In an outburst broadcast on Australia's Seven Network on 28 April 1985, Bourke kicked Sydney Swans Reserves ruckman Patrick Foy in the groin in response to Foy tagging him throughout the game.
On April 28, 1985, during a heated broadcast on Australia's Seven Network, Bourke physically assaulted Sydney Swans Reserves ruckman Patrick Foy in retaliation for Foy's persistent tagging throughout the game.