Preview Who will have a breakout year in 2015?

[Harris 10]

Jones would be our best player. Dude's a star. Tyson's pretty handy as well.

That's just wrong.

Jones is a very good player who had his best year in 2014 but he wouldn't be our best player.

Tyson is also going to be a very good player in the next 2 years.

 

[year of the roo]

I'm worried about you Daz, I believe you have crossed the line of being too complimentary to opposition players. Sure, show some respect to them but this is just too much.

 

[Daz]

With which ones?

Who would Nathan Jones replace out of those five, who are our best mids?

All of them.

If Wells was at his best he'd be the exception but we don't often get a season of Wells at his best.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

All of them.

If Wells was at his best he'd be the exception but we don't often get a season of Wells at his best.

Are you saying that you would rather Nathan Jones than any of those listed?

Wow.

 

[Phillyroo]

Are you saying that you would rather Nathan Jones than any of those listed?

Wow.

Yep that's just crazy...

 

[Harris 10]

If you had to line every midfielder from opposition clubs up against a wall and select them in order to play for North where would Jones go, I'd say around the 25 to 30 mark.

To suggest he would be our best player is simply wrong.

 

[Phillyroo]

If you had to line every midfielder from opposition clubs up against a wall and select them in order to play for North where would Jones go, I'd say around the 25 to 30 mark.

To suggest he would be our best player is simply wrong.

Spot on

 

[Daz]

Not hearing a lot of compelling arguments. Sucks having everyone completely disagreeing with you though. This must be what Saintly feels like every day.

 

[year of the roo]

Not hearing a lot of compelling arguments. Sucks having everyone completely disagreeing with you though. This must be what Saintly feels like every day.

Doesn't kick enough goals, isn't ever relied upon to shutdown an opponent thus isn't accountable, his disposal efficiency might be above average but he doesn't offer a lot of creativity.

Plus, we have Cunnington. Nuff said.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Our list must be crappier than I thought.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Not hearing a lot of compelling arguments. Sucks having everyone completely disagreeing with you though. This must be what Saintly feels like every day.

Jones is a bloody good player. Love the bloke and would love to have him at North. To say he would be our best player is inaccurate though. Personally I think that as an inside mid he is behind Swallow, but ahead of Cunnington based on consistency. Jones had a great year in 2014, but up until that Andrew Swallow was a consistently better player, despite playing less game time.

As an all round footballer I also have him behind Wells, Harvey and Dal Santo. They play different roles to Jones but IMO they are better players than he in an attacking sense, in a footy nous sense and in a ball use sense. Similar arguments could be raised for Jones vs Goldstein and Jones vs Thompson. Both are in discussion for AA selection in their respective positions, Jones not so much although he is part of a larger group to choose from.

As I said, Jones is a excellent but he would not be our best player.

 

[Daz]

Doesn't kick enough goals, isn't ever relied upon to shutdown an opponent thus isn't accountable, his disposal efficiency might be above average but he doesn't offer a lot of creativity.

Plus, we have Cunnington. Nuff said.

Couldn't be more wrong. In 2014, in order to release Jones from the weekly tag, Roos often decided to send him to be the best opposition midfielder and go head to head. Week in, week out he was beating the best players in the competition head to head. He had an outstanding year.

 

[jess_1804]

Couldn't be more wrong. In 2014, in order to release Jones from the weekly tag, Roos often decided to send him to be the best opposition midfielder and go head to head. Week in, week out he was beating the best players in the competition head to head. He had an outstanding year.

Out of curiosity, does anyone remember who he played on against North?

 

[Phillyroo]

Couldn't be more wrong. In 2014, in order to release Jones from the weekly tag, Roos often decided to send him to be the best opposition midfielder and go head to head. Week in, week out he was beating the best players in the competition head to head. He had an outstanding year.

Mate, I respect your opinion... But I gotta ask, do you have a personal relationship with Jones or something because you are massively overating him..

 

[Harris 10]

Doesn't kick enough goals, isn't ever relied upon to shutdown an opponent thus isn't accountable, his disposal efficiency might be above average but he doesn't offer a lot of creativity.

Plus, we have Cunnington. Nuff said.

This is the reason for me why he isn't elite, he just doesn't hurt opposition sides with his possessions. Takes the easier option more often than the attacking one.

Swallow at his best, which we saw glimpses of last year is a better player
Wells and Harvey are much better players than Jones, can destroy sides with 16 possessions, Jones can't do that with twice as many.
Goldy and Thompson are also better player, even if they're in different positions.

 

[Daz]

Mate, I respect your opinion... But I gotta ask, do you have a personal relationship with Jones or something because you are massively overating him..

Nah, this is not a curiousLplater/Ayden Kennedy situation.

 

[naturally north]

Robbie Tarrant.

Good call mate

21 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles and one awesome goal.

 

[Works atErrol St]

Sam Wright. I feel he's built his game in a way that would control our defence this year. Already a great kick and competitive.

 

[Phillyroo]

Good call mate

21 disposals 4 marks 3 tackles and one awesome goal.

Self praise is the best praise of all.

 

[naturally north]

Self praise is the best praise of all.

Unless you're a Brett33 type poster and get rated highly for average work. Sometimes self praise is all we've left.

Actually Tarrant's efforts made the loss palatable. Seems we've picked up Higgins, Waite and Tarrant in the off season.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Big Ben Brown. Also think Basti has shown signs of finding his touch again.

 

[CrazyQ]

As of right now, Jones is better than Dal Santo, Cunnington, Ziebell etc. Only Swallow would be rated as better.

We overrate our footballers massively.

 

[year of the roo]

As of right now, Jones is better than Dal Santo, Cunnington, Ziebell etc. Only Swallow would be rated as better.

We overrate our footballers massively.

I would take Dal without a left leg over Jones. And I'd take Cunners every day of the week. I'll give you Ziebell, he is definitely overrated on here.

 

[CrazyQ]

I would take Dal too as well as Cunners.

It doesn't mean they are better.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I would take Dal too as well as Cunners.

It doesn't mean they are better.

Jones stands out because the rest of the Melbourne midfield is dross (a little less so this year).