Blease and Strauss to compete with, and beat, Jones for a spot in the 22?!
Blease will never play the role that Jones plays, and if Strauss ever does he will need a few more summers.
Jones and, to a lesser extent, Moloney are our only clearance players now that McLean is gone. Now I think Scully and Trengove will turn into Elite 'In/Out' Mids but not in their first year they won't, and nor should they be expected to. I will be much happier with Jones and Moloney on the bottom of the packs giving it out to more fleet, and sharp, of foot.