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Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn : Jai “Duke” Newcombe - 2024 Peter Crimmins medalist
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I saw in the week that he's number 1 in the comp over the last 4 weeks for scores from his clearances.
He's a beast. I think arguably right now our most important player.
8 centre clearances today. His ability to get the ball out of heavy congestion with a handpass is elite.
This guy is built for finals and has found form at the right time, I can't wait to see him in action at the G in two weeks!!
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For a guy who is carved out of granite I am never ceased to be amazed by how light he is on his feet.
In a rich vein of form atm. Not so reliant on Day, as we were earlier in the year.
Was it you that likened him to a front end loader fused with a ballerina?
When he takes possession under pressure he does that Matthew's reverse shimmy thing and most times he's got the play in front of him and option of a kick or handball. If the oppo does get him he can usually either break free or stand up and still dish it off.
He has a real refusal to just stick the ball onto his boot however hot the pressure is.
He's the engine of this side.
I've got a bit seduced by the Wiz but Jai is still my favourite player.
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I could only work him into second best in the Yabby today.
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Yeh that was mine, I am quite proud of that oneWas it you that likened him to a front end loader fused with a ballerina?
When he takes possession under pressure he does that Matthew's reverse shimmy thing and most times he's got the play in front of him and option of a kick or handball. If the oppo does get him he can usually either break free or stand up and still dish it off.
He has a real refusal to just stick the ball onto his boot however hot the pressure is.
He's the engine of this side.
I've got a bit seduced by the Wiz but Jai is still my favourite player.
Yes he's an absolute jem is the Prince of Poowong.
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Could be a dark horse for the Brownlow, the umps don't give him many free kicks but they do give him votes.
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Ended up with an identical Supercoach average to last season, which is quite amazing because it's felt like he's been 'down' on last year's form!
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Feel he was more even throughout the year last year, but this year he's built to his strongest form ever in the last bit of the year despite starting slow.
Poowong, which is just a whistle from me, may well be the home of the Brownlow one day,
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Put him in a Geelong jumper and he's AA !
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Here is a moustache of someone who is past giving a f**k about what people think. Be great to see some of our players with a mo like this.I think the new haircut makes him even intimidating.
The oppo players must think to themselves "this dude doesn't give a f..k about what he looks like, he's one scary mofo"
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To be honest I read this and thought you scared yourself with the thought of Duke in a Geelong jumper
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28 Disposals, 12.3 Contested Disposals, .8 Goals, 8.1 Score Involvements, 1.5 Goal Assist, 8 Clearances, 4.5 Centre Clearances
28 Disposals, 12.3 Contested Disposals, .8 Goals, 8.1 Score Involvements, 1.5 Goal Assist, 8 Clearances, 4.5 Centre Clearances
Reminds me of Mark Riccutto, big body, that can move with good hands above his head. I think we need to rest rotate him through the middle more....plus get him to grow a mow so he looks more like lethal.
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This.
At the start of the year I thought he looked laboured in his running, but hats off to Jai and the conditioning team, seriously becoming an elite consistent player, noticeable how rock hard fit he looks at the ground. When he is on (Same for Nash), we are on. Just seems another tireless worker behind closed doors and his earned everything.
The part about Jai getting demoted for the rising star because he was old and now Dempsey is in the complete opposite light being talked up is pretty funny, he genuinly looks 30 in some shots though. He is about to make a name for himself as the benjamin button of the AFL, just turned 23, we are about to witness 7 years of his prime that not many players can rival.
His the type of player that makes a name for himself in finals, and some of the hits he brushes off are quite insane, cannot wait to see what he will produce.
The part about Jai getting demoted for the rising star because he was old and now Dempsey is in the complete opposite light being talked up is pretty funny, he genuinly looks 30 in some shots though. He is about to make a name for himself as the benjamin button of the AFL, just turned 23, we are about to witness 7 years of his prime that not many players can rival.
His the type of player that makes a name for himself in finals, and some of the hits he brushes off are quite insane, cannot wait to see what he will produce.
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