Carlton Supporters Club

Liam Jones has two years left on his contract with Carlton and at the moment he is a long way off deserving a senior game even with last year’s wooden spoon winners, says Mark Robinson.

He has suggested that former Blues coach Mick Malthouse ought to be blamed for the club having a senior player on the list that looks incapable of producing on the field.

“We can sugar-coat it or be brutally honest, but he can’t play round one,” said Robinson on SEN radio.

“What he did yesterday, which was really good, was his aggression on the contest but the problem is he can’t mark it and he can’t get it.”

The 25-year-old forward only managed one disposal against Essendon in the ten-goal defeat at Ikon Park on Sunday, following up from his one-touch performance in the first NAB Challenge game.

“If Brendon Bolton is about setting standards Liam Jones hasn’t done anything near enough to be earning him a spot,” added Robinson.

“I’m going to be really brutal here, it’s not Liam Jones’ fault.

“He got drafted and he is absolutely doing everything he possibly can and we’ve seen him play some really good football.

“What has put Liam in this position I believe is Mick Malthouse, he recruited Liam and put him on a three-year contract at Carlton.

“Most people thought Liam was dead as a footballer and with that comes the expectation – that’s been a really bad decision.”

http://www.sen.com.au/news/02-16/wallace-were-blues-scared-to-play-big-boys/robbo-honestly-liam-jones-is-mick-s-fault#3Vi2axwTw2GMHukc.97

I think we have the three most maligned players in the comp.

Jones.....Daisy......Gibbs?

It's Mick's fault Jones only got 1 disposal yesterday? Good one Robbo! Almost as good as it being the AFL and ASADA's fault that Essendon injected their players with PEDs.

No he's saying it's Mick's fault he's at the club on a three year contract.....but I'm sure you already knew that.

I can live with us signing him given that we were set to lose Waite and were very short on for tall forwards, under those circumstances he was worth a punt.
It's the three year contract I'm struggling with.

Play him as a back and all he has to worry about is to stop his player getting the ball.
Play him man on man all the time so he has only one thing to think about, not about running patterns etc.