Full name Liam Jones Name Liam Jones Parents Bob Jones Height 1.98 m | Height/Weight 197 cm / 97 kg Weight 98 kg Nominations AFL Rising Star Position(s) Forward Career start 2010 | |
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Date of birth (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 24) Draft #32, 2008 National Draft Role Australian rules footballer | ||
Original team(s) North Hobart Demons Education Scotch College, Melbourne | ||
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Liam Jones (born 24 February 1991) is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club. He was drafted by Australian Football League (AFL) club Western Bulldogs in the second round of the 2008 AFL Draft. He made his debut against North Melbourne in round 18 of the 2010 season. On 16 October 2014, Jones was traded to the Carlton Football Club.
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Jones attended Scotch College as part of the school's indigenous program.
In round 24, 2011, he was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.
An Indigenous Australian, Jones's father Bob Jones was also a professional footballer, playing with St Kilda.
Liam Jones was traded to the Carlton Football Club during the 2014 trade period in exchange for pick 46.
Jones start to his career at Carlton was met with poor form and he only managed 9 games in his first season with the Blues. He didn't play his first game for the 2016 season until Round 5 against Fremantle, where he kicked 2 crucial goals to see Carlton win by 4 points.
Going into the 2017 season, Jones' AFL career seemed in jeopardy until he was moved by coach Brendon Bolton into defense where he has since thrived and become one of Carlton's best players in the second half of the season. Jones then repaid the faith that Carlton had in him, signing a 2 year contract extension that would see him at The Blues until the end of 2019.
