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He’s played wing for a month. Give him time to learn the positioning and he will be goodClearly not a good enough forward, clearly not an AFL standard wing. Should just be depth going forward
He’s played wing for a month. Give him time to learn the positioning and he will be good
Agree, the positive is that he got through the season. Dont think he has the frame to put considerable size on. A couple kilos of muscle, core strengthening and keep the running power should be his aimI look at him pretty similarly to Cox.
You got through a full season without injuries, that’s a positive. Start to have some confidence in his body.
They both need to hit the off-season and put on considerable size now.
El Hawli?I personally don't see and never saw the wing thing as Jones' to keep. I think it was more a way to have him get some confidence back/get games into him/work on his marking in a less demanding role with the occasional move forward (which is a sign).
I think Martin will eventually move back to the wing alongside Duursma when we have a suitable HBF to stake a claim in the team, most likely Roberts if he can continue to improve, which will free up Jones to a full-time key forward role once he's cemented more and others move on.
Jones has missed a lot of football (50 games just recently) and through injury at that. Takes a lot of time for talls to develop but has the athletic ability and tank that is a hallmark of a good key forward.
It's either that road, or we trade in someone else down the line. But Jones and Caddy fit the age demographic of the list for the long term.
Yes, because teams only ever play two wingers the entire gameI personally don't see and never saw the wing thing as Jones' to keep. I think it was more a way to have him get some confidence back/get games into him/work on his marking in a less demanding role with the occasional move forward (which is a sign).
I think Martin will eventually move back to the wing alongside Duursma when we have a suitable HBF to stake a claim in the team, most likely Roberts if he can continue to improve, which will free up Jones to a full-time key forward role once he's cemented more and others move on.
Jones has missed a lot of football (50 games just recently) and through injury at that. Takes a lot of time for talls to develop but has the athletic ability and tank that is a hallmark of a good key forward.
It's either that road, or we trade in someone else down the line. But Jones and Caddy fit the age demographic of the list for the long term.
Hypothetical: If Jones wasn't on our list, and we were on the lookout for a winger, would we draft or trade for Jones to fill that spot? I doubt it.
Hope it works out for him but I'm not super confident. Fair bit of endowment bias with Harry and classic Essendon supporters overrating our own players (same thing really).
I'd like to offer him a year and simply ask him to bulk up. If his body won't allow him to handle the rigors of AFL as a result of that we let him go.
It held up this year okay though didn't it?
I think there's a bit of an over-focus immediately looking at skinny guys and saying they need to "bulk up" and "hit the gym".
Eg: Cox. Cox looks like an absolute twig. But he deceptively sticks tackles quite well, and can get his arms free well in the tackle. His issue is a lack of intensity and will for the contest. Now you could make an argument that his intensity would come with greater confidence in his body, which might come with added size.
In regards to Jones, I'm not sure added size really helps him. His strength/ability is his aerobic capacity. Just adding size because it looks like he needs to fill out I think most likely takes away from his biggest strength.
**I know this went off on a slight tangent - just some general thoughts.
I just wasnt to preface all this by saying I'm simply being practical & not trying to be confrontational.It held up this year okay though didn't it?
I think there's a bit of an over-focus immediately looking at skinny guys and saying they need to "bulk up" and "hit the gym".
Eg: Cox. Cox looks like an absolute twig. But he deceptively sticks tackles quite well, and can get his arms free well in the tackle. His issue is a lack of intensity and will for the contest. Now you could make an argument that his intensity would come with greater confidence in his body, which might come with added size.
In regards to Jones, I'm not sure added size really helps him. His strength/ability is his aerobic capacity. Just adding size because it looks like he needs to fill out I think most likely takes away from his biggest strength.
**I know this went off on a slight tangent - just some general thoughts.