There has been a huge public outpouring of grief following the death of AFL legend Jim Stynes at the age of 45.
Tags: australian-football-league First posted March 20, 2012 13:06:18
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday, July 15, 2011
Local tributes for Allan Jeans
Tocumwal O'Dwyer Medallist and five-time club best and fairest winner Jim Cullen remembered Jeans, affectionately known as "Yabby", as a great communicator.
"I went to two or three nights that he spoke and he was a really top speaker... he was always straight to the point, there was no dilly-dallying," Mr Cullen said.
"He was really well worth listening to."
Shepparton's Jeff Moran was a member of St Kilda's 1966 premiership team, coached by Jeans to their first and only flag.
He remembers famous Jeans quotes, like the time he compared footballers to sausages "you can fry them, boil them, steam them, they're still sausages" but also remembers a terrific role model.
"He was just one of the most inspiring people I had met in terms of, not only his coaching ability, but in his role as a mentor for young blokes like myself," Mr Moran said.
As well as his VFL success, Jeans coached Finley to a Murray League premiership in 1954
Allan Jeans was 77.
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