Frank O'Rourke (Australian rules footballer)

Francis Joseph O'Rourke (21 January 1906 – 7 March 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Frank O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Francis Joseph O'Rourke
Date of birth (1906-01-21)21 January 1906
Place of birth Colac, Victoria
Date of death 7 March 1978(1978-03-07) (aged 72)
Place of death Warrnambool, Victoria
Original team(s) Koroit
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–32 Carlton 22 (4)
1933 Fitzroy 07 (2)
1934 Preston (VFA) 01 (0)
1934 Port Melbourne (VFA) 06 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),[2] Francis Joseph O'Rourke was born in Colac, Victoria on 21 January 1906.

His older brother, Jack O'Rourke, played for St Kilda and Fitzroy.

Notes

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  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. ^ Deaths: O'Rourke, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 November 1933), p.1.
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