Matthew Bourke

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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

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

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Matthew Bourke

| image =

| fullname = Matthew Bourke

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|9|9|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Xavier College

| height = 187 cm

| weight = 76 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1991

| years1 = 1989

| club1 = Hawthorn

| games_goals1 = 1 (0)

| years2 = 1991

| club2 = Fitzroy

| games_goals2 = 2 (2)

| games_goalstotal = 3 (2)

| careerhighlights =

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Matthew Bourke (born 9 September 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Recruited from Xavier College, Bourke made his debut in round 10 of the 1989 VFL season, against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Bourke.html |title=AFL Tables: Matthew Bourke |website=afltables.com}} It was his only appearance for Hawthorn, unable to get back into a side which went on to claim the premiership. He didn't feature at all in the 1990 season and was then selected by Fitzroy at pick three in the 1991 Pre-Season Draft.{{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}} In 1991 he made two appearances with Fitzroy, in rounds two and three.