Height/Weight 183 cm / 85 kg Died March 16, 2013 Years Club Positions Half-forward line | Years Club Name Ron Jory | |
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Date of birth (1925-05-12)12 May 1925 Date of death 16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 87) 1945–19461947–194919501951–1953 EssendonOakleighYarrawongaArarat | ||
Ron Jory (12 May 1925 – 16 March 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Career
Jory, who played as a follower and half-forward, joined Essendon from the Oakleigh Seconds in 1945. He played 18 of a possible 20 games for Essendon that year. In the 1946 pre-season, Jory requested a clearance back to Oakleigh, which was refused by the committee. 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.
From 1947 to 1949, Jory played back at Oakleigh, which he captained in the first of those years. He was a member of the Oakleigh side that lost to Williamstown in the 1949 VFA Grand Final, by just three points.
Jory played briefly for Yarrawonga in 1950, then was appointed coach of Wimmera Football League club Ararat for 1951.
He was amongst Ararat's best players in their 12-point win over Minyip in the 1951 Grand Final, with five goals. 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.
Personal life
His uncle, Percy Jory, played for St Kilda.