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Nathan Burke

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1970}}

{{About|the Australian rules footballer|the musician|Nathan Burke (musician)}}

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

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

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Nathan Burke

| image =

| fullname = Nathan Burke

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|6|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Pines

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| position = Utility

| statsend = 2003

| years1 = 1987–2003

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = 323 (123)

| coachstatsend = 2023

| coachyears1 = 2020–2023

| coachclub1 = {{AFLW|WB}} (W)

| coachgames_wins1 = 46 (18–27–1)

| careerhighlights = * 3× Trevor Barker Award: 1993, 1996, 1999

  • 4× All Australian: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999
  • St Kilda Team of the Century
  • St Kilda Hall of Fame
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame
  • St Kilda Pre-Season Premiership Player: 1996

}}

Nathan Burke (born 6 February 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer and former coach of the {{AFLW|WB}} team in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

A tough rover, Burke is considered one of the most courageous footballers to play for the St Kilda Football Club.[https://www.saints.com.au/news/584875/sainter-of-the-decade-nathan-burkes-unlimited-courage Sainter of the Decade: Nathan Burke's unlimited courage] from Saints.com.au 14 April 2020 Burke set the club record for most games—323—at his retirement, which remained the benchmark until broken by former teammate Robert Harvey in round 7, 2006.[https://www.saints.com.au/news/1007879/burke-enters-australian-football-hall-of-fame Love and respect, heart and soul: Burke enters Australian Football Hall of Fame] by Chris Nice for Saints.com.au 24 August 2021 Dozens of concussions during Burke's career led to him using a helmet.[https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/the-afl-players-to-have-worn-a-helmet-including-jason-dunstall-aaron-sandilands-and-james-hird/news-story/93d5aa400aacf0fa0fcd6e4578591a62 The AFL players to have worn a helmet] from Fox Sports 14 July 2015[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/st-kilda-champ-nathan-burke-advises-angus-brayshaw-to-wear-a-helmet Burke: Brayshaw helmet a no-brainer] from Herald Sun 4 July 2017

In 2021, he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

VFL/AFL playing career

Burke was co-captain in St Kilda's 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup winning side – the club's first AFL Cup win.{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|title=AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton|work=Slattery Media Group|date=1996-03-23|access-date=2009-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085627/http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|archive-date=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141080|title=AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton – St Kilda holds up the trophy after winning the 1996 Ansett Cup|work=Slattery Media Group|date=1996-03-23|access-date=2009-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090356/http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141080|archive-date=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}

He started his football playing career with the Pines Football Club. His professional career spanned 1987–2003 despite missing most of 2002 with a knee injury, with Burke deciding to retire late in the season, in the Round 19 clash with Richmond, which the Saints won by 80 points.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} It was also notable for the fact that the coaching panel of Richmond that day included fellow St Kilda teammates Danny Frawley and Stewart Loewe, who stayed on the ground in honour of Burke following his parade lap (with Alex Lloyd's "Amazing" played at the ground).{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Post-playing career

Burke had been a director of the St Kilda Football Club from 2008 to 2015.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} He had joined the board with fellow player Andrew Thompson.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

He is also a regular expert commentator on ABC Grandstand football coverage, an AFL analyst for Fox Sports News, and co hosts the Sunday Session on ABC radio. He is a feature article writer for Inside Football magazine also. This work complements his corporate guest speaking and school programs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

In 2015 he rejoined the AFL Match Review Panel, a role he held prior to joining the Board at St Kilda.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Coaching career

In September 2019, Burke was due to become assistant coach in the AFL Women's with St Kilda, but was instead appointed by the Western Bulldogs to their head coach role from the 2020 AFL Women's season.{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/burke-s-bulldogs-job-part-of-frawley-s-legacy-20190919-p52sy8.html|title=Burke's Bulldogs job part of Frawley's legacy|first=Daniel|last=Cherny|newspaper=The Age|date=19 September 2019|access-date=29 June 2021}}

Personal life

Burke's daughter, Alice, plays for {{AFLW|StK}} in the AFL Women's competition, and made her playing debut against the {{AFLW|WB}}, whom he coaches.{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/burkes-happy-with-historic-aflw-game-c-2056675|title='We will treasure it forever': AFLW dad and daughter's 'photo of the year'|publisher=Seven News|first=Oliver|last=Caffrey|date=30 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021}} Burke's uncle Nick Bloom also played for St Kilda.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119470/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908122007/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119470/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2011|title= 'Hard' Bloom passes|work=afl.com.audate=2011-07-26|access-date=2011-07-27}}

Playing statistics

:[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Burke.html Nathan Burke's player profile at AFL Tables]

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 48 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 179 || 96 || 275 || 40 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 11.2 || 6.0 || 17.2 || 2.5 || 2.1

