Nathan Jones and I have a lot in common.

We both suffer the terrible fate of having to watch MFC players that aren't Nathan Jones play football every week.

Edited May 2, 201311 yr by Geddy Lee

@jman

I think it would hurt Trenners but gut Grimes.

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.

Personally, I wish we still had Beamer, but for me, the difference is NJ is still leaving it all out there, flogging after flogging.

Yeah, i feel sorry for him too.

Male Pattern Baldness is a tough thing for men to go through, and Nath had to deal with it at such a young age too.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you Nathan Jones!

We at Demonland will always support you, hair or no hair!

Nate says: thanks peeps - yeeeeoooowwww

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?

Ok, let's have no captains or vice captains at all... we can become an anarcho syndiclastic football club where everyone is a leader.

The reason there is a captain is so that there is one person on the field of play who can take the responsibility of pulling the team together when things are starting to go awry. Unfortunately, it often happens that the added responsibility that goes with the position can detract from the players ability to focus on his own game... I see Jones as being one player who would relish the added pressure and raise his game to another level while inspiring his team mates.

I feel for us supporters that have to pay to watch us!

Love Jonesy absalute Gun of the comp goes in hard everyweek i have no doubt he'll be a one club champion and will bring the best out of the likes of Viney and Tuompus

Ok, let's have no captains or vice captains at all... we can become an anarcho syndiclastic football club where everyone is a leader.

The reason there is a captain is so that there is one person on the field of play who can take the responsibility of pulling the team together when things are starting to go awry. Unfortunately, it often happens that the added responsibility that goes with the position can detract from the players ability to focus on his own game... I see Jones as being one player who would relish the added pressure and raise his game to another level while inspiring his team mates.

One person?? That is where you have it totally wrong. Its a team responsibility to pull the team together when things are starting to go awry. Do you think Lenny Hayes stands back and waits for Roo to do something or Mitchell or Hanneberry or pendles or bartel???? You dont need to be captain to show leadership or do things that can pull your team together when things are starting go one way.

The only difference between Jones and the the two Jacks should be the jacks do a bit more off field media, promotions, sponsorship commitments etc

One person?? That is where you have it totally wrong. Its a team responsibility to pull the team together when things are starting to go awry. Do you think Lenny Hayes stands back and waits for Roo to do something or Mitchell or Hanneberry or pendles or bartel???? You dont need to be captain to show leadership or do things that can pull your team together when things are starting go one way.

The only difference between Jones and the the two Jacks should be the jacks do a bit more off field media, promotions, sponsorship commitments etc

Ok, you win... lets abolish the role of captain and vice captain as they are obviously superfluous to what goes on on the field anyway, and simply give the two Jacks the new titles of MR and VMR (Media Rep and Vice Media Rep).

Edited May 3, 201311 yr by hardtack

Ok, let's have no captains or vice captains at all... we can become an anarcho syndiclastic football club where everyone is a leader.

Props for bringing Anarchist theory into this HT

It's interesting to see clubs handling leadership differently. We currently have a 9 person leadership group. Seems to have lost it's value when half the side is in it, no? Doggies went for one Captain and a revolving door for the VC position. I think they have a similar leadership void to us, although there's seems exacerbated by concerns over senior players being able to get on the field, where ours is a genuine void.

If nothing else I think Jones should be rewarded with the captaincy if we are still crap after 2014. We'll really need to switch things up anyways, and you have to reward a personality that is widely regarded as our best player, not just our 'going to be' best player.

Edited May 3, 201311 yr by The heart beats true

As far as leadership goes, just watched 2006 semi dees v freo. There were 6 dockers still playing (Pavlich, Sandilands, Crowley, Mundy, McPharlin, Johnson), while we had 3 (Sylvia, Davey, Jones). what really was obvious though was the difference in the ferocity of the Dees then and the Dees now.

If only we could lay tackles that stuck......

Each year I think he has just about reached his peak. Each year he proves me wrong.

Never more so than last year

On 5/2/2013 at 11:10 AM, Fitz Fitzpatrick said:

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

Oh Mr Fitzpatrick how wrong you were. Nathan Jones reeled us into the finals and we are going to have a red hot crack

3 minutes ago, Jack Smith said:

Oh Mr Fitzpatrick how wrong you were. Nathan Jones reeled us into the finals and we are going to have a red hot crack

What a debut post for Mr Smith.

Good job Smithy! 

9 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

What a debut post for Mr Smith.

With quite a substantial bump mind you.

14 minutes ago, Jack Smith said:

Oh Mr Fitzpatrick how wrong you were. Nathan Jones reeled us into the finals and we are going to have a red hot crack

You personally know Fitz? 5 years for a comeback is some stoney dry revenge...

10 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

What a debut post for Mr Smith.

Has to have another account how could you remember that.

Just now, McQueen said:

With quite a substantial bump mind you.

One of the biggest. That one must have been burning for... let me take a look... FIVE YEARS.

Whoa.

Fitz Fitzpatrick you were wrong.

Just now, Win4theAges said:

Has to have another account how could you remember that.

I know. Just pointing it out.

I'm picking that they're mates who had a falling out over a beer on this. I feel like he's won some sort of bet there.

? Or he just hates the mike hunt.

I'd go in to bat for Jonesy too, with the amount of crap he's dealt with at the Dees.

1 minute ago, Win4theAges said:

? Or he just hates the mike hunt.

I'd go in to bat for Jonesy too, with the amount of crap he's dealt with at the Dees.

Actually yeah... It's possible you could just go in reverse order through Jones threads to see every naysayer and raise their misdemeanours.

lol who could be bothered doing that, some A hole on here was having a go at me before the West Coast game regarding selections and how we should line up in the forward line.

Pretty much nailed how we would line up and the players to come in on Thursday morning, i felt like finding the thread and giving it too him but who could be F'd.

1 hour ago, Jack Smith said:

Oh Mr Fitzpatrick how wrong you were. Nathan Jones reeled us into the finals and we are going to have a red hot crack

 

1 hour ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

You personally know Fitz? 5 years for a comeback is some stoney dry revenge...

Nice post Smithy & DaisyDee!

Edited August 20, 20186 yr by Demonia
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