Nathan Burke

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Australian rules footballer, born 1970

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::summary Australian rules footballer, born 1970 ::

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FieldValue
nameNathan Burke
fullnameNathan Burke
birth_date
originalteamPines
height180 cm
weight85 kg
positionUtility
statsend2003
years11987–2003
club1St Kilda
games_goals1323 (123)
coachstatsend2023
coachyears12020–2023
coachclub1(W)
coachgames_wins146 (18–27–1)
careerhighlights* 3× Trevor Barker Award: 1993, 1996, 1999
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| name = Nathan Burke | image = | fullname = Nathan Burke | birth_date = | 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 = (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 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. 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. Dozens of concussions during Burke's career led to him using a helmet.

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.

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. 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).

Post-playing career

Burke had been a director of the St Kilda Football Club from 2008 to 2015. He had joined the board with fellow player Andrew Thompson.

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.

In 2015 he rejoined the AFL Match Review Panel, a role he held prior to joining the Board at St Kilda.

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.

Personal life

Burke's daughter, Alice, plays for in the AFL Women's competition, and made her playing debut against the , whom he coached at the time. Burke's uncle Nick Bloom also played for St Kilda.

Playing statistics

:

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987 |style="text-align:center;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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;"| | 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 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2020 | | 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 17% || 6 (conf.) || 7 (conf.) |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2021 | | 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 56% || 8 || 14 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2022 (S6) | | 10 || 4 || 5 || 1 || 40% || 7 || 14 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2022 (S7) | | 11 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 64% || 7 || 18 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|2023 | | 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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SeasonVotes
1987—
19883
1989—
1990—
1991—
199210
19936
19944
199510
199620
199718
19984
199911
20006
20011
2002—
20032
Total95
Key:
Green / Bold = Won
Red / Italics = Ineligible
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References

References

  1. [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
  2. [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
  3. [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
  4. [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
  5. (1996-03-23). "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton". Slattery Media Group.
  6. (1996-03-23). "AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton – St Kilda holds up the trophy after winning the 1996 Ansett Cup". Slattery Media Group.
  7. Cherny, Daniel. (19 September 2019). "Burke's Bulldogs job part of Frawley's legacy". [[The Age]].
  8. Caffrey, Oliver. (30 January 2021). "'We will treasure it forever': AFLW dad and daughter's 'photo of the year'". [[Seven News]].
  9. "'Hard' Bloom passes". afl.com.audate=2011-07-26.
  10. [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Burke.html Nathan Burke's player profile at AFL Tables]
  11. "Nathan Burke - Coaching Statistics". australianfootball.com.

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