Francis Bourke

Francis Bourke played 300 senior VFL games for Richmond between 1967 and 1981, lining up most often as a midfielder. On 23-0, Francis Bourke's career spans 3 decades, from the 1960s to the 1980s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Francis Bourke at a peak of 93 out of 100, reached in the 1960s. That figure measures Francis Bourke only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1960s midfielder can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Francis Bourke include 5 premierships. Francis Bourke also polled 139 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Francis Bourke with a best season of 527 disposals in 1970 and 71 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.