Honestly I see Jones in the same category. He was a fairly effective tagger in 2009 and early 2010 but has been overwhelmingly mediocre since then. He obviously trains hard and does all the right things at the club, I just don't think he contributes enough on match day and realistically, his best football is behind him.bobmurray wrote:Yes...... but the reality is they were fairly ordinary players at AFL level...they needed to be dumped if the club was seriously contemplating success..mad saint guy wrote:
Polo, McQualter and Peake were match-hardened, experienced players and they were discarded lightly
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CJ is quick, hard at the footy and first rate defensively. Yes, he has a glaring weakness, but I think he's shown over the course of his career that he can be a handy contributor anyway. He can still tag and if anybody out there wants a tagger, I'm sure they'll look at Jones. I think he's done here, but that's as much about our coach coming from a school that favours head-to-head matchups over tags. Unfortunately for Clint, there are a huge number of Malthouse disciples in senior coaching positions.mad saint guy wrote:[Jones] obviously trains hard and does all the right things at the club, I just don't think he contributes enough on match day and realistically, his best football is behind him.
I hope he does get picked up, but Dal probably doesn't.
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mad saint guy wrote: Polo, McQualter and Peake were match-hardened, experienced players and they were discarded lightly
I think he's got a bit on them. For one thing he's been a starting 22 player for five years.
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