Honours and Awards
The Jim Stynes Medal was named in Stynes' honour and first awarded in 1998 to the best Australian player in the International Rules series. The Jim Stynes Cup (also known as the Jim Stynes trophy) was named in Stynes' honour and awarded to the winner of the inaugural International Australian Football Youth Tournament.
In 2000, Stynes received an Australian Sports Medal, and was named in Melbourne Football Club's Team of the Century. In 2001, he received the Centenary Medal and was named Victorian of the Year.
In 2003, Stynes was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and was once again named Victorian of the Year.
In 2006 during the redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a new corporate dining and function room in level 2 of the Olympic Stand was named the "Jim Stynes Room" in honour of Stynes.
In 2007, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his work with youth and contribution to Australian rules football. Stynes was also named Melburnian of the Year for 2010 for his Reach Foundation work. He was awarded the Australian Catholic University's Doctor of the University in recognition of his social work.
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