Chayce Jones

Chayce Jones (born 14 January 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Adelaide Crows with their first selection and ninth overall in the 2018 AFL draft.[1]

Chayce Jones
Personal information
Full name Chayce Jones
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000
Place of birth Longford
Original team(s) Longford and Launceston
Draft No. 9, 2018 AFL draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Adelaide
vs. Hawthorn, at Adelaide Oval
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 1
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Adelaide 23 (9)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Jones grew up in Longford, Tasmania and also played junior football for the Longford Football Club and cricket club. He moved to Launceston Football Club to play in the Tasmanian Football League. Following an exceptional Under-18 Championship campaign with the Allies in 2018, where he was picked in the Under-18 All Australian team, Jones was projected to be picked up within the top 10 of the 2018 AFL draft. He also surprisingly finished second in the TFL's Player of the Year award with the Launceston Football Club even though he only managed to play five games for the season.[2]

AFL career

2019

Jones made his debut in the first round of the 2019 season against Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval. Jones pushed his way into the Adelaide starting lineup as a small forward on the back of the impressive form in the pre-season competition. He showed plenty of promise early, playing six of the first 10 games, before returning for the final two games of the season. Jones looked lively when he was given midfield time in the round 23 loss to the Western Bulldogs. He won the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award as the Crows' best young player. On 5 July 2019, with a year still to run on his contract, Jones extended his stay at Adelaide until the end of 2023.

2020

Jones played 15 of the 17 games played in 2020. He showed promising signs of what he can do for the future.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Adelaide 2083848418916180.4165.111.122.30
2020 Adelaide 11561645812222280.40.14.33.98.11.51.90
2021 Adelaide 1----------------
Career 23 9 9 112 99 211 38 46 0.4 0.4 4.9 4.3 9.2 1.7 2 0

References
  1. "Pick 9: Chayce Jones". afc.com.au. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "Chayce Jones". afc.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. "Chayce Jone's player profile". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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