Tony Jewell
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Tony 'TJ' Jewell is a former Australian rules football
player who played in the VFL
between 1964 and 1970 for the Richmond Football Club
. He was recruited from Oakleigh
in the VFA where he had led the club's goalkicking in 1962 and was placed 4th in the VFA's best & fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy
, in 1963. His initial coaching experience after leaving Richmond was with Caulfield
then in the second division of VFA. He led them to the 2nd division premiership and promotion to the top division in 1973. He was senior coach of Richmond
from 1979 to 1981, when he was sacked because of the rabid nature of the Tigers fans, and then again from 1986 to 1987. Jewell's sacking was the beginning of the end for the Tigers, the next 30 years bringing very little joy for their volatile fan base. He was also senior coach of St Kilda in 1983.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
between 1964 and 1970 for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
. He was recruited from Oakleigh
Oakleigh Football Club
Oakleigh Football Club, nicknamed the Devils, was an Australian rules football club from Oakleigh which played in the VFA from 1929 until 1994...
in the VFA where he had led the club's goalkicking in 1962 and was placed 4th in the VFA's best & fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy
J. J. Liston Trophy
The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League .-History:The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal .After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award...
, in 1963. His initial coaching experience after leaving Richmond was with Caulfield
Caulfield Football Club
Caulfield Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1965 until 1987. Nicknamed The Bears, they were based in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield and wore a blue and white guernsey.-History:...
then in the second division of VFA. He led them to the 2nd division premiership and promotion to the top division in 1973. He was senior coach of Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
from 1979 to 1981, when he was sacked because of the rabid nature of the Tigers fans, and then again from 1986 to 1987. Jewell's sacking was the beginning of the end for the Tigers, the next 30 years bringing very little joy for their volatile fan base. He was also senior coach of St Kilda in 1983.