Player
Francis Bourke
Richmond · #30·15 seasons (1967–1981)·300 games·Born 2-Apr-1947 (age 79)·185 cm·84 kg
Games
300
Disposals
5,451
Goals
71
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
139
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Richmond | 16 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 16.7 | 2.1 | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Richmond | 18 | 16.2 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 4.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1969 | Richmond | 22 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 19.4 | 3.4 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1970 | Richmond | 22 | 20.2 | 3.7 | 23.9 | 5.1 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1971 | Richmond | 15 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 19.7 | 4.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1972 | Richmond | 21 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 18.8 | 3.5 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1973 | Richmond | 21 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 18.8 | 4.7 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 24 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 18.2 | 3.3 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 21 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 18.5 | 3.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 21 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 21.1 | 3.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 |
| 1977 | Richmond | 22 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 3.2 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1978 | Richmond | 19 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 16.5 | 3.5 | — | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Richmond | 22 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 16.4 | 4.2 | — | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1980 | Richmond | 25 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 2.4 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1981 | Richmond | 11 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 10.4 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Richmond | 16 | 215 | 52 | 267 | 33 | — | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Richmond | 18 | 291 | 66 | 357 | 75 | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1969 | Richmond | 22 | 343 | 85 | 428 | 75 | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1970 | Richmond | 22 | 445 | 82 | 527 | 112 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1971 | Richmond | 15 | 249 | 46 | 295 | 62 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1972 | Richmond | 21 | 336 | 58 | 394 | 73 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1973 | Richmond | 21 | 306 | 89 | 395 | 99 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 24 | 320 | 117 | 437 | 80 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 21 | 297 | 92 | 389 | 68 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 21 | 300 | 144 | 444 | 73 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| 1977 | Richmond | 22 | 247 | 138 | 385 | 71 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 1978 | Richmond | 19 | 214 | 100 | 314 | 67 | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Richmond | 22 | 257 | 104 | 361 | 92 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1980 | Richmond | 25 | 262 | 81 | 343 | 61 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1981 | Richmond | 11 | 81 | 34 | 115 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
33
33, 32, 32, 31, 31, 30, 29, 29, 28
Kicks
29
28, 26, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 23
Marks
10
9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
15
12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
Goals
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
3
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
10
9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
8
8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5