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Bill Bourke (23 July 1882–1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Bourke had the distinction of topping Richmond’s goal-kicking in their first two VFL seasons in 1908 and 1909 with 25 and 20 goals respectively. He along with family members was a strong Collingwood supporter and actually first tried to play for Collingwood. Upon being denied a game as a Magpie he decided to play with Richmond who were just entering the VFL.