Clinton Jones effeciency improvement

fugazi · Post: # 729676Post **fugazi** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:29am

22 disposals at 91%.....he's really settling down to his role and picking his targets and knowing his limits....another great game....his opponent Danyyl Pearce didn't have any effect either.

Solar · Post: # 729680Post **Solar** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:30am

decision making

the guy eats pressure for breakfast

seriously you can't teach someone this, he has stepped up a level with his use of the ball.

Saintersss · Post: # 729683Post **Saintersss** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:32am

The list grows...

McVeigh, Mcleod, Kerr, Hasleby and now Pearce.

bigcarl · Post: # 729686Post **bigcarl** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:34am

he's becoming a very good player ... and not merely defensively. he's quick, tough and seems to be finding the mark with most of his disposals.

saint66au · Post: # 729696Post **saint66au** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:40am

Hit more targets than Grammy did tonight

bigcarl · Post: # 729730Post **bigcarl** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 1:57am

saint66au wrote:Hit more targets than Grammy did tonight

he made a few blunders but also gave us a lot of drive, i thought.

imo the good outweighs the evil.

Armoooo · Post: # 730273Post **Armoooo** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 7:05pm

Who does he take next week?

I would love to see him go head to head with Griffen.

Beekay · Post: # 730290Post **Beekay** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 7:22pm

dare i say it but the kid has a bit in the hips !

looked fantastic in traffic i thought. kept composed, side stepped, hit a target.

stinger · Post: # 730306Post **stinger** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 7:39pm

bigcarl wrote:he's becoming a very good player ... and not merely defensively. he's quick, tough and seems to be finding the mark with most of his disposals.

a smiling assassin with the looks of an alter boy......

...love it....

maverick · Post: # 730369Post **maverick** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 10:15pm

Under estimated by opposition, which is a positive, I don't even get nervous when he has the ball now

BTW he even got sledged on the commentary regarding kicking for goal, not sure if anyone else picked this up???...Little do they know he is one of the best set shots for goal we have

within range of course

matrix · Post: # 730375Post **matrix** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 10:38pm

get ready CJ....
round 14's a comin.

Iceman234 · Post: # 730380Post **Iceman234** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 10:52pm

I feel very confident when CJ has the ball.

Never thought his disposal was terrible, it just looked awkward, but his decision making is very very good.

Armoooo · Post: # 730387Post **Armoooo** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 11:12pm

Iceman234 wrote:I feel very confident when CJ has the ball.

Never thought his disposal was terrible, it just looked awkward, but his decision making is very very good.

I seem to remember a lot of very very very high 2-5 meter kicks when he was first getting started.

The_Dud · Post: # 730391Post **The_Dud** » Sat 25 Apr 2009 11:25pm

what i like about him is that he'll back his pace to beat opponents, which he did a number of time against Freo, kicking a few goals

St Fidelius · Sun 26 Apr 2009 9:55am

saint66au wrote:Hit more targets than Grammy did tonight

Not just his last game, but all 5 games IMO

Otiman · Post: # 730494Post **Otiman** » Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:30pm

I think CJ's kicking, whilst looking unorthodox, has always been good when he hasn't been under pressure.

Last year he was definitely panicked by pressure, and with this year comes some renewed self confidence, along with his ability to adapt to the pace of AFL football.

It is this confidence that has been the major turnaround in his disposal effectiveness, and I would put one J. Gwilt in the same category. Mini is just about in the same boat also.

villasaint · Post: # 730743Post **villasaint** » Sun 26 Apr 2009 9:57pm

I am the first to admit i could not stand hes blatant lack of ability to find a target. But he has improved remarkably. Confidence is a big thing. i think he handballs a lot too which improves his efficiench.

saintsRrising · Sun 26 Apr 2009 10:10pm

CJ has now played only 30 games.....so the best is yet to come.

The best is yet to come.

With experience at the highest level he is starting to adjust and look more at ease.

His enthusiasm and work-rate stood out from his first game.

But he has been developed to know better what to do...and with game time and hard won experience he is now really starting to deliver.

We were short of pace in our midfield rotations....and CJ along with Gram is delivering on this.

But more than that CJ is now just not an outside player,,,,but us an inside one as well. This is a big plus for us.

A number of his goals have come about because he has had the pace to break free and secure the loose ball...these are goals that we rarely got in the past.

Match-up on elite quick mids...they are finding CJ hard to shake......and when they do not concentrate enough CJ has been running of them causing offensive damage.

evertonfc · Post: # 730783Post **evertonfc** » Sun 26 Apr 2009 11:13pm

Amazing what confidence does.

He can tag too - and that has been the difference. Beating his man has seen him grow in confidence in turn.

Well done CJ for rising to a tough challenge.

saintly · Post: # 730888Post **saintly** » Mon 27 Apr 2009 10:02am

if we are still playing great footy by round 14 . it will then be interesting to see Clint Jones on Gary abblett

sunsaint · Post: # 731032Post **sunsaint** » Mon 27 Apr 2009 3:44pm

and yet he still cops a few back handers from fans...
"... improving" well that comment is only late by twelve months.
"still prone to bad disposal" when you play in close you are going to make the contested error occasionally.

The fact is he gets judged unfairly, when CJ or NDS turn the ball over that's ok because they are stars. For mine he is a second year AFL player, judge him as such, & dont force him to carry round a negative tag.
And if I hear one more reference to Zac and "that" Rocca game....grrrr