BEN JONES, Interview with Ben Jones, Sydney Roosters, Australian schoolboys, ais, nsw chs, nsw under 17's vs queensland

1. Who is your biggest inspiration	Nah, no one really
2. What is your favourite playing position	5/8 now, I have been playing in the Centers
3. What was your first footy team you played for?	Coonabarrabran Unicorns
4. Who do you support in the NRL Ben?	Roosters
5. Can The NSW Blues win State of Origin 3?	Yeah, they can win
6. Who do you really think will win	Queensland
7. What about your new School, Matraville SHS, whats good about this school?	It's pretty cruisey, good people and we have a really good footy team
8. How come you are in Sydney anyway?	To continue my footy career
9. What's the difference between your old school Redcliffe State Higfh School & Matraville Sports High School?	They are pretty much the same, they both have excellent Rugby League programs
10. What is your favourite subject at school?	Footy
11. Which subject to you hate the most?	proberly maths
12. What about the Under 17's game at Telstra Stadium, how was it playing against your old school & team mates?	It felt weird leading up to the game, but once the game was on, that was it, i had my job to do
13. What was it like playing for NSW?	It's a bit different, it was good to see how NSW prepared for the game
14. Did you ever think you would be wearing a NSW jumper	Nah, never thought I'd ever wear a NSW footy jumper
15. you played really well in that NSW Vs QLD game Ben, I liked you r kick & chase, what's your favourite footy move	Proberly the 'kick - chase'
16. Last year (2006) you toured with the AIS squad, what was that like?	That was fun, it was my 1st time out side Australia too
17. Was the game against Queensland a better standard than the games on last years tour of France & the UK?	It was pretty much the same, they were older guys and it was great fun
18. You have been selected to play for NSW CHS in this years Schoolboys Championships, what do you think about that?	Yeah, it's a great honour, it's pretty good & I can't wait
19. Who are some of your former team mates that will be dangerous?	Kevin Proctor, Ray Thompson, Jake Friend & Robert Lui
20. What are your plans for the next few years Ben?	Next year I'd like to a few gamesin the Toyota Cup, (the National Under 20's comp), then hopefully play n the NRL
21. Which NRL team would you like to play for?	The Roosters
22. Oh yeah, during the NSW Vs QLD Under 17's game, did any of the Queensland boys give you heaps?	Nah, not really, I thought they were going to
Thanks very much Ben, good luck in the Aussie Champs next week	yeah, no worries, thanks