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

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Bugs1977]

Don't be jealous folks, but I'm gonna see his debut live

I might be joining you

 

[Manila_Hawk]

Does he even know the gameplan? Or is Box Hill's gameplan the same.
Imagine him streaming through the centre looking upfield for a leading forward and then ............he sees them all stagnant waiving their arms to kick it the pack. He'd be thinking .....WT

Hopefully he doesn't know our gameplan.
Then he won't kick it backwards.....
or handball to his team-mate's ankles (who is surrounded by 3 of the opposition) !!

 

[I got the outside word]

Where can I go to get an emergency ‘44’ put on my jumper?

Some Jai Newcombe facts:

Jai Newcombe doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

If you spell Jai Newcombe in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

Jai Newcombe has a mug of nails instead of coffee in the morning.

If Jai Newcombe were to travel to an alternate dimension in which there was another Jai Newcombe and they both fought, they would both win.

Jai Newcombe’s tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Jai Newcombe does not sleep. He waits.

Jai Newcombe can dribble a bowling ball.

Jai Newcombe has never blinked in his entire life. Never.

Jai Newcombe counted to infinity… twice.

Jai Newcombe is the reason why Wally is hiding.

Jai Newcombe doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.

Jai Newcombe can get in a bucket and lift it up with himself in it.

Too soon?

 

[Pessimistic]

Where can I go to get an emergency ‘44’ put on my jumper?

Some Jai Newcombe facts:

Jai Newcombe doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

If you spell Jai Newcombe in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

Jai Newcombe has a mug of nails instead of coffee in the morning.

If Jai Newcombe were to travel to an alternate dimension in which there was another Jai Newcombe and they both fought, they would both win.

Jai Newcombe’s tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Jai Newcombe does not sleep. He waits.

Jai Newcombe can dribble a bowling ball.

Jai Newcombe has never blinked in his entire life. Never.

Jai Newcombe counted to infinity… twice.

Jai Newcombe is the reason why Wally is hiding.

Jai Newcombe doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.

Jai Newcombe can get in a bucket and lift it up with himself in it.

Too soon?

is this Benjamin stratton revisited?

 

[The Chad and I]

Where can we expect him to play given his lack of pre-season?
Does he have the tank to play a full game at HFF with a few mins at stoppages?
Or is he likely to spend 60minis TOG in the forward half?

 

[MrPremiership]

Where can we expect him to play given his lack of pre-season?
Does he have the tank to play a full game at HFF with a few mins at stoppages?
Or is he likely to spend 60minis TOG in the forward half?

What lack of pre-season? He has played 11 games already this year at BHH.

 

[Roddy]

Where can I go to get an emergency ‘44’ put on my jumper?

Some Jai Newcombe facts:

Jai Newcombe doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

If you spell Jai Newcombe in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

Jai Newcombe has a mug of nails instead of coffee in the morning.

If Jai Newcombe were to travel to an alternate dimension in which there was another Jai Newcombe and they both fought, they would both win.

Jai Newcombe’s tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Jai Newcombe does not sleep. He waits.

Jai Newcombe can dribble a bowling ball.

Jai Newcombe has never blinked in his entire life. Never.

Jai Newcombe counted to infinity… twice.

Jai Newcombe is the reason why Wally is hiding.

Jai Newcombe doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.

Jai Newcombe can get in a bucket and lift it up with himself in it.

Too soon?

I heard he kicked Chuck Norris's arse....

 

[Milkshaker]

Tear them a new one Duke.

 

[Davo-27]

Tear them a new one Duke.

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Jai cooking a few swans pea hearts i see.

 

[halfback dasher]

Swans wanted him......well guess they got him .......first up !

 

[Turly]

Tear them a new one Duke.

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Jai cooking up someone's gigantic nutsack.

Kid has balls...

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Where can we expect him to play given his lack of pre-season?
Does he have the tank to play a full game at HFF with a few mins at stoppages?
Or is he likely to spend 60minis TOG in the forward half?

Expect he'll mix it up between on ball and half forward. Hopefully has a good first up game. Should have a reasonable tank given his form at BHH.

 

[Brant]

I might be joining you

I'll be in the Hawks Members area - I'm the dude with the Hawthorn jumper

 

[The Chad and I]

What lack of pre-season? He has played 11 games already this year at BHH.

Did he do a pre-season with the Hawks or not?
11 games of VFL is hardly comparable to a full pre-season with an AFL club.

 

[MrPremiership]

Did he do a pre-season with the Hawks or not?
11 games of VFL is hardly comparable to a full pre-season with an AFL club.

He did it with Box Hill of course.

If he's fit enough to play every week at VFL, he'll be just fine at AFL. He'll be at the same standard as pretty much every 19yo footballer, but at least his body is more mature than most.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[The Chad and I]

He did it with Box Hill of course.

If he's fit enough to play every week at VFL, he'll be just fine at AFL. He'll be at the same standard as pretty much every 19yo footballer, but at least his body is more mature than most.

Appreciate the reply.
I'm just wondering how much of a "part-time" footballer he has been and how his fitness/form will transfer into the AFL.
Not expecting it to be the same, but I am excited to see some of his energy and aggression around stoppages.

 

[Bugs1977]

I'll be in the Hawks Members area - I'm the dude with the Hawthorn jumper

I’ll be the guy in the Hawks jumper that kind’ve looks a little like Michael Walters from Freo (so I’ve been told)

 

[CHUBBSS]

I haven’t been this pumped for a debut since will day.

He looks in ripping nick for where he has come from, just think there is a huge amount of upside and development to come, exciting times

 

[Royal Is My Race]

Absolutely stoked AF to see the kid make his debut so quickly.

You wanted him swines - well you got him.

How about you request an AFL investigation into that

 

[kenneje]

Odds on him starting at the first centre bounce? Reckon it’s a dead cert.

 

[CaptainPorks]

I hope he keeps rolling with the all black studs. Workman

 

[TylerDurden]

Odds on him starting at the first centre bounce? Reckon it’s a dead cert.

Nah. Said on the phone to his folks in that video he's starting on the pine.

 

[dermott]

What lack of pre-season? He has played 11 games already this year at BHH.

The Box Hill Hawks have played 6 VFL games to date. I assume you are including practice matches etc

 

[Bardo State]

Does he even know the gameplan? Or is Box Hill's gameplan the same.
Imagine him streaming through the centre looking upfield for a leading forward and then ............he sees them all stagnant waiving their arms to kick it the pack. He'd be thinking .....WT

Has been good at Box Hill presenting as the link man in the centre of the ground to go diagonally from one flank to the other. And now he'll have Scrimshaw and Day releasing that kick to him, giving to Morrison or Shiels on the fat side wing to deliver I50 with an unsettled defense. That's the transition gameplan. We've just been shit at it.