Date of birth: 24/2/91
Height: 195cm
Weight: 86kg
Club: Tassie Mariners
Bio: A tall forward or defender, Liam Jones reads the game well and attacks the ball with purpose. He is a good decision-maker and is strong overhead. Jones attends Scotch College in Melbourne and is originally from North Hobart FC.
Jason McCartney says: Liam was in the Academy this year and his father, Bob, played some games for St Kilda, so he's a mad Saints fan. Liam didn't play under-18s for Tassie because he was at Scotch College and he hurt his knee at training and didn't end up playing much footy for the majority of the year. He is a fantastic mark and we played him mostly as a defender at the Academy. He'd only played a few games down back, but he was terrific. He's got great anticipation and he didn't spoil the ball much because he just got in front and marked it.
Tasmania U18 coach Andrew Mellor says: Liam couldn't play with the Mariners this year due to a knee injury which was a real shame because he showed a lot of promise in the under-16 championships last year. He's a strong key position player who has got good hands and also tackles and chases hard. We didn't get to see much of him on the footy field, but he did quite well at the draft camp [where he finished 10th in the agility test] and he certainly has a lot of talent.
Stats:
| AFL AIS Academy | ||||||||
| Team | Mt | K | HB | D | M | HO | T | G |
| AIS U17 | 2 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Draft Camp highlights: 10th agility test 8.35sec
