you're being far too apologetic towards a poor team.

If Melbourne were up and going, or at the least a decent side of the North variety, the media would lap it up.

The media focuses on good teams, not necessarily big ones.

Cotchin went unnoticed for a while there while Richmond languised.

Did anyone hear of Swan pre-2006?

With success comes respect. if you're a good player in a crap team, no one cares.

The best thing for Jones is to just keep the eye on the prize rather than lap up good games against teams still with a pacifier in their mouth and expect to be noticed. When this team is flying, he will be the league's poster boy, bookmark it.

He'll get his time.

Whilst I agree with you, I am afraid that time will get the better of him and by the time the dee's are up and running he will be "over the hill".

Put Jonesy on the banner ffs! Gary Lyon does not deserve to be there as he disassoiates himself from the MFC when the going is tough whilst Jones only ups the ante!