Jervis Stokes
Australian rules footballer (1927–2016)
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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).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jervis Arthur Stokes | ||
| Born | 21 September 1927 | ||
| Died | 30 April 2016 (aged 88) | ||
| Original team | Burnie | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–50 | Richmond | 33 (32) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
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]