Big turn out expected to farewell Stynes
Melburnians will be given the chance to be part of a special farewell to AFL legend Jim Stynes tomorrow.
The 45-year-old succumbed to cancer on Tuesday morning at his home surrounded by his wife Sam and their children Matisse and Tiernan.
The state funeral will be held at 11am (AEDT) on Tuesday in Melbourne's St Paul's Cathedral.
Thousands of mourners are expected to turn out to show their respects.
The ceremony will also be broadcast live on Channel Seven and on big screens at Federation Square. The Seven News Melbourne website will also live stream the service.
Parts of Flinders Street, Swanston Street and St Kilda Road will be closed from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Flinders Street will be closed between Russell and Queen Streets.
St Kilda Road and Swanston Street will be closed between Southbank Boulevard, Linlithgow Avenue and Flinders Lane.
Tram services will be suspended between the Arts Centre and LaTrobe Street during the same period.
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Stynes played his entire 12-year AFL career from 1987 to 1998 with his beloved Melbourne Football Club and was chairman of the club from 2008 until he resigned in February.
The club will honour Stynes at its round-four MCG home game against the Western Bulldogs on April 22.
The club and The Reach Foundation, the youth organisation Stynes co-founded, will hold a special "tribute hour" before the clash.
