Latest News About Jim Stynes

Updated 2026-04-19 10:06

Jim Stynes passed away in 2012 after a battle with cancer; more recent pieces profile his life and legacy, including his impact with Melbourne Football Club and Reach Foundation. For the latest, the most current widely reported item appears to be tributes and retrospective features published after his passing, rather than new breaking news about him personally. If you’d like, I can pull up the most recent memorials or statistical retrospectives from official club pages or major outlets.[4][5][8]

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Jim Stynes: AFL Legend and Melbourne Football Club Champion dies

The AFL community is mourning one of its greats. Last Tuesday at 8.20am, AFL star Jim Stynes died at his home surrounded by friends and family, aged 45. For the past two years, Stynes had been battling an aggressive form of cancer with multiple tumors. His public battle with cancer, his community work and his outstanding AFL career have earned him a State funeral in Victoria.

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