hes been tried a lot as a defender at bulldogs & last year with northern blues and really struggled. just not up to afl football. 24 soon, how much improvement can we expect?
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hes been tried a lot as a defender at bulldogs & last year with northern blues and really struggled. just not up to afl football. 24 soon, how much improvement can we expect?
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Its an interesting case. He played some above average footy for the dogs' afl and vfl sides... but that was interspersed by some pretty average stuff (primarily at afl level). Personally, I see this year as his last chance - we are light on up forward so he'll get a chance at some stage. He just needs to put a few games of consistent footy together. Nothing amazing, just enough to provide a regular -- and reliable -- target.
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doubt he'd have the tank, most of his size match ups would double lead and leave him gasping.
i'm hoping he can be a decent 2/3rd forward but we'll see.
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Anything we get from Jones next season in the way of consistency or goal-kicking will be a deadset bonus. Expecting less but keen to see more.
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You audiot...
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Could be.
Maybe Bolts can unlock whats missing in his makeup.
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Haha. Comments I post here from my phone just do their own thing.mezz, are u getting louder or did I start off deaf?
Is it passion or self belief? I would lean towards the latter. Though after so long without building a better fitness base, I can see where you are coming from.
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well reports say he trains well, even barry hall has said so, i believe he just relies on his athleticism and doesn't have have a footballer brain. Doesn't now when, how, or why to run to certain spots on the ground. Just leads up at the play and jumps at the footy trying to mark on his chest rather then use his dukes. either no one has taught him how to run as a forward or he refuse to learn how to.
The Bulldogs did try throw him back and he just gives away free kick after free kick, panics to much and grabs on to his opponent.
I don't think it's his thing but if they are to try please do so in the VFL side.
Isn't he contracted for 2017 as well?
That he is but with another flat year, and with a couple of upgrades likely, then he could be down on the rookie line come 2017 or we could bite the bullet and suck up his final year of contract. Hopefully he's been doing his own training in the off-season to build that tank.
A Zac Dawson type might be OK under Ross Lyon, but it simply won't fly under Bolton and the game plan he's trying to introduce.
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Definitely Sam MacLure.
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Liam Jones ranked tied for 20th for contested marks in the AFL per game in 2015. Imagine what he'll be able to do with a full season of a team kicking to marking targets instead of aiming for the boundary line.
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21st....
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Why are we still welcoming Liam Jones. I thought he was quite unwelcome?
Wow, with three players ranked inside the top 32 for contested marks in the AFL per game in 2015, it's hard to see us missing a premiership berth in 2016. After all, Hawthorn only had one player in the top 32!
Melbourne had three in the top 32 as well, Dees vs Blues grand final sounds like just the thing Victorian footy needs.
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Definitely Sam MacLure.
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And that's with a game plan that kicked to the boundary for the first quarter of the season. I'm telling you that Liam Jones is onto something!
