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Ray O'Rourke (footballer)

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Ray O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Raymond O'Rourke
Date of birth (1948-01-11)11 January 1948
Original team(s) Hobart (TANFL)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1969 Geelong 2 (0)
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

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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]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Round: 1 Venue: Kardinia Park Date: Mon, 7-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 23571". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Round: 2 Venue: Windy Hill Date: Sat, 12-Apr-1969 2:10 PM Attendance: 18664". AFL Tables. AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Margaret O'Rourke". Planning Institute of Australia. Planning Institute of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
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