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Ernie ORourke

Ernie ORourke

Melbourne / North Melbourne
— Retired
Career games
48
Debut
1945
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Player Information

Height 173 cm
Date of Birth 8-Apr-1926
AFL Debut 1945

Player bio

A career in numbers

Ernie ORourke made his VFL debut for Melbourne in 1945 and played 48 games, including 39 for Melbourne between 1945 and 1948 and 9 for North Melbourne in 1949.

He recorded 52 goals; behinds were not recorded. He played 12 games in his debut season, kicking 12 goals. His highest recorded season total was 28 goals, from 14 games in 1946 at an average of 2.0 per game. 1946 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.

Selected seasons: goals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
194614282.00
19481050.50
1949960.67
About these season figures

Compared 4 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
1949 9
North Melbourne NME
St Kilda vs STK
W
78-49
Arden St -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1949 8
North Melbourne NME
Carlton @ CAR
L
67-97
Princes Park -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1949 7
North Melbourne NME
Geelong vs GEE
W
61-55
Arden St -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1949 6
North Melbourne NME
Hawthorn vs HAW
W
101-79
Arden St -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1949 5
North Melbourne NME
Melbourne @ MEL
W
48-46
MCG -- -- 26 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 48 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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