Ron Jory

Ron Jory
Personal information
Full name Edward Ronald Jory
Date of birth (1925-05-12)12 May 1925
Place of birth Castlemaine, Victoria
Date of death 16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 87)
Place of death Beechworth, Victoria
Original team(s) Oakleigh (VFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Follower, half-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1946 Essendon 25 (17)
1947–1949 Oakleigh
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Ronald 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]

Family

The son of Edward Ernest Jory (1898–1950),[4] and Catherine Jane Jory (1895–1972), née Thompson,[5] Edward Ronald Jory was born on 12 May 1925. His uncle, Percy Jory, played for St Kilda.[6]

He married Lorna Aileen Holt in 1949.

Football

Jory, who played as a follower and half-forward, joined Essendon from the Oakleigh Seconds in 1945.[6][7] He played 18 of a possible 20 games for Essendon that year.[8] In the 1946 pre-season, Jory requested a clearance back to Oakleigh, which was refused by the committee.[9] 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.[10][11][12]

From 1947 to 1949, Jory played back at Oakleigh, which he captained in the first of those years.[6][13] He was a member of the Oakleigh side that lost to Williamstown in the 1949 VFA Grand Final, by just three points.[14][15]

Jory played briefly for Yarrawonga in 1950, then was appointed coach of Wimmera Football League club Ararat for 1951.[16][17]

He was amongst Ararat's best players in their 12-point win over Minyip in the 1951 Grand Final, with five goals.[18][19] 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.[20][21]

Footnotes

  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. ^ Deaths: Jory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 April 1950), p.9.
  5. ^ Deaths: Jory, The Age, (Thursday, 5 October 1972), p.23.
  6. ^ a b c "Jory, Ron". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Last-Minute Permit For Nash". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "1945 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  9. ^ "Essendon Refuse Two Clearances". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 March 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Jory Stays At Essendon". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 April 1946. p. 17. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Essendon ruck man trains with Oakleigh". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 March 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Young League Stars: Club Gossip". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 May 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Oakleigh Has Had Its Ups and Downs". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 October 1949. p. 3 S. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Best VFA Final For Years Tomorrow". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 September 1949. p. 17. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Accuracy, Stamina Won For W'Town". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 October 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Ovens-Murray League has fine record". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 July 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Ron Jory Succeeds Clen Denning". The Horsham Times. Victoria. 14 November 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Ron Jory Gets Five Goals". The Horsham Times. Victoria. 18 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
  20. ^ "Jory To Coach In St. Arnaud". The Horsham Times. Victoria. 6 November 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ "Left Club Without Coach". The Horsham Times. Victoria. 22 March 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

References

  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8