Stacey Jones
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| Jones playing for the Warriors in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Stacey William Jones | |||||
| Nickname | The Little General | |||||
| Born |
7 May 1976 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994 | Auckland City | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1995–05 | Auckland Warriors | 238 | 75 | 171 | 12 | 654 |
| 2006–07 | Catalans Dragons | 45 | 12 | 49 | 4 | 150 |
| 2009 | New Zealand Warriors | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| Total | 322 | 95 | 225 | 19 | 849 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994 | Auckland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | New Zealnd Māori | |||||
| 1995–06 | New Zealand | 48 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 170 |
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Stacey William Jones, ONZM (born 7 May 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer, who has been named amongst the greatest New Zealand has ever produced. He currently plays for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League's Phelan Shield. His usual position is at halfback, but he has also briefly played at five-eighth during his distinguished career, which includes 46 Tests for New Zealand (1995–2006). Stacey Jones is the first and only life member of the New Zealand Warriors club whose records for most appearances, tries and points he held at the time of his retirement.
Jones' vision and ability to control the game when his team was on attack earned him the sobriquet "the little general", a reference also to his small stature in comparison to that of most rugby league players. Jones was often able to find players with a high bombing kick at either sides of the field or place a sneaky through ball for oncoming players to pounce on.
He's the epitome of a New Zealand champion.
Jones of Māori descent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is a grandchild to New Zealand rugby league great Maunga Emery. He played junior grades for the Ponsonby Ponies and Mt Albert Lions before moving to the City-Pt Chev Pirates when he was 9. Jones also attended the famous St. Paul's College, Auckland. In 1994 he played for the Auckland City Vulcans side in the Lion Red Cup. In July 1994 he captained the Junior Kiwis as they toured Australia. Here he played against Darren Lockyer, who was playing for the Junior Kangaroos at the time.
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