Allan Jeans
Allan Jeans | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Allan Lindsay Jeans | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Finley, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 12 July 2011 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Lynbrook, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Tocumwal / Finley | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1955–1959 | St Kilda | 77 (26) | |
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1961–1976 | St Kilda |
332 (193–138–1) | |
1981–1987 1989–1990 | Hawthorn |
221 (159–61–1) | |
1992 | Richmond |
22 (5–17–0) | |
Total |
575 (357–216–2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1992. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Coaching
(coach) | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Allan Lindsay Jeans (21 September 1933 – 13 July 2011) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at its inception in 1996.[1] Jeans was known for his oratory and motivation skills as a coach and led St Kilda and Hawthorn to a total of four premierships.
AFL career
Allan Jeans was recruited to St Kilda after playing in
Murray Football League (MFL) senior premiership,[2] and he was also runner up in the 1954 MFL O’Dwyer Medal.[3]
After a modest 77-game playing career with the
1966, including the Saints' first (and only) VFL premiership in 1966. He took the Saints to another grand final appearance in 1971. Claiming "burn-out", he retired from coaching the team at the end of 1976.[4]
In 1981, Jeans revived his coaching career when he was appointed coach for the
1989
from seven consecutive grand finals.
Finally, he had a short-lived one-year stint at Richmond in 1992, winning only five out of 22 games.
Later life
Jeans, following his retirement from his job as a Senior Sergeant with
lawn bowls player at Cheltenham Lawn Bowls Club. One of his last public appearances was at the post-match presentations of the 2006 AFL Grand Final. He died following years of ill health on 12 July 2011.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Australian Football Hall of Fame – coaches". Australian Football League. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.
- ^ "1954 - Murray FL - Grand Final match review". Cobram Courier. 23 September 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1954 - Murray FL - O'Dwyer Medal". Cobram Courier. 26 August 1954. p. 4 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "St Kilda: Part 2". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- ^ Anderson, Jo; Clark, Jay (13 July 2011). "Tributes pour in after AFL legend Allan Jeans dies at age 77". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ DiSisto, Peter (12 July 2011). "Jeans and the Hawks". AFL. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.