04-01-2018, 01:04 AM
(04-01-2018, 12:38 AM)RiverRat link Wrote:He has never excelled in man-on-man contests in his limited time as a defender.
Jones' main defensive strengths are having the speed to get to a contest; adjusting to the ball in flight and punching the crap out of it if he can't mark it.
These strengths are taken away or reduced when our midfield imposes so little pressure that their opponents can deliver the ball to the advantage of their forwards. Pressure in the midfield leads to higher, more erratic kicks, which plays to the advantage of Jones as well as Marchbank and Weitering.
Time will tell whether I've gone too early or not, but the question remains - why is he the last line of defence if that's not his go ?
My concern with Jones is that he's either great or crap - he's either a reborn defender and the talk of the town, or else he gets both undies and pants pulled down by blokes kicking bags on him.