I feel for Nathan

36 wins + 3 draws + 101 losses = 140 games

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Jones.html

Joel Selwood

116 wins + 0 draws + 24 losses = 140 games

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Joel_Selwood.html

Good thing you are comparing apples with apples.

  On 02/05/2013 at 00:34, Benson said:

Good thing you are comparing apples with apples.

Selwood is a class above Jones as a player but the difference is not reflected in the win-loss difference. If Selwood had come to MFC he would have experienced a similar loss rate and if Jones had gone to Geelong he would have experienced a similar win rate.

ok...

Yeah you have to feel for all the loyal players of the club in the last 7 years.

Definitely won't be seeing success for sometime.

Jones in 24-25 not 100% sure, played 140 games, our best player

really greatful to have him looking at this, he could play 300 games for our club and go down as a great by the end of his career

hopefully in the next 140 he plays some finals

  On 02/05/2013 at 00:40, Fifty-5 said:

Selwood is a class above Jones as a player but the difference is not reflected in the win-loss difference. If Selwood had come to MFC he would have experienced a similar loss rate and if Jones had gone to Geelong he would have experienced a similar win rate.

Disappointing for Jones.

I agree Selwood is a classy and tough player, but I think that it would be unfair to play down how good Jones is so easily. If he were in a top team like Geelong there would not be as much focus on tagging him as what he currently gets.

if jones stays he will never play finals. mfc wont see finals in his playing time. sad but probaly true

I agree it sure must be character building for Jones, and yet he still gives his all and has somehow managed to continue to develop.

I really admire that.

I feel sorry for Jones because he gets his head belted every week by the opposition and rarely gets paid a free kick for it.

His playing career will hopefully balance out in the next few years; if it doesn't with Melbourne, it's probably because we no longer exist.

I'm a NJ fan and he works his guts out for this club, However if Jonesy and JT and the others want to play finals during their careers with the MFC, THEN FFS get your collective poo together and pull your finger out and play a brand of football that we all will respect.

The only thing I feel for Nate Jones is an absolute truckload of admiration.

  On 02/05/2013 at 01:10, Munga said:

if jones stays he will never play finals. mfc wont see finals in his playing time. sad but probaly true

I disagree... give Jones the captaincy and he will lead us (by example) into finals contention. I get the feeling that he commands respect from the entire playing group and that he has a quality that the two Jacks are lacking in at the moment... he is an inspirational footballer. Name another player in our side who is regularly talked up in a positive way by the media... I can't think of one.

I have said it before and will say it again... Nathan for capt with Grimes as his deputy.

Jones is the exact type of person that clubs want to draft - he's loyal and driven to get the best out of himself. He strikes me as the type of bloke that would turn down offers from rival clubs because he's a loyal bloke. He plays like he is loyal to the club too, regardless of who is coaching

If we have a heart and soul right now, it's Nathan Jones (and us diehard supporters, of course!).

Edit: added the bit in brackets.

Edited May 2, 201311 yr by Deeoldfart

Do you know it is actually bloody disgustting that a topic about the one player who can be relied on to give his all every single week, still has posts [censored] on the Club, I sometimes wonder what the posters are missing in their life?

  On 02/05/2013 at 04:45, Satyriconhome said:

Do you know it is actually bloody disgustting that a topic about the one player who can be relied on to give his all every single week, still has posts [censored] on the Club, I sometimes wonder what the posters are missing in their life?

I agree with this, Nate gives every once of his being for every second he is on the ground.

Show some respect, there are a million other threads to bag others and the club.

  On 02/05/2013 at 00:20, Fifty-5 said:

I feel for Nathan

I feel for the whole bloody list.

  On 02/05/2013 at 03:11, hardtack said:

I disagree... give Jones the captaincy and he will lead us (by example) into finals contention. I get the feeling that he commands respect from the entire playing group and that he has a quality that the two Jacks are lacking in at the moment... he is an inspirational footballer. Name another player in our side who is regularly talked up in a positive way by the media... I can't think of one.

I have said it before and will say it again... Nathan for capt with Grimes as his deputy.

Do you think putting a C next to Jones name will make him a better leader than he currently is. Can you not be a leader without having a C next to your name.

Will Jones be a better leader being capt?

Is Grimes and JT becoming better leader by having the captaincy?

Edited May 2, 201311 yr by Grimes Times

Would you begrudge him if he leaves the club?

  On 02/05/2013 at 05:33, Cards13 said:

Would you begrudge him if he leaves the club?

If we are like this at the end of 2015, nope not one bit and I'd applaud every possession he got against us.

He would fit in with any of the top AFL teams.

  On 02/05/2013 at 05:12, Grimes Times said:

Do you think putting a C next to Jones name will make him a better leader than he currently is. Can you not be a leader without having a C next to your name.

Will Jones be a better leader being capt?

Is Grimes and JT becoming better leader by having the captaincy?

I know that this is a sort of blend of a number of topics, so apologies to anyone offended.

I thought about this last night, and I know this is fanciful - If a new coach came in and sat Grimes and Trengrove down and said "listen fellas, become vice captains, but I want you two to not have the added stress but work on improving yourselves on the field instead". Then gave the Captainancy to Jones.

1. Would Grimes and Trengrove play better and fulfill their potential faster. And,

2. Do you think it would affect Jonesy's current game/attitude?

I felt for Moloney last year, I feel for Jones this year.

I hope we get a coach in before Jones goes the same way as Moloney.

Yeah, i feel sorry for him too.
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