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Peter Burke

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Thomas Peter Burke
Born
Thursday, 2nd November, 1933
Died
Friday, 28th November, 2025 (Aged 92 years and 26 days)

Known Family Links

Son
Brad Burke
Matt Burke

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1960

Biography

Manly halfback toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos after playing in grand final losses to St George in 1957 and 1959. All four of his sons - Brad, Matt, Daniel and Patrick - went on to play first grade RU for Randwick with the first two also representing Australia in the amateur code.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -1-12-2---6---1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesMetropolisMTR-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-13-139-9---27---103-76.92%List
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF-1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series -4-4----------13-25.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 11-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 11121-1---3---2--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Country Carnival -3145-5---15---3-175.00%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -105-10521-21---63---5446551.43%List
NRL Finals -8-82-2---6---35-37.50%List
Preseason Cup -617----------42157.14%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 131213332-32---96---7255654.14%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1960 1-12-2---6---1--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Metropolis1956, 1960 2-2----------11-50.00%List
NSW City Seconds1957 -11----------1--100.00%List
Sydney Firsts1959-60 2-21-1---3---2--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1959-60 4-4----------13-25.00%List
NSW City Firsts1960 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
ManlyManly19551955 NSWRFL 5-52-2---6---23-40.00%List
ManlyManly19561956 NSWRFL 14-146-6---18---65342.86%List
ManlyManly19571957 NSWRFL 18-185-5---15---107155.56%List
ManlyManly19581958 NSWRFL 12-121-1---3---65150.00%List
ManlyManly19591959 NSWRFL 19-19----------127-63.16%List
ManlyManly19601960 NSWRFL 17-174-4---12---107-58.82%List
ManlyManly19611961 NSWRFL 11-112-2---6---56-45.45%List
ManlyManly19621962 NSWRFL 7-71-1---3---34-42.86%List
ManlyManly19631963 NSWRFL 2-2-----------2-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Manly1955-63 105-10521-21---63---5446551.43%List

Your Say

  • Alan Butler
    11 Jul 2023 9:43am

    DDid Peter Burke play For a Junior club in the Manly district before playing for the senior club

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Contributions: Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Derek Farrar

Sources:RFL Player Registers