Allan Jeans 21/9/33- 12/7/11 RIP

bigcarl · Post: # 1104176Post **bigcarl** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 4:46pm

http://video.heraldsun.com.au/205274857 ... ys-tribute

Cowboy Neale interview

Munga · Post: # 1104181Post **Munga** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 4:58pm

Dippa said Alan was in the stands for our last two GF's, watching on with a warm rug over his legs, willing the Saints over the line.

My heart goes out to all those hurting. Lets hope St Kilda and Hawthorn can arrange something appropriate for this wonderful man.

MCG-Unit · Post: # 1104189Post **MCG-Unit** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 5:17pm

RIP to a wonderful Saint

A special place in the heart of all Saints fans forever...

"You'll come to a crossroad today, and when you get there step up or step out."

http://images.theage.com.au/2011/07/13/ ... -420x0.jpg

thequarry · Post: # 1104191Post **thequarry** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 5:20pm

R.I.P.

A huge part of our club's history has been lost in a very short space of time.

evertonfc · Post: # 1104192Post **evertonfc** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 5:22pm

RIP Yabby Jeans.

Today you have been officially appointed as St Kilda's head coach-in-perpetuity.

Jacks Back · Wed 13 Jul 2011 6:29pm

RIP Allan Yabbie Jeans

Absolute great of the game.

How good was Yabbie on that AFL legends video? Spine tingling!

3rd generation saint · Wed 13 Jul 2011 6:44pm

Two pivotal persons from our Premiership side have now passed away, the captain, Doc Baldock, and the Coach, Allan Jeans.
Just wished they'd seen the team win another one.
R.I.P Jeansy, thank you for all you have done for the St.Kilda Football Club.

saintbrat · Post: # 1104232Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 6:54pm

a link to many tributes through the AFL site
http://www.afl.com.au/NewsViews/Feature ... dium=email

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Good on Georgie at the Club - there is a display of Allan memories in the front foyer at moorabbin..
Rest with Jack, Trevor and Doc.

Now we know where Ross's sausages quote came from.

saintbrat · Post: # 1104235Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 6:59pm

Links to SEN interviews
http://www.sen.com.au/

13-07-11
Jeff Kennett and John Platten on Allan Jeans (7.44mins)
Hawthorn President Jeff Kennett and form...
13-07-11 http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio ... Jeans/2643
Kevin "Cowboy" Neale on Allan Jeans (5.49mins)
St Kilda 1966 Premiership player Kevin "...
13-07-11 http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio ... ation/2642
Allan Jeans Compilation (1.23mins)
Allan "Yabby" Jeans compilation of what ...
13-07-11 http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio ... reton/2641
Dermott Brereton (8.25mins)
Dermott Brereton speaks to Tim, Andy & H...
13-07-11
Rodney Eade (5.30mins)
Rodney Eade speaks to Tim, Andy & Huddo ...
13-07-11

Vazelos · Post: # 1104237Post **Vazelos** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:00pm

Legend Football person.
A man with values from a bygone era.

SainterK · Post: # 1104243Post **SainterK** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:15pm

Tribute book to be sent to the club again?

It wil sent to the club for the Saints heritage museum for display purposes.

The 6 months the Baldock thread was stickied, there wasn't much traffic. So if we just leave it open until Friday for tributes, then I'll send it to the club.

If someone could pick a photo or two for the cover.

BigMart · Post: # 1104246Post **BigMart** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:17pm

A st kilda legend....a hero of mine

He is forever written in our history as the man who delivered something special for generations

Allan Jeans
RIP

saintbrat · Post: # 1104254Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:23pm

Thank You Allan
and thanks to Mary and his family for allowing the club to become part of his life.

He always gave of his time to any connected with the Saints.

ozrulestrace · Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:44pm

Thanks to you Yabby for giving to a now mainly gone generation of Saints supporters that flag.

May you all sit together in that great grandstand up in the sky and watch down up us and madly ceer and barrack for the the team when that next flag comes along.

SaintSimmo · Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:45pm

sad day.

i remember having a chat to him in 2009 during a h&a game at the g, very nice fella.

RIP, lets hope the boys can get up this week!!

saintbrat · Post: # 1104284Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 7:46pm

bobmurray · Post: # 1104304Post **bobmurray** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:04pm

Interesting how the media are calling him former Hawthorn coach.....

His era was our best....obviously

plugger66 · Post: # 1104306Post **plugger66** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:06pm

bobmurray wrote:Interesting how the media are calling him former Hawthorn coach.....

His era was our best....obviously

Interesting. I have heard former Saints first and only premiership coach very often. I suppose you hear what you want to hear.

bobmurray · Post: # 1104308Post **bobmurray** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:09pm

plugger66 wrote:
bobmurray wrote:Interesting how the media are calling him former Hawthorn coach.....

His era was our best....obviously
Interesting. I have heard former Saints first and only premiership coach very often. I suppose you hear what you want to hear.

or........you hear exactly what they say.....

saintbrat · Post: # 1104310Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:11pm

Finey doing his next hour on Yabby

starting with Holmsby.

saintbrat · Post: # 1104313Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:13pm

saintbrat · Post: # 1104315Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:15pm

1957 'Jonco' football shorts card, No. 10, Allan Jeans of St Kilda

saintbrat · Post: # 1104323Post **saintbrat** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 8:42pm

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-news-bl ... 1hcud.html

After a moderate VFL career of 77 games with St Kilda he took over as senior coach in 1961 aged just 27. As a self-confessed ''brumby'' he had to win the respect of older men who were better players.

Compare that with today when the newest coach is Essendon's former champion James Hird, 36, who is backed by a million-dollar support team.

Jeans had to do it virtually alone, taking St Kilda to its only premiership in 1966, coaching the side for 16 years and to three grand finals before quitting at the end of 1976. He was persuaded to return to coach Hawthorn in 1981 - a club racked by internal divisions (he arrived as the players went on strike).

Somehow the canny copper slowly reintroduced unity, turning loose cannons such as Robert DiPierdomenico (who at one stage thought team spirit came out of a bottle of Scotch) into lethal weapons.

markinUSA · Post: # 1104334Post **markinUSA** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 9:08pm

I am beyond sad at hearing this news.

Verdun66 · Post: # 1104335Post **Verdun66** » Wed 13 Jul 2011 9:12pm

With the Doc gone, and now Yabby a big part of my childhood growing up in Melbourne has gone too. Very sad indeed. Been nice listening to some of the tributes. Really sad too our club was such a shambles that he went over and got the Hawks 3 Premierships.

But clearly he got a lot of pleasure coaching those guys, and who could begrudge him. Always remained a Sainter though.

If only we'd jagged one in 2009 or 2010. Just for them. ( Well....and me)