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Jim Stynes joins bronze heroes at MCG Avenue of Legends

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This is a great and well deserved honor for a great inspiring man. Well done!

That's virtually like being knighted in Australia well deserved.

 

An excellent initiative for a wonderful human being and great MFC footballer.

A fitting tribute to an outstanding person. Jim's family and the Demon 'family' should be enormously proud. I know that's how I feel.


Great news for Jim and his family.

IIIRC, the MCG environs now has statues of three MFC players: Barassi, Smith & Stynes. I cannot recall whether any other club has more than one*. It is our home ground & don't let anyone think otherwise. Ever.

* Essendon has two: Reynolds & Coleman. But they may not be around for much longer??!!

Great news for Jim and his family.

IIIRC, the MCG environs now has statues of three MFC players: Barassi, Smith & Stynes. I cannot recall whether any other club has more than one*. It is our home ground & don't let anyone think otherwise. Ever.

* Essendon has two: Reynolds & Coleman. But they may not be around for much longer??!!

Agree! OUR GROUND!

The rest of you are pheasant tenants!

 

Maybe Richmond now will should stop there campaign for KB. A statue at the G isn't something you go out asking for it just happens because of who you are and what you have done before. Richmond's pathetic attempt to get one for KB was laughable.

Maybe Richmond now will should stop there campaign for KB. A statue at the G isn't something you go out asking for it just happens because of who you are and what you have done before. Richmond's pathetic attempt to get one for KB was laughable.

I don't agree

KB has as much right as the current incumbents IMO

Take a look at his record there is probably no one with better results.

He will get one eventually and in my view deserves one


Love you like a Brother Jimma...Fitting that you shall always be standing outside the MCG

Enjoy this 2014 Season Jimma...you are still sitting with the Cheer Squad in my mind...

Demons.

Much deserved! i'm sure this would mean alot to Jimmy and would mean alot to his family.

Much deserved! i'm sure this would mean alot to Jimmy and would mean alot to his family.

Agree. I can imagine his children, wife, siblings and parents, will feel extremely proud, when they visit his statue and see how he is regarded and remembered,for his impact on the AFL and the community.

I don't agree

KB has as much right as the current incumbents IMO

Take a look at his record there is probably no one with better results.

He will get one eventually and in my view deserves one

No doubt he deserves one and I wasn't saying he didn't it was just the way Richmond came out with a campaign for it which I thought was pathetic and desperate.

More statues than any other club.....Norm Smith, Ron Barrassi, and Jim Stynes .

Who said we dont stand for anything?


More statues than any other club.....Norm Smith, Ron Barrassi, and Jim Stynes .

Who said we don't stand for anything?

Only those who are full of self importance, think they know everything, but in reality, know nothing!

Quite deserved.

I hope the statue is when he is covered in bandages but still playing. Amazing person and athlete.

great news , cant wait to get a nice pic enlarge and frame , GO JIMMA


As an Irishman who follows the Dees because of Jimmy, and Sean Wight, I am very proud today.

As a young Irishman in Melbourne, in the 1990's, it was great to have a bloke from home representing us so well on the sporting field. Back then, Ireland was regularly in the news, for the wrong reasons. After his career finished, he gave something back to the city/country that had given him so much. I saw him doing the unglamourous stuff - visiting my employer, looking for funding for Reach.

Jimmy's 250th game was a highlight, apart from the Magpies winning. We went to the Blarney Stone in Port Melbourne, sang some Irish songs, and chatted to the players, including 'the smoker'.

I look forward to making the statue a focal point for me and my Irish mates, as we continue to support the Dees. I look forward to telling my kids about Jimmy, when they ask why we barrack for the Demons.

This is how a popular Irish sports site has reported it:

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/jim-stynes-commemorated-australia-bronze-statue-1326535-Feb2014/

This is a great comment by Doctor Doc:

"Im in a school in Melbourne. One of the young lads says hey are you from Ireland? Do you know Jim Stynes??? Some player mate!'14, I’d say the little skippy was..Ronaldo who?? Funny out! His career,personality and struggle endeared a city it seems and what a way to be recognised at the home of AFL! It’s time his country recognised his contribution to Australia. Even the way he conducted himself and played as an ambassador for all Irish.

A great man given a well deserved remembrance.

 

The tears get close when reading this thread.

Everybody loved Jimma.

btw wyl what ever happened to the jimma cd you were going to duplicate?


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