Toast Jeff Dunne RIP

[CaptainRisky]

Vale Jeff Dunne

St Kilda Football Club pays its respects to dual best-and-fairest winner Jeff Dunne, who played 101 games with St Kilda over seven seasons.

www.saints.com.au

I met him a few times as his wife worked with my dad in Ballarat for many years , another Ballarat boy gone , RIP Jeff

 

[_Maximus_12]

Vale Jeff Dunne

St Kilda Football Club pays its respects to dual best-and-fairest winner Jeff Dunne, who played 101 games with St Kilda over seven seasons.

www.saints.com.au

I met him a few times as his wife worked with my dad in Ballarat for many years , another Ballarat boy gone , RIP Jeff

Never had the fortune of meeting him, but dad would always tell me about the player he was.
Would have loved to have seen him play.
He and dad were cousins and I used to always lament the fact he’d played 100 games and dad played none.
Father son rule, and some additional talent would have been nice.
RIP JEFF

 

[plugger66]

Loved Jeff dunne. One of my favourite players. Maybe it the long sleeves. Reckon he wore 49 first before going 8. I’m sure someone knows for sure.

 

[malevu]

Loved Jeff dunne. One of my favourite players. Maybe it the long sleeves. Reckon he wore 49 first before going 8. I’m sure someone knows for sure.

Here you go.

 

[malevu]

Anyone not familiar with the afltables website should have a look. Its got detailed game and player stats going back to 1965. All players, all clubs. It's a great source of info for old guys with short memories !

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/stats_idx.html

 

[plugger66]

Here you go.

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48. I was close but wrong.

 

[plugger66]

Anyone not familiar with the afltables website should have a look. Its got detailed game and player stats going back to 1965. All players, all clubs. It's a great source of info for old guys with short memories !

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/stats_idx.html

Love afl tables. Use it every day just about. Forgot they have numbers. Great for catching guys who said they played vfl senior footy.

 

[malevu]

Love afl tables. Use it every day just about. Forgot they have numbers. Great for catching guys who said they played vfl senior footy.

I had forgot that he went to Richmond even if it was only for one game.

 

[plugger66]

I had forgot that he went to Richmond even if it was only for one game.

I had no idea until I read it today. Then again I don’t reckon many know Rene kink played for us.

 

[Yawkey way]

Loved Jeff dunne. One of my favourite players. Maybe it the long sleeves. Reckon he wore 49 first before going 8. I’m sure someone knows for sure.

He was a sensational player for a few years and the saints crowd loved him, RIP Jeff.

 

[malevu]

I had no idea until I read it today. Then again I don’t reckon many know Rene kink played for us.

I reckon a good trivia question to catch out a Saints supporter is to ask them how many Brownlow Medallists have played for St.Kilda. You have to word the question just like that.

Not many would think of Brian Wilson from Melbourne.

 

[malevu]

Jeff Dunne played in an era when I stalked the club. He started as a small forward/rover type who seemed pretty average until he was tried as a back pocket. The transformation was amazing and he became a star. He played a few seasons in the Vic team as back pocket because he became that good.

Never really got to know him. He seemed a pretty shy and retiring type. Another Sainter gone too soon.

 

[#gosaintas]

he was actually leading the brownlow one year for a while iirc

 

[George]

he was actually leading the brownlow one year for a while iirc

Yes, 1979.

 

[Ron The Bear]

he was actually leading the brownlow one year for a while iirc

Possibly '79 as they counted the 1's then the 2's, with the 3's last. He would've been in front after the 2's were counted.

Edit: as above

 

[CaptainRisky]

Jeff Dunne played in an era when I stalked the club. He started as a small forward/rover type who seemed pretty average until he was tried as a back pocket. The transformation was amazing and he became a star. He played a few seasons in the Vic team as back pocket because he became that good.

Never really got to know him. He seemed a pretty shy and retiring type. Another Sainter gone too soon.

He was very quiet but a really nice guy

 

[CaptainRisky]

Talking of Ballarart players , Con Britt who played for Collingwood is unfortunately in the same home as my dad , he was pretty hand back in the day too , Ballarat used to be such a good breeding ground for VFL players , seems to have dropped off over the last 15-20 years

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

Here you go.

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man it does put things into perspective that Jeff played 101 games for our club but only got to sing the song after a win 22 times in 7 years ....

 

[Verdun66]

Remember Jeff very well. Can see him in my mind's eye running it smoothly out of the backline. Very dependable. He is exactly my age. Gone WAYYYYY too soon. Shocked to be honest.

 

[Verdun66]

Talking of Ballarart players , Con Britt who played for Collingwood is unfortunately in the same home as my dad , he was pretty hand back in the day too , Ballarat used to be such a good breeding ground for VFL players , seems to have dropped off over the last 15-20 years

I remember Con Britt. That's sad to hear.

 

[St Muir]

One of our few good players during a bleak period. Probably our best at times. Very reliable and gave us some run out of the backline.
Very sad to see him gone.

 

[St Muir]

I had no idea until I read it today. Then again I don’t reckon many know Rene kink played for us.

And those that do would prefer to not be reminded thank you.... Fat and useless by the time he got to us.

 

[gilbert the best]

if my memory serves me well i think he used to have trotters

 

[CaptainRisky]

if my memory serves me well i think he used to have trotters

if my memory serves me well i think he used to have trotters

Sure your not think of Greg Burns ? I dont remember Jeff ever having trotters

 

[gilbert the best]

Sure your not think of Greg Burns ? I dont remember Jeff ever having trotters/QUOTE]


i think you are right, all ballarat boys, long time ago.