Career
Bourke played as a ruckman and captained Geelong from 1987 until 1989. His last game as captain was the 1989 VFL Grand Final where Geelong lost to Hawthorn by a goal. Bourke retired at the end of the 1995 American Federation of Labor-Congress season.
Bourke"s son Jordon Bourke was a Brisbane Lions listed player between 2011 and 2015.