Bartram_Class
Brownlow Medallist
From footydraft.com :
Nathan Jones
Details:
Club: Mt Eliza/Dandenong Stingrays
DOB: 20 January 1988 Hgt: 177cm Wgt: 84kg
Position: Midfielder
Natural Foot: Right
News Articles
Jones takes it one goal at time - Herald Sun 9/7/2005
Honours:
Vic Metro U16 2004
Vic Metro U18 2005
All Australian U18 2005 – midfielder
AFL Draft Camp 2005
Statistics:
2004: 4 games, 1 goal, averaged 11.7 PPG
2005 TAC Cup: 11 games, 5 goals, average 28.5 PPG
2005 U18 Champs: 3 games, 0 goals, averaged 22.7 PPG
Award Votes:
TAC Cup Coaches Award: 11 votes
TAC Cup Morrish Medal: 12 votes
Background:
When the big games took place, Nathan Jones stood up. He did it in both the U18 championships and the TAC Cup Grand Final. In the championships, he was well up the statsheet for clearances, inside 50s and rebound 50s – the territory he is able to cover assisted by his great aerobic capacity. He is especially good at getting behind the player with the ball and dashing past to get a handball receive (if you trust TAC stats he averaged 11.5 handball receives per game), and with such a strong powerful kick inside 50 it can be an effective style of play. A combination of school footy and injuries, including a broken hand suffered late in the championships, limited his time in the TAC Cup. His Grand Final performance where he accumulated close to 40 possessions in the losing side was a highlight and virtually single-handedly kept the Stingrays in the game and demonstrated his highly competitive attitude.
Strengths:
- Strong inside player; excels at clearing the ball at stoppages
- Endurance is excellent; able to cover lots of ground during a game
- Powerful, penetrating kick even off one step
- His ‘big game’ form was excellent this year
- AFL ready in 2006
Weaknesses:
- Already quite well developed, weighs about 85kg so had an advantage there in the TAC Cup against less developed rovers in opposition sides.
- Good at his type of game playing on the ball – but you could say that he doesn’t really work forward into space and take marks, relies heavily on clearance work and handball receives from running to generate most of his possession.
- A different build to others below 180cm, and in return is no where near as quick
Footydraft.com comment: Put his name forward with an outstanding U18 National Championships and TAC Cup Grand Final, where his ball winning ability in close and his high work rate were a highlight. Appears a definite top 10 pick, and quite possibly in the Top 5. He should be right to get some AFL in next season.
Nathan Jones
Details:
Club: Mt Eliza/Dandenong Stingrays
DOB: 20 January 1988 Hgt: 177cm Wgt: 84kg
Position: Midfielder
Natural Foot: Right
News Articles
Jones takes it one goal at time - Herald Sun 9/7/2005
Honours:
Vic Metro U16 2004
Vic Metro U18 2005
All Australian U18 2005 – midfielder
AFL Draft Camp 2005
Statistics:
2004: 4 games, 1 goal, averaged 11.7 PPG
2005 TAC Cup: 11 games, 5 goals, average 28.5 PPG
2005 U18 Champs: 3 games, 0 goals, averaged 22.7 PPG
Award Votes:
TAC Cup Coaches Award: 11 votes
TAC Cup Morrish Medal: 12 votes
Background:
When the big games took place, Nathan Jones stood up. He did it in both the U18 championships and the TAC Cup Grand Final. In the championships, he was well up the statsheet for clearances, inside 50s and rebound 50s – the territory he is able to cover assisted by his great aerobic capacity. He is especially good at getting behind the player with the ball and dashing past to get a handball receive (if you trust TAC stats he averaged 11.5 handball receives per game), and with such a strong powerful kick inside 50 it can be an effective style of play. A combination of school footy and injuries, including a broken hand suffered late in the championships, limited his time in the TAC Cup. His Grand Final performance where he accumulated close to 40 possessions in the losing side was a highlight and virtually single-handedly kept the Stingrays in the game and demonstrated his highly competitive attitude.
Strengths:
- Strong inside player; excels at clearing the ball at stoppages
- Endurance is excellent; able to cover lots of ground during a game
- Powerful, penetrating kick even off one step
- His ‘big game’ form was excellent this year
- AFL ready in 2006
Weaknesses:
- Already quite well developed, weighs about 85kg so had an advantage there in the TAC Cup against less developed rovers in opposition sides.
- Good at his type of game playing on the ball – but you could say that he doesn’t really work forward into space and take marks, relies heavily on clearance work and handball receives from running to generate most of his possession.
- A different build to others below 180cm, and in return is no where near as quick
Footydraft.com comment: Put his name forward with an outstanding U18 National Championships and TAC Cup Grand Final, where his ball winning ability in close and his high work rate were a highlight. Appears a definite top 10 pick, and quite possibly in the Top 5. He should be right to get some AFL in next season.
