Harry Jones

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HigginsHawk said:
Was lucky enough to get a ticket to the game and kept an eye on him. He's a running machine. Made some really good efforts to become an option but they opted for others like Poppy against Haynes for example. One great effort in the last qtr he run from our hf line through centre wing to hb, swapped flanks to the ther sideof the ground to pick up 1 possession and kept running after that. As he gets trust from his team mates he will pick up more footy. I really liked his first effort. 100% disposal efficiency to go with it.
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Great insight HH! Looked like he belonged and didn't appear to be intimidating at any stage throughout the night. I remember Lovell playing one of his first games against GWS up there. Looked completely lost and overawed. Don't think he played another senior game after that one. The one knock I have heard about Harry was his disposal - went at 100% last night so tracking very nicely. Just need to get more games into him now and let him flourish, go Harry
 
Noel Gallagher said:
Great insight HH! Looked like he belonged and didn't appear to be intimidating at any stage throughout the night. I remember Lovell playing one of his first games against GWS up there. Looked completely lost and overawed. Don't think he played another senior game after that one. The one knock I have heard about Harry was his disposal - went at 100% last night so tracking very nicely. Just need to get more games into him now and let him flourish, go Harry
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Typical debutant game.
1. Would handball to a more senior player, even when he was free and able to kick it himself.
2. Ran into good positions but just wasn't used by his teammates.

Give him an extended run so he can feel like he belongs and we will see natural improvement.
 
Didn't look out of place at all , need to persist with him for decent chunk of games from here.
 

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Harry Jones was, by my recollection, well regarded before his draft year and, but for his significant injury early or before his draft year happened, would likely have gone early in the draft.
The Hawks took Jones as a Project during his recovery.

After a year in the VFL.... and a game at AFL... he looks capable. his disposal was at 100% (which shows maturity = Harry was being careful) with 3 contested. for mine that is a perfect first game. With his 4 tackles. Great game.
 
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There were a few moments that stood out to show what he could be. He took a very good overhead mark on the wing. Kind of reminded me how we could kick to Lewis and Hodge on the wing and they could win one v one marks against their opponent. Very handy advantage.

I also loved how he gathered a ball on the wing with two opponents bearing down on him and baulked his way past both of them.

just a couple of signs he has more to his game than being just an inside ball winner.
 
Alite said:
Harry Jones was, by my recollection, well regarded before his draft year and, but for his significant injury early or before his draft year happened, would likely have gone early in the draft.
The Hawks took Jones as a Project during his recovery.

After a year in the VFL.... and a game at AFL... he looks capable. his disposal was at 100% (which shows maturity = Harry was being careful) with 3 contested. for mine that is a perfect first game. With his 4 tackles. Great game.
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From one draft write-up...

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Harry Jones

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A strong inside midfielder who stands up in tackles but missed the second half of the TAC Cup season through injury."
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OVERVIEW
Harrison Jones had his year cruelly ended early after a back stress fracture mid-season. At that stage he was hitting his strides winning plenty of the ball and impressing in close for the Murray Bushrangers. Jones is a strong inside midfielder who has a great centre of gravity which sees him stand up in tackles and handball to teammates who are free on the outside. He is a fierce tackler and endurance runner who just wears down opponents across four quarters. While his kicking could improve and he could have more of an impact on the scoreboard, Jones’ bread and butter is at the coal face, dishing off handballs with quick hands. He is projected to be more of a rookie prospect given his limited year and improvements, but he has a number of enticing qualities to present to recruiters.

STRENGTHS
  • Endurance
  • Strength
  • Accumulation
  • Tackling
  • Inside work
Harrison Jones’ greatest strength is his endurance which is among the best in the TAC Cup. While he was unable to test his endurance in the Yo-Yo test at the Natural Combine, it was expected he would have pushed eventual winner Andrew Brayshaw all the way. Along with his endurance he has fantastic strength, and at 185cm and 80kg, he has a readymade body for the rigours of AFL football. He wins a whopping 59 per cent of his possessions in close, and loves to lay a tackle, averaging 7.6 per game, second to only Lachlan Fogarty of all National Combine invitees.

He averaged 23.5 disposals in his eight games, of which 13.5 were handballs. This is no surprise to those who have watched him as Jones plays a largely team-orientated role, handballing it out from a stoppage to a teammate in space. His inside work is top notch and he plays his role week in, week out. His strengths all work well in tandem to provide him with the tools to be a top inside midfielder. It is expected that if selected, Jones will have no trouble against the bigger bodies in the AFL.

IMPROVEMENTS
  • Kicking
  • Scoreboard impact
Jones’ two improvements all surround his feet with kicking and scoreboard impact the two improvements for me. His kicking was just 53 per cent, which given his high rate of inside ball, it was not a surprise that it was low. However it is not the efficiency as much as it is the choice to use his feet in any given circumstance. He is so strong with his hands and often caught in a contest, but it would be good to see him win a bit more outside ball and use his feet to see what he can offer a team on a wing or half-forward. As it stands he has okay without being outstanding pace and agility, so it is easy to see why he has developed into an inside midfielder. But it would be good to see him develop that outside game further and add a bit of X-factor to his game and hit the scoreboard in the process. He had limited games this year, but these would be areas I would look for Jones to improve next.

DRAFT PROJECTION: Rookie

SUMMARY
Harrison Jones is a readymade inside midfielder. He is strong, has quick hands and loves to tackle. He has all the attributes to be a solid inside presence at the elite level, given his pace and agility are okay. His endurance is elite and will help him run out games from the beginning to the end and if he can round out his overall game to include a more damaging outside presence, then he could become a more complete player. Overall, expect Jones to be a rookie selection given his limited exposure, but given the relative lack of depth in this draft and preferences for different clubs, he could be a late pick on draft night.
 
Thought it was a good debut. If he cankeep his pressure up in the forward half, he’ll have himself a permanent spot.
 
BJK#5 said:
Looking at some photos of him training today and if he can chuck on a few more kg's over the off season i think he could really have an absolute bull on our hands. Got the toughness and speed just needs to keep developing that man body.
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Disagree, if you beef him up it compromises his aerobic capacity which will affect his defensive capabilities and two way running. Fyfe was able to do it because he is Nathan Fyfe. IMO Harry is already big enough to take the hits and dish out the tackles.

Classic example is Libaratore - even shorter than Harry and similar frame but one of toughest midfielders in the league. His body shape is fine, our fitness guys know exactly what they are doing
 
TallyHawk said:
Unlucky to be dropped I reckon


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Only so many rookies can be carried in a game imo .
He will be back .
 

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