John Ivan Storey (born 1 July 1929) is a former

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er who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played for Port Melbourne and coached

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in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Career

Footscray

Storey played originally in the

Footscray District Football League The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors. History The league was formed in 1931 as the "Footscray District Football Le ...

, for West Footscray. He won the league's "C Grade"

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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. A centreman, Storey played five games for Footscray in the

1948 VFL season The 1948 VFL season was the 52nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 17 April until 9 October, and comprised a 19- ...

, with his debut coming against

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in round 14. He made a further six appearances in 1949, then joined Port Melbourne in the VFA the following year.

VFA

Storey won Port Melbourne's

in his first season, which ended in the disappointment of a grand final loss, to Oakleigh. 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. He remained with the club until his appointment as captain-coach of Metropolitan League club

in 1956. Sunshine were admitted into the VFA in 1959, under

Ken Seymour Kenneth James Seymour (16 September 1930 – 27 March 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football career Seymour, a follower, started his senior career ...

, but Storey was non playing coach for the second half of the 1960 season, as well as the

1961 VFA season The 1961 Victorian Football Association season was the 80th season of the Australian rules football competition. The season saw a significant change in the structure of the Association, with the competition split into two divisions, with promo ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storey, Jack 1929 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players Port Melbourne Football Club players West Footscray Football Club players Sunshine Football Club (VFA) coaches