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 29 || 22 || 6 || 8 || 321 || 121 || 442 || 70 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 14.6 || 5.5 || 20.1 || 3.2 || 1.7

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 29 || 21 || 12 || 4 || 265 || 143 || 408 || 66 || 38 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 12.6 || 6.8 || 19.4 || 3.1 || 1.8

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 29 || 14 || 2 || 1 || 133 || 110 || 243 || 32 || 27 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.5 || 7.9 || 17.4 || 2.3 || 1.9

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 29 || 23 || 3 || 1 || 316 || 180 || 496 || 64 || 53 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 13.7 || 7.8 || 21.6 || 2.8 || 2.3

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 24 || 9 || 6 || 296 || 158 || 454 || 64 || 69 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 12.3 || 6.6 || 18.9 || 2.7 || 2.9

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 20 || 9 || 7 || 322 || 148 || 470 || 68 || 72 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 16.1 || 7.4 || 23.5 || 3.4 || 3.6

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 22 || 7 || 3 || 335 || 173 || 508 || 84 || 77 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 15.2 || 7.9 || 23.1 || 3.8 || 3.5

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 18 || 9 || 7 || 318 || 122 || 440 || 75 || 49 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 17.7 || 6.8 || 24.4 || 4.2 || 2.7

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 22 || 15 || 9 || 434 || 146 || 580 || 92 || 64 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 19.7 || 6.6 || 26.4 || 4.2 || 2.9

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 25 || 9 || 14 || 469 || 200 || 669 || 99 || 75 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 18.8 || 8.0 || 26.8 || 4.0 || 3.0

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 22 || 10 || 12 || 343 || 187 || 530 || 81 || 75 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 15.6 || 8.5 || 24.1 || 3.7 || 3.4

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 21 || 4 || 1 || 299 || 157 || 456 || 96 || 49 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 14.2 || 7.5 || 21.7 || 4.6 || 2.3

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 22 || 8 || 7 || 363 || 141 || 504 || 92 || 52 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 16.5 || 6.4 || 22.9 || 4.2 || 2.4

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 10 || 10 || 2 || 127 || 82 || 209 || 28 || 22 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 12.7 || 8.2 || 20.9 || 2.8 || 2.2

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 22 || 16 || 38 || 11 || 10 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 7.3 || 5.3 || 12.7 || 3.7 || 3.3

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}

| 3 || 18 || 6 || 10 || 132 || 89 || 221 || 57 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 7.3 || 4.9 || 12.3 || 3.2 || 2.1

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 323

! 124

! 92

! 4674

! 2269

! 6943

! 1119

! 841

! 0.4

! 0.3

! 14.5

! 7.0

! 21.5

! 3.5

! 2.6

|}

Coaching statistics

:Statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season{{cite web|title=Nathan Burke - Coaching Statistics|url=https://australianfootball.com/coaches/coach/Nathan%2BBurke/489|work=australianfootball.com|access-date=21 August 2024}}

{{AFL coaching statistics legend}}

{{AFL coaching statistics start}}

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2020

|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 17% || 6 (conf.) || 7 (conf.)

|-

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2021

|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 56% || 8 || 14

|-

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2022 (S6)

|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 10 || 4 || 5 || 1 || 40% || 7 || 14

|-

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2022 (S7)

|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 11 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 64% || 7 || 18

|-

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2023

|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 10 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 10% || 18 || 18

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=2| Career totals

! 46

! 18

! 27

! 1

! 39%

! colspan=2|

|}

Honours and achievements

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| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| Brownlow Medal votes

style="width:50%;"| Season

! style="width:50%;"| Votes

1987

| —

1988

| 3

1989

| —

1990

| —

1991

| —

1992

| 10

1993

| 6

1994

| 4

1995

| 10

1996

| 20

1997

| 18

1998

| 4

1999

| 11

2000

| 6

2001

| 1

2002

| —

2003

| 2

Total

| 95

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| colspan=2| Green / Bold = Won

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{Western Bulldogs AFL Women's player squad}}

{{AFL Women's coaches}}

{{Western Bulldogs coaches}}

{{Trevor Barker Award}}

{{St Kilda Football Club captains}}

{{St Kilda Football Club Team of the Century 1900–1999}}

{{Herald Sun Player of the Year}}

{{1993 All-Australian team}}

{{1996 All-Australian team}}

{{1997 All-Australian team}}

{{1999 All-Australian team}}

{{1999 Australian international rules team}}

{{1998 Australian international rules team}}

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Category:All-Australians (AFL)

Category:St Kilda Football Club players

Category:Victorian State of Origin players

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:Australia international rules football team players

Category:AFL Women's coaches

Category:Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees