Corey Jones Biography

Kangaroo Corey Jones will play his final AFL match this Sunday against Melbourne at the MCG after announcing his retirement.

"Corey's been exceptional in the VFL this year and he's only been kept out of the side by some players who have been a little bit ahead of him," Kangaroos coach Brad Scott said.

"The way he has handled himself this year has been absolutely exceptional."

North Melbourne forward Corey Jones will play in his 150th game against Hawthorn and says that his future is on the line after being given a new lease of life under caretaker coach Darren Crocker.

"We've got a new coach so it's just a little bit refreshing to change up a few things," Jones said. "He's backed me in a little bit, so it's good. I want to stand up for him.

"We've got eight weeks and whatever happens at the end of the year, we'll worry about that [then]. The last eight weeks we'll be hell-bent on trying to knock over a few sides.

"I thought there were some positive signs on the weekend and hopefully we keep improving each week."

North Melbourne's Ben Warren has replaced the player who has helped him the most: veteran Corey Jones.

"It definitely was a slow, gradual improvement. I think I have a bit of talent - that's obviously why I got drafted - but I just needed to work on so many different areas to play senior footy. I definitely wasn't ready for senior footy," Warren said.

"For the last two years he has watched nearly every one of my VFL games with me and gone through and given me little pointers here and there and you can't buy the experience he's had. During the week we have to go through our vision with the coach and he always sits in with me and has been a massive help, a massive reason why I've improved."

North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley has voiced his frustration about two of his under-performing stars: Daniel Wells and Corey Jones.

Hamish McIntosh, Brady Rawlings, Michael Firrito, Corey Jones and Daniel Pratt sign contract extensions with North Melbourne.

"We see it as an endorsement of what the club has been achieving over the last six months," chief executive Eugene Arocca said.

"Players who want to play at North Melbourne stay at North Melbourne and history has generally been that this is a great place to be. It's a unique club."