#23 Harrison Jones

[Clone_Hirdy]

Happy to give him another year, but he really needs to add some size over the pre-season.

[Ants]

@Lawry

I’d say Rookie list him and throw down the challenge. I think it’s is more likely he won’t make it. He’s body isn’t AFL ready and it’s his 4th season- my guess is he hasn’t worked hard enough. Many on here thought he was a superstar in the making and he may be but he’s really a 4th year player in a first year player’s body. He needs to work hard put on 10kgs get fit and work his way back via a long stint in the VFL

Rookie listing him means if he comes good he can walk as an UFA for the rest of his career. Would be a terrible move. And what are the key position players from his draft class doing exactly?

• Sam De Koning - excelling
• Riccardi - 4 games for 2 goals and 4 behinds
• Jones - 5 games for 2 goals and 4 behinds
• Comben (ankle), Georgiades (knee) are injured
• No games in 2023 - McAsey, Worrell, Nyuon

I don’t think there was another KP player in that draft. Jones situation sucks, but actually Jones has played more games than most, and most are injured or not playing. Maybe Blitzers need to realise it is a little early to make big calls?

[Ants]

@westozziebomber

@Paddy2

I’ll admit I’m a fan, but to make a call on him we need to see him in with 2MP and probably Weed - the third mobile tall.

The third mobile tall is langford. Who should always play forward

Its one of jones or weed for me and if jones is any good he’ll win that on merit, but iv’e got my doubts

Langford doesn’t take contested marks down the wings again. Cut Stewart, give Jones a 1 year deal.

[Ants]

@Clone_Hirdy

At what point do you cut your losses on a player? We held onto Gumby & Francis for 7-8 years before determining that they simply weren’t up to the physical requirements of AFL footy. By this point they were worth nothing in trade value.

If they’re sufficiently talented, and not got attitude problems, then I don’t think you’d cut talls before the 6th year. Not sure if any AFL club does.

[Duplicity]

imagine lmao

[donsrule]

@Riley13w

I have concerns with Jones after this year especially, but I think he has shown enough skill and ceiling for at least another year.

That’s how I feel now about him also now, I’ve defended him prior but don’t see it so much since prior to '22. It hasn’t clicked for him, he needs to chat with Lloydy about the way he went about his footy. Jones can mark and can kick, but he just hasn’t shown the hunger or desire during any of his senior appearances this year or last year imo.

Needs to click for him within the next 12-18 months.

[westozziebomber]

Langford doesn’t need to take contested marks down the wing. Weed is the guy who works up the ground. But that is also jones’s go, hence why i think you can only play one of them. Langford also compliments wright and weed better than jones as that third mobile, leading tall

Weed took 8 marks against Collingwood in the exact role you want jones, or see jones playing imo. Weed and jones with wright just doesnt seem a great mix. Langford as that gunston type of forward

[Ants]

I want them leading up the wings/centre to different spots, spreading the field. Like how Tex and Lynch worked together with Adelaide, with Jenkins deep forward. There is definitely capacity to play 3-4 talls with other medium marking options.

[efc1robbo]

He is still pretty skinny, when comparing him to other teams full backs

[Tipoofthesteinberg]

Hearing out for the season around the traps? Truth?

[The_Ant]

If he is, then he hits the weights for the next 9 months.

[Houli_Dooley]

They’ll probably that scared of it happening again that he’ll turn up round 1 next year even skinnier.

[Bomber1408]

@stir_fried_ewok

If you have a tall with talent but not an AFL ready body, then you need to invest 5 years into them to have a clear idea whether or not they’ll make it, given they are competing against mature KPPs.

the exception would be if they have a specific LTI that will always hinder them.

Jones has serious talent and he’s not going anywhere.

I agree, its a body letting him down and a self confidence thing. Harry does have a running tall footy ability, and does kinda remind me a bit of early Hird when he goes for marks.

Definitely worth persisting with, needs a minimum 2 years

[Wanderlust]

Well, it’s apparently the exact same fracture that Reid had.

So that would be the season.

[Tipoofthesteinberg]

Is it just an unfortunate coincidence? Pretty shattering for Harry if so.

[Wanderlust]

Well the club has launched an external review because of these injuries. So perhaps not a coincidence.

[Timryuken]

About ■■■■■■■ time.

[Preliminary_Point2]

With back stress fractures?

[The_Ant]

Bicep curls?

Calf raises?

I didn’t know his injury.

[Lawry]

Where was this reported ??