Big Milestone for the Jones boy this week.
I first saw him at Sandy game in Tassie v the Devils, where he racked up the possessions, broke tackles and was very solid (Hughes also kicked 5 that day).
There was loads of excitement on this site regarding his first game. Especially after he was given the number 2 jumper.
For some reason I was in Melbourne of the week of his first game. Standing proudly I yelled "Go number 2" as I was sitting in the members as he came off the bench (I couldn’t help myself, I think I also turned to my brother and said...."Is that Robbie" to the audible groan of the grumpy demon faithful behind). Yze kicked 5 that day as we crushed the doggies. Jones got 17 touches that day and laid a couple of hard tackles.
His "break out" game came a few weeks later with 25 touches and 2 brandlow votes. He even played a couple of finals that year.
It is easy to forget that Nathan is 23 years old. I have got a lot of time for the boy. His head is in the right place. He puts in 100% every time. He is the kind of guy you want around the club, likeable, hard working, diligent and he loves the club. He is also pretty good on the run in front of the sticks.
Good on you Nathan Jones, great 100 games.