AFL Player #23: Harrison Jones

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 22, Duckworth

 

[JayJ20]

Wow. Was very impressive. 27 disposals and 12 marks. Could have kicked a goal or two.

 

[Yoda_]

Unpopular opinion but he'd be in my votes. Nothing he does is super sexy but very effective when he plays in this mood

 

[FlyingV]

In a good way he looked shorter tonight. He didn’t look like a KPP we are trying to force into a wing spot. I was getting him a Durham a bit confused at a glance at times. It’s a good thing.

 

[Blind Turn]

To be honest, outside of the KakoCaddio show, Jones performance was my favourite for the game. Really want him to make it as a serious player for us.

 

[ant555]

That is the output we want if he is going to play wing

 

[jannissary]

think it's all coming together. last season he was slow as the game progressed but i felt his effort across the board was exceptional

 

[Call Me Cake]

It's crazy to think he's only just cracked the 50 game mark.

Have a feeling we haven't even scratched the surface of what he's capable of. The aeorobic capacity he has is a huge advantage.

 

[Agronomus]

Can Harry give a chop out in the ruck? Would be a better option than getting a midfielder to do it

 

[yodellinhank]

Soft as butter. You can put him in the fridge, can't spread him. Leave him out no good to you either. Useless this time of year and probably September.

 

[eth-dog]

Soft as butter. You can put him in the fridge, can't spread him. Leave him out no good to you either. Useless this time of year and probably September.

Bizarre take based on Q1.

 

[yodellinhank]

Bizarre take based on Q1.

Oh well, keep watching and catch up.

 

[eth-dog]

Oh well, keep watching and catch up.

I recommend doing that. Been one of our best all game. Take the blinkers off

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Geez i thought Jones was good last night, and there is something there. He could really break out this year. Not sure I'd play him wing, but a bit like Jeremy Cameron a roaming role back to goal would suit.

 

[cobra land]

Soft as butter. You can put him in the fridge, can't spread him. Leave him out no good to you either. Useless this time of year and probably September.

Somebody needs to go to specsavers....

 

[ant555]

If he can develop the wing role into a 16 or so possession and 4 or so mark game most weeks and chime in now and then for goals then he has a role. Just another under pressure to make a step up. Thought he was okay last night. Just has to find the footy a few more ties a quarter.

 

[Lore]

Geez i thought Jones was good last night, and there is something there. He could really break out this year. Not sure I'd play him wing, but a bit like Jeremy Cameron a roaming role back to goal would suit.

He’s been threatening for years.

Was drafted as an energiser bunny who could go all day and is good below the knees as well as aerially, sort of a third tall at 196cm. Grew up an Essendon supporter and loved being around the club, was even involved with the recruiting team a bit in his second year iirc. “Good kid”. Low key favourite of mine, if I had favourites.

His first year was 2020 covid hubs and he had to play in the stupid scratch matches, second year he basically started over with the Cox, Perkins, Reid cohort and was a brilliant kick for goal when we finally got a look at him in the seniors, I think he went like 16.1 for the year or something similar, contested marks everywhere. Then the foot/ankle problems put something of an end to that for a while. I think it was something to do with the growth plates in his foot needed to be pinned?

Took him a while to get back from that and then a back fracture before he earned a contract extension last year… Hasn’t quite taken that next step since.

Maybe this year the stars will finally align for him…

 

[Agronomus]

If the AFL could just make it 5 on bench I'd definitely have him as a tall utility.
But it's the AFL unfortunately

 

[Lore]

He’s effectively an undersized mobile ruck/fwd

 

[Lore]

If the AFL could just make it 5 on bench I'd definitely have him as a tall utility.
But it's the AFL unfortunately

May well happen in another year or two, the concussion sub was originally potentially five on the bench but the coaches preferred the sub option. Brad Scott mentioned it shortly after he became our coach as it was something he was involved in during his time at the AFL.

 

[andleanback]

I just feel like he has all the tools to break out at some point. I think he just needs more confidence in his own ability imo

 

[Vander18]

I thought he was good last night.

Like better than ok….a solid good.

 

[naraku]

He’s effectively an undersized mobile ruck/fwd

Maybe he could fill that Blicavs type of role then?

 

[cavalcade]

With Langford out this is a chance to play him as a key forward. Who knows he might have improved since last time. There's not many other options.

 

[EnolaGay]

A Dodo master stroke.

Seriously though, he was good and is starting to build consistency given H2 last season and so far this year (including pre season).


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[fairbump_playon]

Looking very promising IMO

90% likely to make it as a genuine A grader