Peter Bourke

[SeaEagleRock8]

Former Sea Eagles halfback and ... mystery man?
Just browsing the club site and they refer to him in On This Day for 3 April, scored a try against the Chooks.

Sea Eagles: On This Day - April 3

It's time to step back and see what victories the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles enjoyed 'On This Day', April 3.

www.seaeagles.com.au

He's described as being a Kangaroo tourist in 1959-60 after playing in grand final losses to St George in 1956 and 59.
Must have been a top player...
But the only record I can find for him is wiki list of Aus international reps and spelled 'Burke' not 'Bourke'.
RL Players Project doesn't have anything for P Bourke or P Burke

I vaguely recall hearing he may have been the father of Matt Burke? But Matt's entry says his father was Thomas!

So, is one of our best early Sea Eagles Peter Bourke ... or Thomas Burke ... or someone else??

 

[Woodsie]

A list of Manly players shows that a Richard Burke played in 1947 and a Peter Burke in 1955 ... those are just the years they first played 1st grade .... don't know how many games each played

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Sounds like there may have been a few of them!

 

[The Wheel]

Former Sea Eagles halfback and ... mystery man?
Just browsing the club site and they refer to him in On This Day for 3 April, scored a try against the Chooks.

Sea Eagles: On This Day - April 3

It's time to step back and see what victories the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles enjoyed 'On This Day', April 3.

www.seaeagles.com.au

He's described as being a Kangaroo tourist in 1959-60 after playing in grand final losses to St George in 1956 and 59.
Must have been a top player...
But the only record I can find for him is wiki list of Aus international reps and spelled 'Burke' not 'Bourke'.
RL Players Project doesn't have anything for P Bourke or P Burke

I vaguely recall hearing he may have been the father of Matt Burke? But Matt's entry says his father was Thomas!

So, is one of our best early Sea Eagles Peter Bourke ... or Thomas Burke ... or someone else??

Mark from Brisbane is the only one on here old enough to remember our teams from the 1950s

 

[John Nicholson]

I myself was a kid in the 50's and I remember Peter Burke's name. I think he played alongside Rex Mossop in the late 50's, however I cannot find any confirmation.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Mark from Brisbane is the only one on here old enough to remember our teams from the 1950s

Oh come on I was born the 50’s , so stupid least start me in the 60’s!!

 

[Freddo]

Hi all, Peter Burke was half back played for Manly and later Easts I think. His dad was the starter at Warringah Golf course late 50's or early 60's. I remember that the game was in the early stages of TV broadcasting and Manly was on the box and Peter's dad told him to make sure he kept his socks up because he was on TV.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Hi all, Peter Burke was half back played for Manly and later Easts I think. His dad was the starter at Warringah Golf course late 50's or early 60's. I remember that the game was in the early stages of TV broadcasting and Manly was on the box and Peter's dad told him to make sure he kept his socks up because he was on TV.

Nice snippet of background history, thanks, and welcome aboard!

 

[The Wheel]

Oh come on I was born the 50’s , so stupid least start me in the 60’s!!

I thought I would get a bite

 

[The '47ers]

Fine Cotton 2.0, we do this all the time in bush footy!

 

[globaleagle]

Glad to see the back of those Bourkes

(#sorry)

 

[The '47ers]

Glad to see the back of those Bourkes

(#sorry)

 

[EagleGT]

I think his full name was Thomas Peter Burke but he was known as Peter Burke.

Peter Burke - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project

He is in the 1954 Reserve Grade Premiers photo. Second from the right in the front row.

 

[Shoe1]

Oh come on I was born the 50’s , so stupid least start me in the 60’s!!

Triggered

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I thought I would get a bite

You did , all good , funny actually

 

[Brissie Kid]

View attachment 14139

Club should sell that jersey as supporter Manly jersey with a '47' on it!

 

[Brissie Kid]

Says here Peter Burke - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project
Manly halfback toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos after playing in grand final losses to St George in 1957 and 1959. All four of his sons - Brad, Matt, Daniel and Patrick - went on to play first grade RU for Randwick with the first two also representing Australia in the amateur code.

 

[Brissie Kid]

The Rugby League news Vol. 47 No. 25 (July 9-10, 1966)

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

@EagleGT
@Brissie Kid
When I check the Player Project there is nothing under P Burke - but under Thomas Burke it shows info for Peter Burke!!
Hey @The Wheel can you suggest the club to update the spelling, looks like Burke is the correct one after all that 🙂

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

The Rugby League news Vol. 47 No. 25 (July 9-10, 1966)

Well well, Rex Mossop and Harry Bath sent off in a grand final, I never knew that!