Jones arrived back in Sydney last night following the Wallabies' disastrous European tour and is certain to be sacked after winning only one of four Tests.
Despite the criticism Jones has copped, Dwyer yesterday came out strongly in support of him retaining the position and guiding the Wallabies through to the next World Cup.
"I'm certain he is the right guy, I think it would set us back at least a year to change course," Dwyer said.
"We can't just have knee-jerk reactions to scoreboards, there is more to it than that. I think there have been a lot of pluses to come out of the tour."
Dwyer said the selectors had taken big gambles by throwing inexperienced players into the side based on the fact they believe they are the world-class talent of the future.
"I don't think we need look any further than that, we can see some real talent coming through," he said. Dwyer said well-respected rugby critics outside Australia had praised elements of the team, adding that Jonathan Davies believed the Wallabies were two players away from winning the World Cup.
"As long as we are convinced we are headed in the right direction, we have to stay on target," Dwyer said.
"The number of line breaks we are making off bad ball is astonishing and if we can sort that out we are well on the way to being a real force again."
Dwyer, who revealed he would have loved to have been involved in the analysis of the season, said 17 players were unavailable for the tour.
That included Bill Young, Jeremy Paul and Dan Vickerman, who have been first-choice members of the tight five for several years.
"It was in the tight five that we struggled the most, and the fact is that Vickerman is probably the best caller of the lineouts," Dwyer said.
In addition to that, Dwyer said No.8 David Lyons was also missing.
"We had four of the first-choice pack unavailable and even allowing for all that we were right in every game until the full-time bell," he said.
Dwyer compared the situation to that of the England side beaten 76-0 by the Wallabies in 1998.
"They had a few players out and not only did they keep their coaching staff but some of the players in that game were important members of the winning World Cup team, Jonny Wilkinson for one," Dwyer said.
"The latest example is the (Australia) cricket team. They came back from England, probably played below their best and even had a couple of problems with discipline," Dwyer said.
"It's a distinct parallel, yet they've come back and said 'righto, we can learn from our mistakes'.
Dwyer doesn't believe there is a common view Jones is already gone.
"I think there is far more discussion and analysis and submissions from Eddie and questions on his submissions that need to be asked before people form an opinion," Dwyer said. "I would be be disappointed if our administration formed an opinion from 12,000 miles away - I would think they are much smarter than that and will form an opinion based on facts, not just rumour and innuendo."
The Daily Telegraph
