Darren Bourke

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Darren Bourke

| image =

| fullname = Darren Bourke

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|25|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Dandenong (VFL)

| draftpick = No. 60, 1993 Pre-season Draft

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 84 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1996

| years1 = 1993–1996

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = 32 (9)

| careerhighlights =

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Darren Bourke (born 25 March 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Bourke appeared in under-19s and reserves football for Melbourne in the late 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/Darren%20Bourke| title=Darren Bourke| publisher=Demonwiki}} His father, Barry Bourke, had played for the club.{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

St Kilda selected him at pick 60 in the 1993 Pre-season Draft, from Victorian Football League (VFL) club Dandenong.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} A midfielder, Bourke averaged 20 disposals a game in his debut season, from his 14 appearances. He earned the maximum three Brownlow Medal votes in just his third game, against the Sydney Swans at Waverley Park.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Darren_Bourke.html AFL Tables: Darren Bourke]