younger brother Brian won an All-Ireland with Dublin (1995). Jim played against Brian in the International Rules Series against Ireland many times. Brian followed Jim to play professional Australian Rules at Melbourne; however, he returned to Ireland having played just 2 senior games in 1992. Another younger brother, David, also played both Gaelic football and Australian rules, albeit at an amateur level, having played in the Ireland national Australian rules football team. He was the first player to win the cup twice, being a member of the winning team in the 2002 International Cup and 2011 International Cup. His cousin Chris Stynes is a former Major League Baseball utility player. Family Jim Stynes and his wife, Samantha, had a daughter, Matisse, and a son, Tiernan. See also List of players who have converted from one football code to another Jim Stynes Bridge Jim Stynes Medal References External links Melbourne Football Club profile 1966 births 2012 deaths All-Australians (AFL) Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees VFL/AFL players born outside Australia Australia international rules football team players Ballyboden St Enda's Gaelic footballers Brownlow Medal winners Deaths from cancer in Victoria (Australia) Deaths from melanoma Dublin Gaelic footballers Gaelic footballers who switched code Irish emigrants to Australia Irish players of Australian rules football Irish rugby union players Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners Leigh Matthews Trophy winners Melbourne Football Club players Melbourne Football Club presidents People from Rathfarnham Prahran Football Club players Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Recipients of the Centenary Medal Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia RMIT University alumni Jim Victorian State of Origin players