Rowan Jones

Rowan "RoJo" Jones (born 19 November 1979) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

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Rowan Jones
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-19) 19 November 1979
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Debut Round 19, 9 August 1998, West Coast
vs. Sydney Swans, at S.C.G.
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1998–2007 West Coast 158 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited at pick 28 in the 1997 AFL Draft by the Eagles from local WAFL club Claremont, Jones debuted in his first season at the Eagles, the round 19, 1998 match against the Sydney Swans at the SCG. From the 1999 season, Jones became a regular selection in the West Coast team, and indeed finished third in the Eagles' best and fairest in 2001.

Jones' form tailed off quite a bit in 2004, unfortunately coinciding with an appointment as a vice-captain, and when the 2005 season came around, spots in the side were scarce, and Jones was relegated to playing in the WAFL for much of the season. A weight of impressive performances at WAFL level enabled Jones to force his way into the Eagles senior side for four matches, including the Preliminary Final, but he was injured at training and was unable to play in the Grand Final loss.

Jones's improved form late in 2005 carried through into the 2006 season, where he once again became a regular in the team, playing 23 of a possible 26 games, including being a member of the Eagles Grand Final team that won by a point over the Swans and thus a premiership player.

Rowan Jones announced his retirement on 19 September 2007, citing a desire to leave the game on his own terms and spend more time with his young family.

Statistics
[1]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1998 West Coast 31210325220.50.01.51.02.51.01.0
1999 West Coast 311675687013827200.40.34.34.48.61.71.3
2000 West Coast 182081013813427241560.40.56.96.713.62.12.8
2001 West Coast 181811411513324851540.60.26.47.413.82.83.0
2002 West Coast 1813606610517122420.50.05.18.113.21.73.2
2003 West Coast 1823141518317535893640.60.78.07.615.64.02.8
2004 West Coast 1816047412219645410.00.34.67.612.32.82.6
2005 West Coast 184222735621370.50.56.88.815.53.31.8
2006 West Coast 1823916178274452117570.40.77.711.919.75.12.5
2007 West Coast 1823125191245436101430.50.28.310.719.04.41.9
Career 158 70 61 1043 1295 2338 512 386 0.4 0.4 6.6 8.2 14.8 3.2 2.4

References
  1. Rowan Jones' player profile at AFL Tables
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