Jamaine Jones has endured a wild ride in the last seven or eight months.

More spine tingling, more bone crunching and more adrenaline rushing than anything a Gold Coast theme park could throw at him.

Jones was invited to audition for one of two Supplementary Selection Period positions on the West Coast Eagles list and was granted the part in March.

Tomorrow, he will make his West Coast debut against Port Adelaide, but his journey to this point has been anything except routine.

Delisted by Geelong at the end of last season, after seven games in two years, he was hopeful rather expectant of another opportunity. It came via the Eagles, but no sooner was he in Perth and on the list and he was sent home again.

With the AFL season suspended after the opening round against Melbourne he returned to his home State of Victoria. When he headed back to Perth for the season re-start, he was placed in quarantine for two weeks.

He trained with his teammates for a week or two before then packing up for the stint in this Gold Coast hub. Now, after such a convoluted journey, he will play his first game for West Coast against Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium. Generations to come will not fathom the sequence of events.

For Jones, who was presented with his No.47 guernsey at a team meeting by former teammate Tim Kelly, it will be a moment to cherish.

Generally when a player earns his first opportunity at the Eagles, his family is invited in for the guernsey presentation. In this current environment that is not possible, but Jones’ family appeared via facetime in the team meeting for the official ceremony.

“It’s a hard one,” Jones said when asked if he thought another opportunity would be forthcoming after being cut by the Cats.

“I got delisted from the Cats not knowing if I’d be picked up by another club; my manager, Winston, worked his magic and got me to the Eagles. I had an interview with them and was lucky enough to get the last spot.

“It’s a bit of a weird one, I didn’t think any of this would happen. This COVID-19 situation has been tough on us all. I didn’t think I’d be in this position in round four. I had a bit of catching up to do because I hadn’t had an AFL pre-season.

“It will mean everything (playing against Port) to me and my family. It will be awesome.

“We had a team meeting, not knowing all of my family would be on Facetime when I walked in. My mum , my sister, my brothers, little cousins were all there; it was a pretty good moment to have my jumper presented in front of them.

“We have five brothers playing tomorrow. Jet Boy playing his 200^th game, me playing my first game and having three others playing will be pretty special playing alongside them.”

Even before he got to Geelong, Jones (or JJ as he is known to teammates), had an interesting story.

He played with the North Ballarat Rebels, missed the draft, but was playing in the Hampden Football League when he caught the eye of Geelong recruiting boss Stephen Wells.

He was the Cats last selection (Pick No.48) in the 2017 rookie draft.

He has earned a shot at a second chance at the elite level after two strong performances in the “scrimmage” hit outs against Gold Coast and Brisbane.

A compact left-footer, he is renowned for his capacity around goals, as well as his defensive pressure.