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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1970}}
{{About|the Australian rules footballer|the musician|Nathan Burke (musician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Nathan Burke
| image = 
| fullname = Nathan Burke
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Frankston North, Victoria|Pines]]
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 85 kg
| position = Utility
| statsend = 2003
| years1 = 1987–2003
| club1 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| games_goals1 = 323 (123)
| coachstatsend = 2023
| coachyears1 = 2020–2023
| coachclub1 = {{AFLW|WB}} ([[AFL Women's|W]])
| coachgames_wins1 = 46 (18–27–1)
| careerhighlights = * 3× [[Trevor Barker Award]]: 1993, 1996, 1999
* 4× [[All Australian]]: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999
* St Kilda Team of the Century
* St Kilda Hall of Fame 
* Australian Football Hall of Fame 
* St Kilda Pre-Season Premiership Player: 1996
}}

'''Nathan Burke''' (born 6 February 1970) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er and former coach of the {{AFLW|WB}} team in the [[AFL Women's]] competition (AFLW). 

A tough [[Football (Australian rules) positions#Followers|rover]], Burke is considered one of the most courageous footballers to play for the [[St Kilda Football Club]].<ref>[https://www.saints.com.au/news/584875/sainter-of-the-decade-nathan-burkes-unlimited-courage Sainter of the Decade: Nathan Burke's unlimited courage] from Saints.com.au 14 April 2020</ref> Burke set the club record for most games—323—at his retirement, which remained the benchmark until broken by former teammate [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]] in round 7, 2006.<ref name="Hall of Fame">[https://www.saints.com.au/news/1007879/burke-enters-australian-football-hall-of-fame Love and respect, heart and soul: Burke enters Australian Football Hall of Fame] by Chris Nice for Saints.com.au 24 August 2021</ref> Dozens of concussions during Burke's career led to him using a helmet.<ref>[https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/the-afl-players-to-have-worn-a-helmet-including-jason-dunstall-aaron-sandilands-and-james-hird/news-story/93d5aa400aacf0fa0fcd6e4578591a62 The AFL players to have worn a helmet] from Fox Sports 14 July 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/st-kilda-champ-nathan-burke-advises-angus-brayshaw-to-wear-a-helmet Burke: Brayshaw helmet a no-brainer] from ''Herald Sun'' 4 July 2017</ref>

In 2021, he was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Hall of Fame" />

==VFL/AFL playing career==
Burke was co-captain in St Kilda's [[1996 Ansett Australia Cup|1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup]] winning side – the club's first AFL Cup win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|title=AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton|work=Slattery Media Group|date=1996-03-23<!-- 00:00:00-->|access-date=2009-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085627/http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|archive-date=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141080|title=AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton – St Kilda holds up the trophy after winning the 1996 Ansett Cup|work=Slattery Media Group|date=1996-03-23<!-- 00:00:00-->|access-date=2009-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090356/http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141080|archive-date=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He started his football playing career with the Pines Football Club. His professional career spanned 1987–2003 despite missing most of 2002 with a knee injury, with Burke deciding to retire late in the season, in the Round 19 clash with [[Richmond Tigers|Richmond]], which the Saints won by 80 points.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} It was also notable for the fact that the coaching panel of Richmond that day included fellow St Kilda teammates [[Danny Frawley]] and [[Stewart Loewe]], who stayed on the ground in honour of Burke following his parade lap (with [[Alex Lloyd]]'s "Amazing" played at the ground).{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

==Post-playing career==
Burke had been a director of the St Kilda Football Club from 2008 to 2015.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} He had joined the board with fellow player [[Andrew Thompson (footballer)|Andrew Thompson]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

He is also a regular expert commentator on ABC Grandstand football coverage, an AFL analyst for Fox Sports News, and co hosts the Sunday Session on ABC radio. He is a feature article writer for Inside Football magazine also. This work complements his corporate guest speaking and school programs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

In 2015 he rejoined the AFL Match Review Panel, a role he held prior to joining the Board at St Kilda.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

== Coaching career ==
In September 2019, Burke was due to become assistant coach in the [[AFL Women's]] with [[St Kilda Football Club#Women's teams|St Kilda]], but was instead appointed by the [[Western Bulldogs#AFL Women's team|Western Bulldogs]] to their head coach role from the [[2020 AFL Women's season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/burke-s-bulldogs-job-part-of-frawley-s-legacy-20190919-p52sy8.html|title=Burke's Bulldogs job part of Frawley's legacy|first=Daniel|last=Cherny|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=19 September 2019|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Burke's daughter, [[Alice Burke (footballer)|Alice]], plays for {{AFLW|StK}} in the [[AFL Women's]] competition, and made her playing debut against the {{AFLW|WB}}, whom he coaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/burkes-happy-with-historic-aflw-game-c-2056675|title='We will treasure it forever': AFLW dad and daughter's 'photo of the year'|publisher=[[Seven News]]|first=Oliver|last=Caffrey|date=30 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> Burke's uncle [[Nick Bloom]] also played for St Kilda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119470/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908122007/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/119470/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2011|title= 'Hard' Bloom passes|work=afl.com.audate=2011-07-26<!-- 00:00:00-->|access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref>

