Ray O'Rourke (footballer)

Ray O'Rourke
Ray O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name	Raymond O'Rourke
Date of birth	11 January 1948
Original team(s)	Hobart (TANFL)
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1969	Geelong
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ray O'Rourke (born 11 January 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Recruited from Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) club Hobart, O'Rourke made his senior VFL debut for Geelong in Round One 1969 VFL season, against Melbourne at Kardinia Park.^[2] O'Rourke had two possessions, and, playing against Essendon at Windy Hill in Round 2,^[3] injured his knee and was not picked for Geelong's senior side again.^[4]

O'Rourke played for Geelong's reserves during the rest of the season before returning to Tasmania.^[4]

Family

O'Rourke lives in Bendigo with his wife Margaret, a former mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo,^[5] and his daughters Bryde and Ireland.^[4]

O'Rourke's daughter Bryde O'Rourke was drafted by Geelong as a father–daughter selection at the 2023 AFL Women's draft.^[6]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 674. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "Round: 1 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Mon, 7-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 23571". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ "Round: 2 Venue: Windy Hill Date: Sat, 12-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 18664". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Batten, Dan (19 December 2023). "AFLW Draft: Former Geelong player Ray O'Rourke on his daughter Bryde getting drafted and his career". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Margaret O'Rourke". Planning Institute of Australia. Planning Institute of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "AFLW draft five quick hits – Geelong father–daughter's pick massive gap since dad played and the African pathway continues". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.