Jack Storey (footballer)

Jack Storey (born 1 July 1929) was an 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).

Jack Storey
Personal information
Full name John Ivan Storey
Date of birth (1929-07-01) 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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
  • Port Melbourne best and fairest: 1950
  • Port Melbourne premiership player: 1953
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Footscray

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

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
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Footscray District League Review". Sunshine Advocate. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 5 September 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. "Footscray Find Two New Recruits". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. "AFL Tables – 1948 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. "AFL Tables – Hawthorn v Footscray – Sat, 24-Jul-1948 2:30 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. "AFL Tables – 1949 Stats – Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. "V.F.L men named at Port". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1950. p. 20. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. "Storey best at Port". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 4 October 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. "Oakleigh too good for Port THIRD-QUARTER BURST MADE GAME SAFE RUCKS STARRED". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 2 October 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. "Fighting spirit gives Oakleigh third V.F.A. flag". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 254.
  12. "Bill Bourke Wins Award". The Age. 15 August 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  13. "New Coach for Sunshine". The Age. 15 June 1960. p. 24. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  14. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 179.
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