Career
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.
Jory played briefly for Yarrawonga in 1950, then was appointed coach of Wimmera Football League club Ararat for 1951. After two more seasons leading Ararat, Jory joined Street 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.
