coached Shepparton. Also coached Katandra.
Burgmann's son Shane played for the Demons in the 1990s.
Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
1970 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
1971 | 15 | 23 | 0 |
1972 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Lists
Family
Family at other clubs
Players without photos
Media
Inside Football - 12/06/1971
Age - 02/04/1973
Inside Football - 26/04/1975