==Playing statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Burke.html Nathan Burke's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1987 VFL season|1987]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 48 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 179 || 96 || 275 || 40 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 11.2 || 6.0 || 17.2 || 2.5 || 2.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1988 VFL season|1988]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 29 || 22 || 6 || 8 || 321 || 121 || 442 || 70 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 14.6 || 5.5 || 20.1 || 3.2 || 1.7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1989 VFL season|1989]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 29 || 21 || 12 || 4 || 265 || 143 || 408 || 66 || 38 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 12.6 || 6.8 || 19.4 || 3.1 || 1.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1990 AFL season|1990]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 29 || 14 || 2 || 1 || 133 || 110 || 243 || 32 || 27 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.5 || 7.9 || 17.4 || 2.3 || 1.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1991 AFL season|1991]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 29 || 23 || 3 || 1 || 316 || 180 || 496 || 64 || 53 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 13.7 || 7.8 || 21.6 || 2.8 || 2.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 24 || 9 || 6 || 296 || 158 || 454 || 64 || 69 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 12.3 || 6.6 || 18.9 || 2.7 || 2.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 20 || 9 || 7 || 322 || 148 || 470 || 68 || 72 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 16.1 || 7.4 || 23.5 || 3.4 || 3.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 22 || 7 || 3 || 335 || 173 || 508 || 84 || 77 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 15.2 || 7.9 || 23.1 || 3.8 || 3.5
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 18 || 9 || 7 || 318 || 122 || 440 || 75 || 49 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 17.7 || 6.8 || 24.4 || 4.2 || 2.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 22 || 15 || 9 || 434 || 146 || 580 || 92 || 64 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 19.7 || 6.6 || 26.4 || 4.2 || 2.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 25 || 9 || 14 || 469 || 200 || 669 || 99 || 75 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 18.8 || 8.0 || 26.8 || 4.0 || 3.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 22 || 10 || 12 || 343 || 187 || 530 || 81 || 75 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 15.6 || 8.5 || 24.1 || 3.7 || 3.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 21 || 4 || 1 || 299 || 157 || 456 || 96 || 49 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 14.2 || 7.5 || 21.7 || 4.6 || 2.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 22 || 8 || 7 || 363 || 141 || 504 || 92 || 52 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 16.5 || 6.4 || 22.9 || 4.2 || 2.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 10 || 10 || 2 || 127 || 82 || 209 || 28 || 22 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 12.7 || 8.2 || 20.9 || 2.8 || 2.2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 22 || 16 || 38 || 11 || 10 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 7.3 || 5.3 || 12.7 || 3.7 || 3.3
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL StK}}
| 3 || 18 || 6 || 10 || 132 || 89 || 221 || 57 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 7.3 || 4.9 || 12.3 || 3.2 || 2.1
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 323
! 124
! 92
! 4674
! 2269
! 6943
! 1119
! 841
! 0.4
! 0.3
! 14.5
! 7.0
! 21.5
! 3.5
! 2.6
|}

==Coaching statistics==
:''Statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season''<ref>{{cite web|title=Nathan Burke - Coaching Statistics|url=https://australianfootball.com/coaches/coach/Nathan%2BBurke/489|work=australianfootball.com|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref>
{{AFL coaching statistics legend}}
{{AFL coaching statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|[[2020 AFL Women's season|2020]]
|{{AFLW|WB}}
| 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 17% || 6 (conf.) || 7 (conf.)
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|[[2021 AFL Women's season|2021]]
|{{AFLW|WB}}
| 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 56% || 8 || 14
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|[[2022 AFL Women's season 6|2022 (S6)]]
|{{AFLW|WB}}
| 10 || 4 || 5 || 1 || 40% || 7 || 14
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|[[2022 AFL Women's season 7|2022 (S7)]]
|{{AFLW|WB}}
| 11 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 64% || 7 || 18
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal"|[[2023 AFL Women's season|2023]]
|{{AFLW|WB}}
| 10 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 10% || 18 || 18
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals
! 46
! 18
! 27
! 1
! 39%
! colspan=2|
|}

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[1987 Brownlow Medal|1987]]
| —
|-
| [[1988 Brownlow Medal|1988]]
| 3
|-
| [[1989 Brownlow Medal|1989]]
| —
|-
| [[1990 Brownlow Medal|1990]]
| —
|-
| [[1991 Brownlow Medal|1991]]
| —
|-
| [[1992 Brownlow Medal|1992]]
| 10
|-
| [[1993 Brownlow Medal|1993]]
| 6
|-
| [[1994 Brownlow Medal|1994]]
| 4
|-
| [[1995 Brownlow Medal|1995]]
| 10
|-
| [[1996 Brownlow Medal|1996]]
| 20
|-
| [[1997 Brownlow Medal|1997]]
| 18
|-
| [[1998 Brownlow Medal|1998]]
| 4
|-
| [[1999 Brownlow Medal|1999]]
| 11
|-
| [[2000 Brownlow Medal|2000]]
| 6
|-
| [[2001 Brownlow Medal|2001]]
| 1
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| —
|-
| [[2003 Brownlow Medal|2003]]
| 2
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''95'''
|-
| colspan=2| <small>Key:</small>
|- style="background:#d9f9e9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Green / '''Bold''' = [[List of Brownlow Medal winners|Won]]</small><!--
<br />* = joint winner</small>
|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Red / ''Italics'' = [[Brownlow Medal#Ineligibility|Ineligible]]</small>
-->
|}

*'''Team'''
**'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]])''': [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
**'''[[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers#Pre-season cup winners 1988–2013|Pre-Season Cup]] ([[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]])''': [[1996 Ansett Australia Cup|1996]]
*'''Individual'''
**'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999
**'''[[Herald Sun Player of the Year|Herald Sun Player of the Year Award]]''': 1996
**'''[[Trevor Barker Award|Trevor Barker Award (St Kilda F.C. Best & Fairest)]]''': 1993, 1996, 1999
**'''[[List of St Kilda Football Club captains|St Kilda F.C. Captain]]''': 1996-2000
**'''[[Australian international rules football team|Australian Representative Honours in]] [[International rules football|International Rules Football]]''': 1999
**'''[[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victorian Representative Honours]]'''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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