Liam Jones - Where is he at?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Liam Jones - Where is he at?

I really like the look of Jones, he showed in the second half of the intra-club match the ability he has, Lake had his hands full with him.

Also, has anyone noticed he has a disproportionately long body and short legs? I would’ve thought so long as he still has pace and agility (which he certainly seems to) that would be a major advantage to him, having a low centre of gravity at 195cm should make him extremely difficult to move off the ball.

So many great footballers are/were like this: Didak, Swan, Leigh Matthews, Daicos, Liberatore snr (shortest thickest legs in human history), Wallis snr etc (Milne has this advantage but is a suspected maggot, and then there's Wallace). They pump their little legs and are quick off the mark and can twist and turn quicker because they have shorter steps and a lower centre of gravity. They still look weird and disproportionate. But all these guys are short and Jones is tall, yeah, should make him harder to move off the ball and also more manouverable. He has aboriginal heritage doesn't he? Red hair and Tasmanian?? He doesn't look like his old man.....Is he a throw back to the Tasmanian aborigines who were red haired, like Truganini?

[soupman]

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On your last couple of sentences there droop I think Jones has quite an odd complexion. He is almost orangish, and with his reddish fuzzy hair it's an odd colour.

On his game there were encouraging signs, however he often seemed toe a metro or two off being in the right spot to gather the ball or take the mark, indicating that the comments about him needing to adjust to e pace of the game may be right. He was also the victim of poor delivery frequently, with passes to him especially in the first half not being to his advantage.

[Desipura]

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On your last couple of sentences there droop I think Jones has quite an odd complexion. He is almost orangish, and with his reddish fuzzy hair it's an odd colour.

You do realise his Dad is Aboriginal? Not sure of his mums background.

[Topdog]

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I didn't know that Desi.

[Greystache]

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His Dad is of strong aboriginal background, he was a key forward for St Kilda who played 20 games before moving back to the bush.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pg-st-kilda-saints--bob-jones

[Desipura]

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His Dad is of strong aboriginal background, he was a key forward for St Kilda who played 20 games before moving back to the bush.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/p...nts--bob-jones

Furthermore when he left St Kilda, he came to train with us one preseason but was overlooked.

[Twodogs]

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I can vaguely remember his dad playing for St Kilda.

[soupman]

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You do realise his Dad is Aboriginal? Not sure of his mums background.

Yes, I am aware of that. He is still quite an unusual colour though.

[Twodogs]

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Yes, I am aware of that. He is still quite an unusual colour though.

He looks the same colour as Hulk Hogan I reckon. Sort of an orangybecauseI'vebeeninthesunlamptoolong shade.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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You do realise his Dad is Aboriginal? Not sure of his mums background.

So Bob is aboriginal, I wonder if he's Tasmainian aboriginal, and Liam's redness is from that? That's an exciting possibility. Bob used to be called Wow Jones didn't he and played in the ruck or did he have a namesake at Carlton?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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Sorry got confused with Warren Jones of Carlton.

[Desipura]

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from Mangarook footy show website:

Congratulations go to Liam Jones after a fine AFL debut for the Western Bulldogs.
The 19-year-old, 195cm forward kicked a goal (and was probably ripped off another one) as the Bulldogs thrashed North Melbourne by 71 points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Not surprisingly, Jones was all smiles as he celebrated the unforgettable moment with his father Bob (who played 20 games for St Kilda in the late 1980s) and younger brothers Jhdara and Leiwyn in the dressingrooms after the game.

"I couldn't believe it," he said.
"I found out on Tuesday. I was just wandering around (at the Whitten Oval) and 'Rocket' said when you're finished what you are doing, come and see me."
"(They said) You're playing with us this weekend. They congratulated me. They said you deserve it."
"It didn't sink in at all," he said.

Jones said it was a thrill to play alongside the likes of Barry Hall and Brad Johnson.
"I called dad first.
"He was very strange. I think he was just shocked."

[AndrewP6]

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Was talking to someone from work on Friday (principal and her husband) who are friends of the family. Dad is Aboriginal/Indigenous, Mum is of European background/caucasian/white (insert correct term here!)

And Liam is a ranga!!! GO THE RANGAS!

[LostDoggy]

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Love this bloke, played well tonight.

[Mofra]

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He just chases & chases. A few teammates could learn something from him.