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Australian footballer
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25 March 1970
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Darren Bourke (born 25 March 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Bourke appeared in under-19s and reserves football for Melbourne in the late 1980s. His father, Barry Bourke, had played for the club. St Kilda selected him at pick 60 in the 1993 Pre-season Draft, from Dandenong. A midfielder, Bourke averaged 20 disposals a game in his debut season, from his 14 appearances. He earned the maximum three Brownlow Medal votes in just his third game, against the Sydney Swans at Waverley Park.