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Re: Power forward?

Reply #45 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
I think we can all agree (majority) that Jones = Fail

45% game time and 1 possession in a "B" game, ya think???

I've seen headless chooks that offer more direction than Liam "The Beast" Jones!

The sad thing is physically he is almost the perfect type for AFL, it's just he has too much lacking in too many other areas. At the weekend Jones was trying to do a Roughead, hurt opponents with tackling, but in that same amount of game time Roughead would normally take 4 or 5 marks and gather a dozen possessions.

Actually in his 1st season Roughead played very similar to the way Jones is playing in his 7th, Roughead has progressed Jones hasn't!
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Re: Power forward?

Reply #46 –
Quote from: LP – on
45% game time and 1 possession in a "B" game, ya think???

I've seen headless chooks than offer more direction than Liam "The Beast" Jones!

The sad thing is physically he is almost the perfect type for AFL, it's just he has too much lacking in too many other areas. At the weekend Jones was trying to do a Roughead, hurt opponents with tackling, but in the same amount of game time Roughead would normally take 4 or 5 marks and gather a dozen possessions. Actually in his 1st season Roughead played very similar to the way Jones is playing in his 7th!

In my opinion, the only chance he has of making it is to play him in  the back half, following around an opposition forward.

Re: Power forward?

Reply #47 –
Quote from: Dave – on
In my opinion, the only chance he has of making it is to play him in  the back half, following around an opposition forward.

But that's all he would do  ::)

When Jones played his first game for us, the ABC had a recently retired Hawthorn player doing expert comments and he ran through Hawthorn's analysis of Jones and it wasn't flattering.  Surely, if Hawthorn knew his limitations so well, we should have had doubts about his ability to get the footy.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: Power forward?

Reply #48 –
Quote from: Dave – on
In my opinion, the only chance he has of making it is to play him in  the back half, following around an opposition forward.
GPS and Heart Rate numbers dont lie. He hasn't been able to build up a tank thus far. Until he does, he may look like a perfect specimen but he will be far from it. Roughy can go all day, Jones just cant go.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
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Reply #49 –
I cannot wait for Jones to be off our list, he's hindering Fosters development.
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Reply #50 –
Love to see the scouting report that we acted on to sign Jones , who ever did it certainly had an off day .

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Reply #51 –
Quote from: Amers – on
I cannot wait for Jones to be off our list, he's hindering Fosters development.
x 2
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Power forward?

Reply #52 –
Quote from: Robblues – on
Love to see the scouting report that we acted on to sign Jones , who ever did it certainly had an off day .

I don't think we would have taken Jones if it wasn't for Waite going, more a move to cover a hole than a targeted poach but it was a dud move as he'll sit on our list for a total of 3 years.

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Reply #54 –
Quote from: ItsOurTime – on
I don't think we would have taken Jones if it wasn't for Waite going, more a move to cover a hole than a targeted poach but it was a dud move as he'll sit on our list for a total of 3 years.

It would have been better to give Waite his two years.  We'd have a competitive, if erratic, key forward this season while the young blokes develop.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #55 –
Quote from: Robblues – on
Love to see the scouting report that we acted on to sign Jones , who ever did it certainly had an off day .

Probably played well against us...that used to be our recruiting criteria in years gone by...
 

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Reply #56 –
Quote from: Robblues – on
Love to see the scouting report that we acted on to sign Jones , who ever did it certainly had an off day .
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-10-17/2014-trade-wrap

The master of disaster had been watching Jones since he was 17.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Power forward?

Reply #57 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
GPS and Heart Rate numbers dont lie. He hasn't been able to build up a tank thus far. Until he does, he may look like a perfect specimen but he will be far from it. Roughy can go all day, Jones just cant go.

I didn't know that he had poor endurance

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Reply #59 –
Quote from: Juddkreuzer – on
Is that so Carrots?

FMD!! Geez I feel for Ratts when I read this sort of stuff.

Yeah there was an article at some stage last year on it and it all of a sudden made sense re the ridiculous hype and leg up Mick gave him. I'll try and dig it up when I get home from work.
Ignorance is bliss.

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