Zak Jones

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Zak Jones
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Jones playing for Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Zachary Jones
Date of birth (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 15, 2013 national draft
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 3
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2019 Sydney 90 (23)
2020– St Kilda 59 (13)
Total149 (36)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Zachary "Zak" Jones (born 15 March 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Early life

Zachary is the younger brother of former Melbourne captain Nathan Jones. Jones played for the Dandenong Stringrays in the TAC Cup and was a joint-winner of the Most Valuable Player for Vic Country at the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships [1] and was named in the All-Australian team. [2]

He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 15th overall selection in the 2013 national draft.

AFL Career

Sydney Swans

He made his senior debut against Richmond, at the MCG in round 14 of the 2014 AFL season. [3]

In 2016, he was able to overcome an ankle injury and a severe concussion through the season, and was selected to play in the 2016 AFL Grand Final, cementing himself a spot in the team.

Coming out of contract at the end of the 2019 season, Jones requested a trade to St Kilda. Swans CEO Tom Harley said of Jones "everyone knows within footy circles he comes from a really strong and tight family and his desire to return to Victoria is to be closer to his family. St Kilda is the club that has expressed interest and Zak has let us know that, he has been really transparent about that...We actually had some challenges in re-signing him last time so this wasn’t totally unexpected." [4] At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, Jones and pick 56 was traded to St Kilda for pick 32, 76 and a 2020 3rd Round pick. [5]

St Kilda FC

Jones made his St Kilda debut in Round 1 of the 2020 AFL Season against North Melbourne. [6] Jones was one of the best-on-ground in the Saints' round two win over the Western Bulldogs, collecting 29 disposals and a goal in a match with shortened 16-minute quarters. Jones left the field early in the Saints' Round 4 win against Richmond, and missed the Round 5 win against Carlton as a result. [7] [8] Jones eventually managed 16 of a possible 19 games (including two finals for nine wins and seven losses) in his first year at the Saints, finishing sixth in the Trevor Barker Award.

Jones suffered a hamstring injury in the 2021 pre-season and did not participate in the Saints' pre-season matches. Jones had a career best game in round seven against Hawthorn, winning the Silk-Miller Memorial Medal in the Blue Ribbon Cup game and collecting 37 disposals, two goals, six tackles, eight marks and had 13 score involvements. The following week, against Gold Coast, Jones had 31 disposals and laid seven tackles to be amongst the Saints' best in their round eight win. In mid-May, Jones ruptured his right quad at training ahead of round nine. He underwent surgery and was unavailable for selection for approximately eight weeks. [9] Despite the injuries, Jones returned immediately to the side Round 17 and having a big impact, collecting twenty-six disposals (13 contested) and a game-high 10 clearances from just over 60 percent game-time. [10] Jones ultimately played seven consecutive games to see out the season, including a prolific 32-disposal game against West Coast and a strong 30 disposal game against Carlton. Of his return to the side despite injury, teammate Seb Ross stated that "every time Jonesy’s had an injury, he’s basically nearly returned straight into the AFL team off just the work he’s been able to do in rehab. You don’t see that too often. The way he attacks his rehab and prepares his mind and body to be able to come straight in and not look out of place with his run and drive is a real credit to his professionalism." [10]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 7, 2023. [11]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Sydney 10410111829370.30.02.84.57.30.81.80
2015 Sydney 101100694911820270.00.06.34.510.71.82.50
2016 Sydney 1016311538523833520.20.19.65.314.92.13.30
2017 Sydney 1023106256202458109790.40.311.18.819.94.73.42
2018 Sydney 10196319417637076350.30.210.29.319.54.01.80
2019 Sydney 10173721716338068660.20.412.89.622.44.03.90
2020 [a] St Kilda 3165815714730447570.30.59.89.219.02.93.67
2021 St Kilda 3134216314130449570.30.212.510.823.43.84.44
2022 St Kilda 3132111711823538460.20.19.09.118.12.93.50
2023 St Kilda 30––––––––––––––
Career13234281337109924364434260.30.210.18.318.53.43.213

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 draft prospect: Zak Jones". Australian Football League. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Twomey, Callum (5 July 2013). "SA, Vic Metro reps head U18s All Australian team". Australian Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Lalor, Peter (19 June 2014). "Sydney Swans give Zak Jones his debut". The Australian . Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "AFL 2019: Zak Jones, Sydney, St Kilda, trade rumours, trade whispers". Fox Sports. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jones joins St Kilda". 16 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Nice, Chris (20 March 2020). "Deliveroo Team Selection: Six new Saints set for Round 1 rise". saints.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dunstan sidelined with pectoral injury". saints.com.au. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Nice, Chris (1 July 2020). "Deliveroo Team Selection: Skipper returns for Thursday night showdown". saints.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Quad rupture benches Jones". saints.com.au. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Beware the wounded bull: Jones' bounce back despite serious injury". saints.com.au. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Zak Jones stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  12. ↑ 2019 injury
  13. ↑ 2016
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