Ron Estrada Director of Outreach and Development | LinkedIn
Ron Estrada Director of Outreach and Development | LinkedIn
The Chicago Hounds announced today the signing of flanker Maclean Jones to a two-year contract extension. The new agreement secures the 28-year-old Brisbane, Australia native with the club through the 2026 season.
“I’m excited to be calling Chicago home for another two years,” stated Jones. “We have an incredible fan base, great owners and staff, as well as a close and talented group of players, which makes re-signing easy.”
Jones appeared in all 16 contests throughout the 2024 season, making 13 starts and playing a total of 1,049 minutes. Out of his 189 tackle attempts, he was credited with 171 tackles, including seven dominant tackles. Jones also had a career year on offense, scoring four tries.
The flanker joined the Hounds prior to the 2023 season. In that year, he appeared in 15 games, starting all of them and logging 1,120 minutes. He scored three tries on his 63 carries and completed 188 out of his 219 tackle attempts on defense.
Jones previously played for the Austin Gilgronis during the 2021 and 2022 MLR seasons. Over his career, he has accumulated 53 caps (48 starts) and logged 3,690 minutes. On defense, he has completed 645 out of his 741 tackle attempts (87% tackle success rate). Jones has scored nine tries in total.
“The best is yet to come,” concluded Jones.
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