Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn : Jai “Duke” Newcombe - 2024 Peter Crimmins medalist

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[OsakaHawk]

In my time playing 5th grade suburban sports it was the always players player award. That would be the players mvp for AFL? Also the best of finals award, which I guess is the normie.

 

[tommyk72]

Newcombe should make the squad but he wont.

Top 20 for coaches votes
13th for total clearances
16th for contested possessions
8th for centre clearances
23rd for score involvements

These are all great stats, but none which place him in the top bracket which should be considered for AA. Next year I reckon he’ll make it.


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[Iceman!]

These are all great stats, but none which place him in the top bracket which should be considered for AA. Next year I reckon he’ll make it.


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Yeah he is having a very good year and tracking incredibly well, but he is not quite at the AA level yet. Fingers crossed he keeps developing and it won't be long until we see him crack the squad/team.

 

[Lawsy]

Newcombe should make the squad but he wont.

Top 20 for coaches votes
13th for total clearances
16th for contested possessions
8th for centre clearances
23rd for score involvements

He's done really well but with our consistent midfield 4, they are taking clearances away from Jai, reducing his score involvements etc. If he was the player we always relied upon in the middle like Trac, Bont or Danger, he'd be higher and much more in the conversation. Very happy with our development though and the load being shared around.

 

[peetoo]

AA is a fan voted media award, the only difference is that the fans doing the voting are mostly ex-players who are meant to be impartial.

The less credence given to it, the better.

1991 premiers. Zero AAs

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

1991 premiers. Zero AAs

Toast - Hawthorn have headf***ed everyone

They really have. Have a read of social media, listen to the radio, switch on the TV......Hawthorn have head****ed everyone. Credit where it's due, you just know that when Hawthorn is mentioned in footy media, there's 15,000+ separate blokes, in loungerooms around the country, mumbling under...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

https://x.com/afl/status/1690601937811681280?s=46&t=dZE9oBzxRwHk7AJiOe1ooQ

 

[HawksILove]

What can I say, he is just a super star bull

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[Roby]

He's like a gun 70's footballer dominating in 2023.

 

[peetoo]

Cult figure who’s elite too

 

[Titch3Votes0MooreAA]

Jai Newcombe. Pure domination. 40 disposals, 12 marks, 4 tackles, 4 clearances (3 of them came in the centre of the ground), 1 goal, 499 metres gained, 10 score involvements. All that while going at a disposal efficiency of 85%. It doesn't get much better than that. As I said in the match thread, he broke through every tackle, weaved in and out of trouble a million times, and won the ball all over the ground. Easily his best game to date in his 50th. We are so very lucky to have him on our side. We will forever thank that Box Hill scout.

 

[Argy]

Had Leigh Mathews vibes today.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

it made me physically ill how good this guy's game was today

 

[SSSSSS]

Had Leigh Mathews vibes today.

100%. Got that fat Sammy Mitchell arse and lethal thunderthighs.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

My favourite Hawk at present. He has qualities that simply cannot be taught

 

[TylerDurden]

I keep saying, Ricciuto clone.

 

[cryptor]

Another 10 votes from the coaches for sure.

 

[TazHawk15]

The kid is a beast and a Gun, the perfect player to wear the legendary number 3.

 

[theiaofseed]

Hawthorn social media team having some fun.

 

[cryptor]

Hawthorn social media team having some fun.

My dog loved this.

 

[Dipper]

He'll be the best player in the competition, if not next year, then the one after.

Full on beast mode today.

When Dixon asks if anyone can tackle him in training and he says 'I haven't found one yet'

 

[Dipper]

My favourite Hawk at present. He has qualities that simply cannot be taught

To anybody who doesn't have him as their favourite player, all I can ask is ..are you ok, have you ever suffered any concussions?

He's the heartbeat of this side.

 

[Threadkilla]

Had Leigh Mathews vibes today.

Beat me to it.

 

[I got the outside word]

This kid is made from some other worldly shit. Taking the piss getting him in the MSD.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

I can't think of many top 5 draft picks that have had a comparable first 50 games. It's ridiculous