Ron Jory

Ron Jory
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-05-12)12 May 1925
Date of death 16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 87)
Original team(s) Oakleigh (VFA)
Height/Weight 183 cm / 85 kg
Position(s) Follower, half-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1946
1947–1949
1950
1951–1953		 Essendon
Oakleigh
Yarrawonga
Ararat		 25 (17)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1951–1953 Ararat
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1946 season.
Career highlights

Ron Jory (12 May 1925 – 16 March 2013)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Career

Jory, who played as a follower and half-forward, joined Essendon from the Oakleigh Seconds in 1945.[4][5] He played 18 of a possible 20 games for Essendon that year.[6] In the 1946 pre-season, Jory requested a clearance back to Oakleigh, which was refused by the committee.[7] Deciding to stay at Essendon, Jory made seven appearances in 1946, a season in which he was troubled by a leg injury and found it difficult to break into a side which would end the year as premiers.[8][9][10]

From 1947 to 1949, Jory played back at Oakleigh, which he captained in the first of those years.[4][11] He was a member of the Oakleigh side that lost to Williamstown in the 1949 VFA Grand Final, by just three points.[12][13]

Jory played briefly for Yarrawonga in 1950, then was appointed coach of Wimmera Football League club Ararat for 1951.[14][15]

He was amongst Ararat's best players in their 12-point win over Minyip in the 1951 Grand Final, with five goals.[16][17] After two more seasons leading Ararat, Jory joined St Arnaud in the North Central Football League, as coach, but was, at his request, released by the club before the beginning of the 1954 season.[18][19]

Personal life

His uncle, Percy Jory, played for St Kilda.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Essendon mourns passing of Ron Jory". Essendon Football Club.
  2. ↑ "Ron Jory - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jory, Ron". Essendon Football Club.
  5. ↑ "Last-Minute Permit For Nash". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 21 April 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "1945 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  7. ↑ "Essendon Refuse Two Clearances". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 27 March 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Jory Stays At Essendon". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 12 April 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Essendon ruck man trains with Oakleigh". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 28 March 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Young League Stars: Club Gossip". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 13 May 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Oakleigh Has Had Its Ups and Downs". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 1 October 1949. p. 3 S. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Best VFA Final For Years Tomorrow". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 30 September 1949. p. 17. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Accurary, Stamina Won For WTown". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 3 October 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ovens-Murray League has fine record". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 15 July 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ron Jory Succeeds Clen Denning". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 14 November 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ron Jory Gets Five Goals". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
  18. ↑ "Jory To Coach In St. Arnaud". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 6 November 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Left Club Without Coach". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 22 March 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

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