I realize that asgardian wrote another thread on Jars before but without stealing his thunder i would like to pay my own tribute in a new thread from a victorian supporter.
Darren Jarman simply (with no disrespect to Andrew Mcleod) turned the tide of the 1997 and 1998 Grand Finals with his freakish goals, as a neutral supporter i was in awe of his will to win in the games which matter the most. With Jars at the helm and St.Kilda spent by half time in 1997 i had a feeling that the game would be broken in the 3rd quarter and I was right. Dunstall was right, Jars was one of the greats of all time, yet due to his laconic style to life i suspect that he could have become an even greater player, but that was Jars style. I don't know him personally but he seems to me to be a quiet, retiring type, preferring to let his brother Andrew live it up in the media. I doubt if he'll ever coach at any level (except at junior level) and he has a wife and 3 kids to take care off so i assume he will be looking foward to spending more time with them on the weekends. It was the right time for him to go (unlike Garry Hocking who really was a spent force 2 years ago)
I know that what i've written doesn't really serve the man justice but i just want to say
Jars thanks for the memories.
Darren Jarman simply (with no disrespect to Andrew Mcleod) turned the tide of the 1997 and 1998 Grand Finals with his freakish goals, as a neutral supporter i was in awe of his will to win in the games which matter the most. With Jars at the helm and St.Kilda spent by half time in 1997 i had a feeling that the game would be broken in the 3rd quarter and I was right. Dunstall was right, Jars was one of the greats of all time, yet due to his laconic style to life i suspect that he could have become an even greater player, but that was Jars style. I don't know him personally but he seems to me to be a quiet, retiring type, preferring to let his brother Andrew live it up in the media. I doubt if he'll ever coach at any level (except at junior level) and he has a wife and 3 kids to take care off so i assume he will be looking foward to spending more time with them on the weekends. It was the right time for him to go (unlike Garry Hocking who really was a spent force 2 years ago)
I know that what i've written doesn't really serve the man justice but i just want to say
Jars thanks for the memories.
