Chayce Jones is returning home to Tasmania, eight years after Adelaide selected him with pick 9 in the 2018 AFL Draft, the 100-game Crow has signed with the Devils for the 2027 VFL season. 

Originally from Longford in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands, Jones played senior football for Launceston in the Tasmanian State League and captained Tasmania to an Academy Series premiership in 2018. 

“I’m excited by this opportunity to head back home and play for Tassie,” Jones said. 
 
“I feel like my time in the AFL has taught me a lot, and I’m excited to bring some of those experiences back to the Devils.  
 
“I’m still driven to play AFL and felt this opportunity was the best chance for me to showcase that, so I’m fit and ready to get stuck in with the program and get to work.” 

He also earned All-Australian honours at the 2018 AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 21.5 disposals (10.8 contested) and 6.8 tackles per game for the Allies. 

The 26-year-old made his AFL debut in round 1 of 2019 and won Adelaide’s Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award in his first season. 

Jones went on to establish himself on the wing, where his hard running and attack on the ball became hallmarks of his game at the elite level.  

Jones enjoyed his best season in the AFL in 2023, averaging a career-high 17.4 disposals across 18 games, and finished his time at Adelaide with 23 goals from 100 AFL appearances. 

Tasmania’s Head of List Management and Strategy Todd Patterson said bringing Jones home was a significant moment for the club as it prepared for its second VFL campaign. 

“To have Chayce come home and pull on a Tasmania jumper again is a big moment for our club and our state,” Patterson said. 

“He’s spent eight years in an AFL program, and our younger players will get to see firsthand how he prepares and goes about his football.”