The Nathan Jones appreciation thread

[Bleeds_Red_&_Blue 172]

Third consequetive Bluey. Only the great Jim Stynes has done that.

Played every game this year .. again

Ambassador for MFC on and off field

Does not demand credibility, but earns it

Easily in MFC team of the decade and arguably player of the decade

Thank you Nathan Jones

You are now my favourite MFC player.

Cant wait to see you in 2015

[Davos 917]

Will probably go down as a club great.

I just hope he experiences success before he's done. Deserves it more than nearly anyone else.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I really hope Melbourne win more games next year, if nothing else to give Nathan Jones reward for all his hard work and commitment.

[ILLDieADemon 804]

Deserves the full captaincy next season.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Can't believe some of the tripe written in the other thread in regards to this great man.

Nathan Jones. A player who's 'talent' levels or 'natural ability' is being questioned and compared to other players within the AFL.

This is a guy who has consistently improved every part of his game since being drafted. This is a guy who has stood tall and who hasn't been affected by the failings of the MFC over the past 8+ years when nearly all of his fellow teammates have crumbled and fallen.

Nathan Jones is our very own superstar. I rate him just as highly as any other midfielder in the competition because of the unique situation he finds himself in.

How many other star mids in the AFL would be the players they are now had they been drafted and developed under the same toxic culture that Jones has been subject to? He hasn't had anywhere near the support some of the other stars of the comp have had.

He is a self driven, smart, hungry and desperate work horse who has done everything he can to get the absolute best out of himself for our club.

Nobody who has been drafted to the MFC at that time or since even comes close. Viney may be the next breed.

Congratulations Nathan, you're a legend of the club already in my eyes and someone who has the capacity to help turn this ship around.

Edited September 5, 2014 by stevethemanjordan

[nutbean 8,838]

Can't believe some of the tripe written in the other thread in regards to this great man.

Nathan Jones. A player who's 'talent' levels or 'natural ability' is being questioned and compared to other players within the AFL.

This is a guy who has consistently improved every part of his game since being drafted. This is a guy who has stood tall and who hasn't been affected by the failings of the MFC over the past 8+ years when nearly all of his fellow teammates have crumbled and fallen.

Nathan Jones is our very own superstar. I rate him just as highly as any other midfielder in the competition because of the unique situation he finds himself in.

How many other star mids in the AFL would be the players they are now had they been drafted and developed under the same toxic culture that Jones has been subject to? He hasn't had anywhere near the support some of the other stars of the comp have had.

He is a self driven, smart, hungry and desperate work horse who has done everything he can to get the absolute best out of himself for our club.

Nobody who has been drafted to the MFC at that time or since even comes close. Viney may be the next breed.

Congratulations Nathan, you're a legend of the club already in my eyes and someone who has the capacity to help turn this ship around.

I question the extent his of natural ability but that is so much more than countered by your comment "He is a self driven, smart, hungry and desperate work horse who has done everything he can to get the absolute best out of himself for our club."

Absolutely spot on. Give me 22 Nathan Jones any day of the week.

Edited September 5, 2014 by nutbean

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

What are his averages though?..

[Jaded No More 68,913]

Nathan Jones is a bonafide A grade player. Anyone who doesn't think so is clouded by their overall disappointment with the MFC.

He is an absolute credit to himself, has been amazingly resilient, consistent, and has improved every single season.

Jonesy is one of the few players who keeps me coming back each week & each season. He deserves success so badly, and I hope that before his career is over he gets to play in a successful finals campaign.

Jimmy would be very proud to share the honour of 3 B&Fs with him.

[Dr evil 1,185]

Is in talks with the club about a long term contract extension, I know no one will believe this because I am new here but I have been told the club is hoping for 5 years on good money, there is a possibility he will be put up for trade if the club doesn't feel they can retain him, his trade value would be a lot higher than the compensation we are likely to get.

[Davos 917]

Should be the highest paid player at the club by some margin.

Doubt he will leave.

[jane02 3,748]

I have a lot of love for Nathan Jones. Tries his heart out week in, week out,

[Uncle Fester 2,848]

He is a self driven, smart, hungry and desperate work horse who has done everything he can to get the absolute best out of himself for our club.

Nobody who has been drafted to the MFC at that time or since even comes close. .

Yup. He'll never look back and wonder if he could have done more. He honours the number he wears, which is a rare thing at this club these days.

