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Ernie ORourke

DOB: 8 April 1926
Died: 5 February 2024

Debut: Round 6, 1945 against Footscray at Western Oval
Last MFC Game: Round 18, 1948 against Carlton at Princes Park

From: Bentleigh

Number: 22 (1945), 27 (1946-1948)

Honours:
Grand Final team - 1946

Games: 39 (48 total)
Goals: 46 (52 total)
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
2301658.97

Rover recruited after finishing second in the Caulfield-Oakleigh Association league best and fairest.

All 10 of "Irish" O'Rourke's appearances in his last season at the Demons were as a reserve, one of only a handful of league players to be named a reserve ten times or more before the introduction of unlimited interchange.

After Fitzroy showed interest, the rover joined North Melbourne in 1949. They asked Melbourne to clear him after seeing him impress in a pre-season game. O'Rourke played the first nine games of the season there, before transferring to VFA side Brighton.

YearGamesGoalsBrownlow
1945 12120
1946 14280
1947 310
1948 1050

Notes
Shown as being from Oakleigh District in 1945

Described as a player who "can play practically all positions on the field" in 1948, which is not consistent with a rover.

Lists
North Melbourne
Players without photos

Media
Argus - 18/10/1944, 11/03/1949, 07/04/1949, 23/06/1949
Sporting Globe - 20/06/1945
Herald - 01/03/1949, 22/03/1949, 09/08/1951
Football Record - R17 1964

Links
Australian Football profile
VFA Project profile
Wikipedia profile

Created by Supermercado. Last Modification: Wednesday 06 March 2024 23:46:05 AEDT by Supermercado. (Version 30)

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