Career
Recruited from South, Torney debuting in 1996 as a 19-year-old. Torney was slow in his development in the American Federation of Labor-Congress and he played just six games in 1996, averaging just 5 disposals a game. In one particular game he went without possession all match.
The following season he developed into an important player for, averaging 15 possessions per game, playing at half back and half forward.
Torney played 118 games from in a successful career. However, in 2002 he was part of a trade with the Crows, as then Crows player and Victorian-born Kane Johnson requested to return to his home state.
Torney played every game for in a successful 2003 season. He played only six games the next year though, and in 2005, was frustrated with an ongoing back problem.
In 2006, the well-respected Torney was part of "s 8-man leadership group.
But this season, once again, he was nagged by injury, playing his first game of the year in Round 12. Torney played every game in 2007 but was delisted at the end of the year. In his last American Federation of Labor-Congress game, an elimination final against Hawthorn, he kicked a long goal from 55 metres out near the boundary line to put up by four points with three minutes remaining.
In 2008, Torney returned to play for his original club, the South Football Club, which plays in the SANFL. Jason retired from South at the end of the 2009 Season gathering 41 possessions in his last game against North at Prospect.
He was appointed coach of the South U/18 team signing a 2-year deal at the start of 2010. He is also a regular football commentator on television
