From Perth, Western Australia, Jones made his debut for Claremont in 2003, and was recruited to the Kangaroos in the 2003 National Draft.
He made his senior debut for Claremont in round 1, 2003, against Peel Thunder, playing eight games and kicking 11 goals.
Jones made his AFL debut in round six of the 2004 season against the Western Bulldogs, recording five disposals before being dropped for the next game.
[4] Jones was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with pick 45 in the 2007 Rookie Draft, joining his brother at the club.
[7] He returned to football at WAFL level in round 14 against Peel Thunder,[4] but was unable to break back into the Eagles' line-up due to the form of Quinten Lynch, Ben McKinley and Ashley Hansen.