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

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Blackhawk42]

Huge test tonight against Boak and Wines. Will be a teachable experience whichever way it pans out for the Duke.

 

[The Offerman]

Huge test tonight against Boak and Wines. Will be a teachable experience whichever way it pans out for the Duke.

I feel like it's a bigger test for Worpel and JOM who were both pretty quiet last week, as well as Mitchell to make sure their inside mids don't have it their own way. Theoretically we shouldn't lose the clearance battle but we have, very often. In previous seasons and (very small sample size obviously) this season so far.

 

[MatteeG]

Thought he did well Saturday night.

Gave a footy to my daughter after the game so 3 votes from me.

 

[threesixpio]

I see a few Stewey Dew 3rd quarter 2008 GF like moments in my crystal ball

 

[threesixpio]

Jai’s big wind up kicking action reminds of Nathan Buckley. No I’m not suggesting he is in his class or as good a kick, just that the manner in which throws up the arm and winds up reminds of Bucks.

So better than Bucks you say?

 

[MrPremiership]

Another very solid outing. Keeps improving.

 

[Hawthorn23]

I reckon the forwards eyes light up when Jai is charging downhill with the footy.

Kicks it long and gives them them a good chance of winning the contest.

Pumped to have a guy who looks like a genuine mid/forward!

 

[Dipper]

He's my favourite player.

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[threesixpio]

Warrior

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

We need him in the forward half and in the centre bounce.

 

[Brishawk]

We need him in the forward half and in the centre bounce.

Clone him?

 

[lethalselbow]

Great interview with Jai.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

The two blokes who run that channel do a great job. I really enjoyed your draft coverage and interviews with DGB.

I'm sure you fellas are on here somewhere, so I just want to say cheers.

 

[Topiary]

We need him in the forward half and in the centre bounce.

A prime example of having to broaden the midfield mix.

 

[heh]

really, really like the way he throws himself at everything.
He's fun to watch

 

[Dewnior]

Need to get him, Finn, Day, Ward and Moore premiership medals to see if they cry like Gibbo did in 2013.

And Scrim.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Great interview with Jai.

unreal!

They could of used a better still image of him

 

[PenAndPaper]

unreal!

They could of used a better still image of him


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That's my face anytime he crunches someone in a tackle

 

[Opens positions]

From Poowong to the big time: Hawk's incredible rise from obscurity

A meteoric rise has only just begun for hard-tackling midfielder Jai Newcombe

www.afl.com.au

 

[cyrilicious]

From Poowong to the big time: Hawk's incredible rise from obscurity

A meteoric rise has only just begun for hard-tackling midfielder Jai Newcombe

www.afl.com.au

article gave me goosebumps. love these 'rags to riches' stories

 

[grumbleguts]

From Poowong to the big time: Hawk's incredible rise from obscurity

A meteoric rise has only just begun for hard-tackling midfielder Jai Newcombe

www.afl.com.au

Amazing how many times I read an article on the afl app, come in here and someone has shared it. Brilliant read.

 

[toomanysquibs]

article gave me goosebumps. love these 'rags to riches' stories

It's taken a while by AFL standards for them to run with this, but finally it's all out there and clearly put for everyone to understand.

Hell of a read, so awesome to hear he's still blown away by things, shows that he's still hungry and not going to just assume it will all happen for him.

Love that he is a huge fan of Sam the player. Wouldn't be lost on him that Sammy improved himself consistently almost to the end of his career.

 

[Flukey!]

Great article and terrific story, especially with him being a Hawks fan as a kid.
His story probably gives other juniors hope of an unconventional path into the AFL.

The chat around his terms at draft time was 4 years from memory.
30 months is what it actually was.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Attended the most CBA's this week, after being right down the pecking order over the first three rounds. Ward on the other hand was right down.

I'm guessing it was a matchup thing, or maybe Sam is just experimenting at this stage?

 

[PenAndPaper]

Attended the most CBA's this week, after being right down the pecking order over the first three rounds. Ward on the other hand was right down.

I'm guessing it was a matchup thing, or maybe Sam is just experimenting at this stage?

I think it works better, right now Ward doesn't have the body for inside mid and Newc absolutely does.