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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 13 - 13 9-9 - - - 27 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series - 4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 1 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 3 1 4 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 3 - 1 75.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 105 - 105 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 54 46 5 51.43% List
NRL Finals - 8 - 8 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
Preseason Cup - 6 1 7 --- - - - - - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  131 2 133 32-32 - - - 96 - - - 72 55 6 54.14% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1960   1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Metropolis 1956, 1960   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1957   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1959-60   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1959-60   4 - 4 --- - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1960   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ManlyManly 19551955 NSWRFL   5 - 52-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
ManlyManly 19561956 NSWRFL   14 - 146-6 - - - 18 - - - 6 5 3 42.86% List
ManlyManly 19571957 NSWRFL   18 - 185-5 - - - 15 - - - 10 7 1 55.56% List
ManlyManly 19581958 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 - - - 3 - - - 6 5 1 50.00% List
ManlyManly 19591959 NSWRFL   19 - 19--- - - - - - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
ManlyManly 19601960 NSWRFL   17 - 174-4 - - - 12 - - - 10 7 - 58.82% List
ManlyManly 19611961 NSWRFL   11 - 112-2 - - - 6 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
ManlyManly 19621962 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
ManlyManly 19631963 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Manly 1955-63   105 - 105 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 54 46 5 51.43% 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