Re: 2015 AFL Season - Rnd 2 West Coast vs Carlton
Reply #28 –
Sorry to disagree but i thought Jones was better than reviewed here. In marking contests when him and Henderson were in pack situations, he actually looked to try and provide seperation for Hendo and once or twice made the contest a one on one for Hendo.
One of those resulted in a goal for us, and the other was a poster.
He also was a multiple goal kicker and should have ended up with 3. Whilst people have a bias towards Levi, Jones was our most dangerous forward on the ground which says more about our forwardline than it does Jones and from where i was sitting i thought the way we entered 50 cost us more frequently than the big men not doing their part. too often they couldn't get to the ball drop bevause the kick was too short or sprayed to wide.
Jones took one mark for the entire game and that is simply not good enough for a key forward whose marking is supposed to be his strength. He didn't lead or make position but seemed to follow Henderson around. Even if the delivery was poor, and I believe poor positioning by the forwards contributed to that, he should have at least marked one or two kick ins. In contrast, Riewoldt had 8 marks and Griffiths got 6.
The other issue with Jones is that he is just a forward and that unbalanced the side with Rowe being forced to go into the ruck. In fact, in his short time in the forward line, Rowe was more competitive and a better target than Jones.
If Jones could play to his potential, he would be a champion. Sadly, I don't think that will happen.