All the more reason why he should play forward more
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Iāve seen Ben Brown take plenty of contested marks- both on the lead with a defender stuck on him- and by just judging it best in a pack. Not sure he should be considered weak in that area at all.
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Sounds exactly like Mitch Brown.
Jones is a bad contested mark like Joe was.
Joe still took a few marks.
Harry Jones is the new Courtney Johns
Harry Jones is not even Johnās right bicep!
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Anymore Jordan and HJ OnlyFans leaks?
I think thatās a photo of Hurley from 2 weeks ago.
The beauty of this lineup and something not often mentioned is that these kids will all grow up plying together. Much like the 92/93 Bombers. By the time they are mid-20s, they will be a force to be reckoned with even if a few fall by the wayside along the way. They will understand each otherās game style perfectly and bind as a team. Add a couple of more fantastic mids over the next two years and I really feel this will be the basis of a great Essendon team
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I read this with a stereotyped Italian accent.
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Franga, redman & 2 others were also there. Solid bonding
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yep - having a group of young kids with exciting potential gives us something to look forward to.
Is Langford smiling ?
Nah. Itās an optical illusion caused by the angle of the camera and the contours of his face, aided by standing on a slight rise with long grass.
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And being upside down?
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This boy is going to kill it this year, get on the Jones train
And J Chimmas? Who is he? The long awaited big bodied midfielder?
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heās put on 10 kg
Youngster in focus: Harrison Jones
Dons Digital catches up with young forward Harrison Jones to talk pre-season and 2021 goals.
Harrison Jones on the track this pre-season. (Photo: AFL Photos)
In the lead-up to the 2021 season, Dons Digital is checking in with some of the Bombersā promising youngsters as they strive to make their mark in 2021.
First up is emerging young forward Harrison Jones, who takes us through how his second pre-season is tracking in his quest to make his debut for Essendon and achieve a boyhood dream.
Harrison, whatās been the biggest difference between going through your second pre-season as an AFL player versus your first?
āI think last year, all of the first-year players were restricted in training, so coming into this year itās been full on. Iām training fully whereas last year because I was a draftee, I was getting pulled out halfway through sessions.ā
How have you managed to bounce back after suffering a stress fracture in your metatarsal head last year?
āIt was sticking to the rehab and sticking to what the physios had to say. It was frustrating at times because I felt like I was ready to go, but it was sort of just a waiting game, but Iām glad I waited now because the toe is all good and I can have a season where I can keep the body right and get out on the track and play some games.ā
A fit-again Harrison Jones is enjoying an uninterrupted pre-season. (Photo: AFL Photos)
Whatās been the biggest challenge during this pre-season?
āI think (facing) the bigger bodies. Because Iām still working on mine, Iām still developing that AFL-type body and wrestling with all the big boys. Itās helped me a lot and helped my game improve massively.ā
Whatās an attribute youāve noticed which has drastically improved over pre-season?
āJust my strength. Iāve had a good off-season in the gym. I came in at 75kg and now Iām 85kg, so Iāve put on 10kg since being here. Itās (my body) slowly developing and getting stronger.ā
Being an Essendon fan growing up, how much would it mean to make your Dons debut this year?
āItās really exciting. Iāve got that tight-knit group of friends here and to play a game with them even would be unreal. Growing up being a Bombers fan, to put on the red and black would just be pretty amazing and Iād be very proud to put it on if I get the chance to.ā
What do you think you have to do to show the coaches youāre ready for an AFL debut?
āWork-rate, knowing the game plan, sticking to my strengths and backing myself.ā
Is there anyone in particular whoās taken you under their wing this pre-season to help you improve?
āāLangersā (Kyle Langford) and Peter Wright. I moved in with Kyle at the start of this year and heās been really good off-field on professionalism and everything to do with footy and life. Peteās been really good from a forward-line perspective with watching edits together and now Iām teaching him and heās teaching me, so itās been good.ā
If we were chatting in 10 monthsā time, what are some of the goals youād liked to have reached and accomplished in 2021?
āHopefully play my first game and stay in the side and play consistent footy, as well as keeping the body right, getting stronger and starting to build that AFL-type body.ā
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He looks like a rake even with the extra 10kg
He needs to get a few goals in each of his first few games while teams are putting their 3rd best tall defender on him and the defender tries running off him. After that its predictable, the defender will be told to wear him, and if that doesnt work, the 2nd best defender will go to him, and so on until finally they start to double team him. If he is still getting 2 goals a game by that stage, the other forwards will love him, and we will be eying off the top 8.
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