Matt Burke

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Matt Peter Burke
Born
Tuesday, 15th September, 1964
Current Age
59 years and 196 days
Place Of Birth
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Brad Burke
Father
Peter Burke

Biography

Wallaby international centre played in 23 Tests during 1984-87 before switching codes to play with father Peter’s former club, Manly. After a promising start, Burke's professional career stalled and he was relegated to lower grade football with Easts and Balmain.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Played in 23 Rugby UNion tests for the Wallabies between 1984 and 1987.

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 52 11 -   - 44 18 32 2 34.62% List
National Panasonic Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRL 1988 15 4 -   - 16 8 7 0 53.33% List
Manly NSWRL 1989 13 3 -   - 12 4 8 1 30.77% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRL 1990 13 2 -   - 8 4 9 0 30.77% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRL 1991 9 1 -   - 4 2 6 1 22.22% List
Balmain NSWRL 1992 2 1 -   - 4 0 2 0 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1988-89 28 7 -   - 28 12 15 1 42.86% List
Eastern Suburbs 1990-91 22 3 -   - 12 6 15 1 27.27% List
Balmain 1992 2 1 -   - 4 0 2 0 0.00% List
Overall1988-1992 52 11 0   0 44 18 32 2 34.62% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93