Jason Torney (born 16 June 1977) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and the

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in the

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(AFL).

Richmond

Recruited from South Adelaide, Torney debuting in 1996 as a 19-year-old. Torney was slow in his development in the AFL 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 Richmond, averaging 15 possessions per game, playing at half back and half forward. Torney played 118 games from Richmond in a successful career. However, in 2002 he was part of a trade with the Adelaide Crows, as then Crows player and Victorian-born Kane Johnson requested to return to his home state.

Adelaide

Torney played every game for

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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 Adelaide'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 AFL game, an elimination final against Hawthorn, he kicked a long goal from 55 metres out near the boundary line to put Adelaide up by four points with three minutes remaining. However, Adelaide struggled to gain possession and Lance Franklin kicked a goal from a similar distance with ten seconds remaining to win the game for Hawthorn. In 2008, Torney returned to play for his original club, the South Adelaide Football Club, which plays in the

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. Jason retired from South Adelaide at the end of the 2009 season, gathering 41 possessions in his last game against North Adelaide at Prospect. He was appointed coach of the South Adelaide U/18 team signing a 2-year deal at the start of 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torney, Jason Adelaide Football Club players Richmond Football Club players 1977 births Living people South Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia