Jervis Stokes Explained

Jervis Stokes
Fullname:Jervis Arthur Stokes
Birth Date:21 September 1927
Originalteam:Burnie
Height:180 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1964
Years1:1948–50
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:33 (32)

Jervis Arthur Stokes (21 September 1927 – 30 April 2016)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early career

Stokes, a centreman and half forward, played originally for Burnie.[2] [3] He represented Tasmania at the 1947 Hobart Carnival.[4]

Richmond

In 1948, Stokes joined the Richmond Football Club, where his brother Ray played.[2] [5] It was his injured brother's spot that Jervis took to make his league debut in round seven, against Hawthorn.[6] He made a total of 11 appearances that year, then eight in the 1949 VFL season, followed by 14 in 1950.[7]

Post VFL career

Stokes went to Moorabbin as captain-coach in 1951, for the club's inaugural season in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[8] [9] Moorabbin won only three of their 20 games in 1951, finishing only higher on the ladder than the other new club Box Hill.[10]

From 1952 to 1954, Stokes was playing coach of Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) club Scottsdale.[11] [12]

In his first season, Stokes guided Scottsdale to the grand final, which they lost to City by 20 points.[13] It was the first time Scottsdale had made an NTFA grand final.[14]

He coached Moe to a premiership in the 1956 Latrobe Valley Football League season, just two years after the club had finished a season winless.[15]

After four years with Moe, Stokes coached Trafalgar, but later returned to Tasmania and in 1964 was non playing coach of Devonport.[16] [17]

Links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jervis Stokes Obituary – Devonport, Tasmania. Legacy.com. 28 February 2017.
  2. News: Highlights In Week-End Sport. . . Melbourne. 1 March 1948 . 21 March 2014 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: AFL Players from Burnie Dockers. Burnie Dockers. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211010538/http://www.burniedockers.com.au/AFLplayers.htm. 11 February 2013. dmy-all.
  4. News: Football Carnival Arrival Of Teams Delayed. . The Advocate (Burnie). Tasmania. 30 July 1947 . 21 March 2014 . 5.
  5. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  6. News: Drastic Changes Made At Collingwood. . The Argus. Melbourne. 28 May 1948 . 21 March 2014 . 12.
  7. Web site: Jervis Stokes. AFL Tables.
  8. News: Stokes New Coach? . . Melbourne . 7 February 1951 . 21 March 2014 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Stokes To Coach Moorabbin. . The Argus. Melbourne. 9 February 1951 . 21 March 2014 . 12.
  10. News: Sandringham win easily in semi-final test. . The Argus. Melbourne. 10 September 1951 . 21 March 2014 . 10.
  11. News: Stokes Succeeds Chitty . . Tasmania . 29 November 1951 . 21 March 2014 . 28.
  12. News: Launceston Favoured To Beat Scottsdale. . The Mercury. Tasmania . 27 August 1954 . 21 March 2014 . 21.
  13. News: City Survives Strong Bid By Scottsdale To Win NTFA Title. . Examiner (Launceston). 29 September 1952 . 21 March 2014. 12 .
  14. News: Half-Back Discusses Key Men In NTFA Grand Final. . The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania . 26 September 1952 . 21 March 2014 . 9.
  15. Web site: Moe. News Limited. (PDF)
  16. Web site: Seniors. SportingPulse.
  17. News: Tales of a tiger of a time . Devonport Times . Peter . Lyons . 3 July 2008 . 16 July 2014 . 7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110406104310/http://www.devonport.tas.gov.au/upload/documents/yourcouncil/devonport_times/2008_editions/devtimes03july20081.pdf . 6 April 2011 .

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