Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn : Jai “Duke” Newcombe - 2022 AFLCA Best Young Player, extends to 2026!

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[LMGjr]

So we have someone who travelled an hour each way to get to training and games after a exhaustive day working and been a full timer for a few days and plays like that.
Now trains full time in AFL environment and plays out season with a preseason to come which makes him stronger and fitter.
Oh **** what out rivals.

You sacking the coach today and keeping Wright ?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Jai and JOM currently housemates.

Jai is going to learn a lot from Jaeger and it already looks like they’ve built a bit of a bond.

 

[grumbleguts]

Big difference is graham is an endurance beast. Apparently the best power runner at Richmond. He is a bit of a freak when you watch him closely. He will be in the BP next minute he will be on screen in the middle, then finally in the F50 in the final phase. Not sure newcombe has this type of aerobic capacity or ever will

A minute is a hell of a long time to go half a ground length though.

 

[grumbleguts]

Jai and JOM currently housemates.

Jai is going to learn a lot from Jaeger and it already looks like they’ve built a bit of a bond.

Yep, the little rub of the head from JOM when he joined the main group from the centre in the club song at the end was touching.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Yep, the little rub of the head from JOM when he joined the main group from the centre in the club song at the end was touching.

Had him under his wing post siren too.

 

[LMGjr]

Had him under his wing post siren too.

This s**t matters !

 

[The_Axeman]

Jai and JOM currently housemates.

Jai is going to learn a lot from Jaeger and it already looks like they’ve built a bit of a bond.

Together they are known as Jaiger.

 

[Scorpia21]

Maybe the terms were so North wouldn't pick him at no.1!

Exactly

 

[Deleted member 170709]

Sammy Mitchell, take a bow.

Can't wait to see him with more possies, and kicking goals on the run wowee

 

[Opens positions]

You sacking the coach today and keeping Wright ?

Never said anything about keeping GW and as for coach decision has already been made some time ago by himself to move on.

 

[grumbleguts]

Had him under his wing post siren too.

Yeah, but the cool thing about the club song thing was where he headed to join the circle. Straight for JOM.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Guys, perhaps just chill on the wines comparison.

Just body shape and impact on the contest last night defensively and with the clean in-close hands. We all love a good player comparison. Not suggesting he's guaranteed to have the same career as Wines, but the similar attributes are there.

 

[Bugs1977]

Together they are known as Jaiger.

 

[I got the outside word]

Together they are known as Jaiger.

Jaiger Newmeara?

 

[CaptainPorks]

So we have someone who travelled an hour each way to get to training and games after a exhaustive day working and been a full timer for a few days and plays like that.
Now trains full time in AFL environment and plays out season with a preseason to come which makes him stronger and fitter.
Oh **** what out rivals.

Anyone know what he was doing for work?

 

[matey]

The biggest worry that I have with Newk is if Melbourne Storm get into his ear and offer him $1mil bucks a year!

 

[H00t]

Anyone know what he was doing for work?

He was doing an apprenticeship

 

[CaptainPorks]

He was doing an apprenticeship

They’ll miss him. Elite hands in tight spaces

 

[Hawker55]

I'd give him #9.

I quite like seeing 44 out there

 

[Hodgey 15]

Has to have the record for most nicknames tagged to an individual in their first week of AFL football.
Do I call him Newk, Duke, Conan etc.
Needless to say but spoilt for choice .

 

[CHUBBSS]

I quite like seeing 44 out there

I agree and he comes with a vibe of players from days gone by as well

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Liam Shiels at his tackling peak.

Brilliant debut. Now to keep it up against Essendon.

Obviously it's only one game, but Duke's tackling appears to be on another level. It may be that he and Shiels will have comparable numbers, but Shiels never tackled and buried people/drove them into the ground like the Duke was doing. Those huge pipes of the and the thicc thighs help. He's like a lion bringing down his prey.

TBH I'm expecting that he will give away a few free kicks with his tackles, but if he goes that hard every game then it will be worth it.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Maybe we were tanking for Jai

I'm glad we called our own bluff and went with him at pick 2. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Jai and JOM currently housemates.

Jai is going to learn a lot from Jaeger and it already looks like they’ve built a bit of a bond.

Best player for him to learn from, both in terms of how they play and in particular in how JOM prepares himself. True professional on/off the field.

I wonder if Jai has any leadership traits that JOM can help develop. I expect Jai is the kind of player that the rest of the team will enjoy playing with and will eventually look to for leadership (by his actions at least).

 

[Howe Amazing]

Looks like Angelo Lekkas a bit (who was underrated) but could be anything I reckon