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Stynes continued to work during his treatment and participated in the filming of a television documentary about his life and his battle with cancer " Every Heart Beats True " produced by friends Jules Lund and Reach co-founder Paul Currie which aired on September 2010 on the Nine Network.
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In 2009, Stynes was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and continued to work during his treatment for brain metastasis.
Stynes and work
Following his football career, Stynes focused on youth work using his profile to launch the Reach Foundation, which he co-founded in 1994.
Stynes was also named Melburnian of the Year for 2010 for his Reach Foundation work.
Stynes and during
In 2006 during the redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a new corporate dining and function room in level 2 of the Olympic Stand was named the " Jim Stynes Room " in honour of Stynes.
Stynes and treatment
Stynes intended to make clear that he is not stepping down from his role as President of the Melbourne Football Club but instead just taking a break to seek treatment.
Stynes and television
Stynes ' first exposure to Australian Rules football was watching the 1980 film The Club on television.
Stynes and about
Hawthorn's president Jeff Kennett caused controversy with remarks about relocating the Demons to the Gold Coast, something which Stynes spoke against.
The Stynes Family then set about to redevelop and upgrade the resort ’ s facilities to establish the island as a tourist destination.
Stynes and with
Despite celebrating the club's birthday with an official mid-season function at Crown Casino, shortly afterward chairman Paul Gardner resigned, handing the presidency to former club champion Jim Stynes who inherited a $ 4. 5 million debt, which media pundits suggested would cripple the club.
Stynes wasted no time attempting to change the club's direction and eliminate debt, introducing a drive called " Debt Demolition ", beginning with a call for members to sign-up.
During his 264-game career with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) between 1987 and 1998, Stynes become the only non-Australian-born VFL / AFL player to win the prestigious Brownlow Medal, which he achieved in 1991.
Playing as a mobile ruckman, Stynes is credited as having changed the way that the position is played and along with his Brownlow his Australian Rules achievements included the Leigh Matthews Trophy, two time All-Australian team selection, a night and day Grand Final and four club trophies for Melbourne.
Tall and skinny Stynes was selected, along with James Fahey and brought to Victoria to undergo a crash course in Australian Rules and signed a two year contract, hoping to use the money to fund his way through college.
Stynes was promised accommodation with an additional $ 60 a week, clothing and $ 50 a game.
Ray Jordon, a coach who was experienced with talented juniors, worked intensively with Stynes and he was sent to Victorian Football Association's Prahran Football Club to compete at senior level.
The Melbourne coaching panel's perseverance with him paid off when Stynes made his senior debut for Melbourne in 1987 at Waverley Park against the Geelong Football Club.
In the 1987 preliminary final Melbourne were leading Hawthorn with a minute to go when Stynes made the mistake of running across a mark, which resulted in a free for the opposition.
Stynes ' best year came in 1991, playing a consistent season he became favourite to win the Brownlow Medal and did so with 25 five votes clear of any other player.
An exceptional run of consecutive games which had began in Round 18 of 1987 almost ended with a severe rib injury in 1993 Stynes sustained from a collision with teammate David Neitz in a match against North Melbourne Football Club.
Stynes finished the season with his consecutive games record unblemished and achieved All-Australian selection for the second time.
In 1994, Stynes co-founded ( with film director Paul Currie ) The Reach Foundation and became a prominent youth worker in Victoria.
The memorial was held at St Paul's Cathedral ( an Anglican chapel, despite the fact Stynes was Catholic ) in central Melbourne on Tuesday, 27 March 2012, with the service also being shown on screen at Federation Square.
The Jim Stynes Achievement Scholarships, a $ 3 million AUD 5 year partnership with the Australian government, Reach Foundation and Australian Football League for children of indigenous or multicultural backgrounds, or from disadvantaged backgrounds was announced following Stynes ' death.
Jim's grandfather Joe Stynes was an All-Ireland Gaelic footballer with Dublin ( 1923 ).
Stynes ' younger brother Brian won an All-Ireland with Dublin ( 1995 ).
He was a key signing in Melbourne's attempt to rebuild its squad, and in his first season at Melbourne he shared the rucking duties with Jim Stynes, the latter mentoring White in their only season together.
On the 28 February 2012 episode of The Circle, Negus showed a lack of judgment, along with Yumi Stynes, by making controversial remarks in relation to Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry recipient.
Stynes and cancer
However, on the eve of the Round 14 clash against West Coast, influential president Jim Stynes announced that he had cancer, this evoked a very emotional response from the footballing public and the club lifted from three embarrassing defeats the weeks before to convincingly beat West Coast in front of a passionate MCG crowd.
On 2 July 2009, Stynes held a media conference to inform the public that he had developed cancer.
Stynes and by
In 1984 Stynes responded to an advertisement in his local paper placed by the Melbourne Football Club that offered two scholarships all expenses paid to play football and attend college in Victoria, Australia.
Despite being beaten by 96 points, Stynes was voted Melbourne's best player of the match.
In round 9 of 1996, Stynes played his 203rd consecutive game, breaking the record held by Jack Titus since 1943.
Stynes and Reach
In addition to Reach, Stynes worked on government advisory boards including the 1997 Victorian Government Suicide Task Force and the Federal Minister For Youth's Youth Advisory Consultative Forum Committee.
Stynes and Paul
Under Stynes ' direction, the new board sacked Paul McNamee after just four months.
In June 2008, Melbourne's chairman, Paul Gardner, stepped down as president to make way for Stynes.
Stynes and which
Stynes also served as president of the Melbourne Football Club from 2008 and was involved in fundraising efforts which brought the club out of debt.
Ted Baillieu, the Premier of Victoria described Stynes as " an exceptional Victorian ", and later offered a state funeral to Stynes ' family, which was accepted.
A commemoration was held prior to Dublin's NFL match against Donegal, both of which were held on the Saturday after Stynes ' death.
Stynes and on
* Jim Stynes ( lived on Mary Street until his death in 2012 )
While many of his opponents were over 2 metres tall, Stynes played in the style of a tall ruck rover and instead of focusing on hit outs and play in bursts, ran the whole game gaining possession across the whole ground.
Stynes died at his St Kilda home on 20 March 2012, aged 45.
Former teammate and captain Garry Lyon gave an emotional tribute to Stynes on The Footy Show saying " Jimmy refused to let the game define who he was.
A moment of silence was observed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the day of Stynes ' death, and both the Melbourne Football Club and the Casey Scorpions, its plan to commemorate Stynes at their first home games in 2012.
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