Quote: Judder Man "We,ve lost our second rows linking outside with the centres, last year it was Sol and Manu, at the start of the season it was Greenwood and Vea.
LMS is trying to do the job but most of the time he goes to the floor, Jones struggles to make ground because of this sitation and has terrible offensive stats going forward.'"
Neither Jones nor LMS are being helped constantly being juggled around (or in Jones' case, in or out the side).
I have a lot of time for both players. LMS is playing the best rugby of his career - under extremely challenging circumstances. For all the stick Jones takes people need to remember that he's still very young. Ironically, I think he's a victim of his own physique. It's very rare to see players emerge from the juniors with the size and shape Jones' possesses. What's more - he's been thrown into all kinds of tough situations - especially defending in undoubtedly the hardest position in the game - centre. I think a lot of people look at him and think he's a lot older than he really is.
All I know is that - providing he's handled correctly - Jones will be an absolute beast around the age of 24 or 25. I'm thinking along the lines of Westwood. When he hits an opponent they really do stay hit. He has this weird style - it's almost like being hugged by an enormous grizzly bear. He absolutely poleaxed a couple of Pies in the final. He's got good hands and whilst he's not quick - like Louis - he is very fast off the mark with surprisingly good footwork.
