Jack Storey (footballer)
| Jack Storey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Ivan Storey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1929 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Footscray | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centreman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1949 | Footscray | 11 (6) | |
| 1950–1955 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 126 | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1960–1961 | Sunshine (VFA) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Ivan Storey (born 1 July 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played for Port Melbourne and coached Sunshine in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Career
[edit]Footscray
[edit]Storey played originally in the Footscray District Football League, for West Footscray.[1] He won the league's "C Grade" best and fairest award in 1947 and soon after represented a combined district team against Footscray and made enough of an impression to be recruited by the VFL club.[2][3]
A centreman, Storey played five games for Footscray in the 1948 VFL season, with his debut coming against Hawthorn in round 14.[4][5] He made a further six appearances in 1949, then joined Port Melbourne in the VFA the following year.[6][7]
VFA
[edit]Storey won Port Melbourne's best and fairest in his first season, which ended in the disappointment of a grand final loss, to Oakleigh.[8][9] Port Melbourne were runners up again in 1951 and 1952, before triumphing in 1953, when they defeated Yarraville by 60 points in the grand final, with Storey as centreman.[10][11] He remained with the club until his appointment as captain-coach of Metropolitan League club Sunshine in 1956.[12]
Sunshine were admitted into the VFA in 1959, under Ken Seymour, but Storey was non playing coach for the second half of the 1960 season, as well as the 1961 VFA season.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Footscray District League Review". Sunshine Advocate. Victoria. 5 September 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Footscray Find Two New Recruits". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 September 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AFL Tables – 1948 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "AFL Tables – Hawthorn v Footscray – Sat, 24-Jul-1948 2:30 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "AFL Tables – 1949 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "V.F.L men named at Port". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 April 1950. p. 20. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Storey best at Port". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 October 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Oakleigh too good for Port THIRD-QUARTER BURST MADE GAME SAFE RUCKS STARRED". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 October 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fighting spirit gives Oakleigh third V.F.A. flag". The Argus. Melbourne. 6 October 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 254.
- ^ "Bill Bourke Wins Award". The Age. 15 August 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "New Coach for Sunshine". The Age. 15 June 1960. p. 24. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 179.
External links
[edit]- Jack Storey's playing statistics from AFL Tables