Ranking all 17 teams based on how much they need Liam Jones in 2023
A ready-made key defender who was at the peak of his strength prior to choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the market for Liam Jones at the end of the season may be bigger than you’d expect. Jones was coming off a career-best season with Carlton when he decided to retire, rather than receive vaccinations. Now, with the mandate relaxed, Jones will be allowed into the AFL team in 2023 and there is no shortage of need for his services. We’ve gone through all 17 teams (without Carlton, who has ruled out getting the 31-year-old back) and ranked them based on how much they would benefit from adding Jones for 2023. The question that remains is whether the Blues deserve some sort of compensation, given the unique circumstances. From 17 (least) to 1 (most), here are our rankings: 17. West Coast The Eagles have Tom Barrass in his prime, they have veteran key defenders in Jeremy McGovern, and some younger options in Harry Edwards and Rhett Bazzo. Given where they are and the composit