Jim Stynes

Jim Stynes played 264 senior VFL/AFL games for Melbourne between 1987 and 1998, lining up most often as a ruckman. On 23-0, Jim Stynes's career spans 2 decades, from the 1980s to the 1990s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Jim Stynes at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 1990s. That figure measures Jim Stynes only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1990s ruckman can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Jim Stynes include 1 Brownlow Medal and 2 All-Australian selections.

Season by season, the data credits Jim Stynes with a best season of 614 disposals in 1991, 130 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 25 votes in 1991. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.