Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Matt Peter Burke
- Born
- Tuesday, 15th September, 1964
- Current Age
- 61 years and 192 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
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 52 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 34.62% | List | ||||
| NSWRL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 53 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 33.96% | List | |||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
| Overall | 1988-1992 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 34.62% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Newspapers
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