[Wrecker45 3,378]

I don't understand the question on his talent and or natural ability. Without having seen him in the TAC cup myself but knowing people who watched him regularly the consensus is he was a dominator at that level. He was also an early draft pick.

Just because somebody gets the most out of themselves doesn't mean they were not talented to begin with. Talent and hard work combine to make A grade footballers and that is what we have in Jones.

[dazzledavey36 54,889]

I tell you what if Nathan Jones signed a contract extension for the [censored] he has been through personally he will go down as the greatest demon of all time.

I would even go to the extent of naming an award after him at the best and fairest.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Demon through and through. wish we had 21 more of him. We are watching a demon great in action, first since Neitz.

[Demon_JB 1,385]

Everyone remember when he was the whipping boy for us and we all wanted to trade him to Essendon?

This gives me faith that any player has the ability to turn it around and become a great player if they have the mind-set and willing to work. Lets hope Jones stays on and encourages everyone to turn it around like he did!

[M C 221]

Give him all of the money.

[P-man 13,366]

I think you have to be a supporter to truly appreciate him.

Outsiders get glimpses when they can stomach watching the Demons play, but those of us who watch the team every week get the full picture.

And it is every week, no matter the carnage taking place around him, that he stands up.

When he retires, he won't be remembered because he had the most ability, although he has plenty. He'll be remembered because he decided not to become yet another poster child for failed development at the Melbourne Footy Club, and instead became one of the most respected players in the league and redefine what it means to play for the red and blue.

Jones has become the player he is largely through sheer will and determination, and whatever support he may have received along the way, a lot of it he would have had to do on his own. He also did it during the lowest period the club has experienced in living memory.

For 3 years running he has been the bastion of pride at this club. And counting.

For all of this, he will be remembered for a long time.

Edited September 11, 2014 by P-man

[Yossarian 1,820]

If he leaves the club, I'll move to India and take up Buddhism. Walk around wearing a robe all day with no access to television.

I'll stop short of saying I'll stop posting here though because I don't want to make sweeping statements.

[Pates 9,660]

Is in talks with the club about a long term contract extension, I know no one will believe this because I am new here but I have been told the club is hoping for 5 years on good money, there is a possibility he will be put up for trade if the club doesn't feel they can retain him, his trade value would be a lot higher than the compensation we are likely to get.

The 5 year contract I definitely believe but the trade, I doubt the club would be able to survive the fallout from the fans. The love for him is up there is with any player over history. For that matter I can't see him even considering going somewhere else.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Pates

[dees189227 12,391]

if he leaves the club i will be shocked and wont recover.

[Chook 15,013]

I think you have to be a supporter to truly appreciate him.

Outsiders get glimpses when they can stomach watching the Demons play, but those of us who watch the team every week get the full picture.

And it is every week, no matter the carnage taking place around him, that he stands up.

When he retires, he won't be remembered because he had the most ability, although he has plenty. He'll be remembered because he decided not to become yet another poster child for failed development at the Melbourne Footy Club, and instead became one of the most respected players in the league and redefine what it means to play for the red and blue.

Jones has become the player he is largely through sheer will and determination, and whatever support he may have received along the way, a lot of it he would have had to do on his own. He also did it during the lowest period the club has experienced in living memory.

For 3 years running he has been the bastion of pride at this club. And counting.

For all of this, he will be remembered for a long time.

He's from the Robbie Flower school of deciding to be awesome even when the world is going to shite all around him.

[Frosty Demon 153]

The true measure of any player is how he goes when the team is loosing. We have been loosing for a while so what does this say about Jones?

In my humble opinion and obviously in the opinions of many he is not only a Melbourne great! but one of the elite players of the competition.

For others, he only looks good because we are so bad. This logic is severely flawed because as many a great coach has stated "the true measure of a player is how he goes when the team is loosing".

He is one of the great's and we are privileged to have him in our side.

PS: I never wanted him to go to Essendone, wtf?

[Demon trucker 1,800]

if jones does not sign a contract extension before trade week he will be traded, the club Will have no choice but trade him, free agency is going to keep the melbourne football club in the bottom for the next 30 years.

[chook fowler 19,458]

If he leaves the club, I'll move to India and take up Buddhism. Walk around wearing a robe all day with no access to television.

I'll stop short of saying I'll stop posting here though because I don't want to make sweeping statements.

I'll join a Doomsday cult.