Ernie O'Rourke

Ernie O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Ernest Thomas O'Rourke
Date of birth (1926-04-08)8 April 1926
Date of death 5 February 2024(2024-02-05) (aged 97)
Place of death Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Bentleigh
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–48 Melbourne 39 (46)
1949 North Melbourne 9 (6)
Total 48 (52)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernest Thomas O'Rourke (8 April 1926 – 5 February 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2] O'Rourke died in Cohuna, Victoria on 5 February 2024, at the age of 97.[3]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 635. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ Polkinghorne, Lloyd; Nicholson, Kirstin (30 September 2021). "Ernie enjoys Melbourne's win". The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Ernest Thomas O'Rourke". A. G. Adams & Sons. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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