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

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[badboybobba]

His ability to shrug or break a tackle with an opponent coming from behind is amazing, it’s like he has eyes in the back of his head, insane awareness.

Hell of a player and can only get better.

His ceiling is an elite player of the competition.

 

[PLATTS44]

Excellent game yesterday and i love that he wears john plattens number.

 

[MrPremiership]

Our best midfielder

 

[almuz]

That mark though

He’s built like a Mongol warrior from the Steppes of Poowong, and he plays like one too

 

[hk89]

That mark though

He’s built like a Mongol warrior from the Steppes of Poowong, and he plays like one too

Apparently that speech is a paraphrase of one by Mongol Emperor , Genghis Khan. I think Conan stole Newcombe's headband.

 

[Billyc]

Our best midfielder

Most valuable asset on the list now. Lewis second.

 

[SSSSSS]

Apparently that speech is a paraphrase of one by Mongol Emperor , Genghis Khan. I think Conan stole Newcombe's headband.

Preseason 2023.

 

[HairyO]

Another 8 coach votes. Really is having a wonderful year.

 

[theiaofseed]

Another 8 coach votes. Really is having a wonderful year.

4 votes off the top 20. 13 votes over the last 3 weeks.

 

[Satchel]

I've posted this a lot before but happy to post it again, and again and again.
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that mark he took going back with the play reminded me of the GOAT a lot

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Another 8 coach votes. Really is having a wonderful year.

Wouldn’t be crazy to suggest a double digit return in the Brownlow also.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Wouldn’t be crazy to suggest a double digit return in the Brownlow also.

He's a very obvious footballer. A player that everyone sees, so surely the umps will see that.
It all depends if they vote based on influence, or based on stats (even though they'll never admit they look at that)

 

[Roddy]

And the most exciting thing about it all is that he’s not yet 21…

 

[Dewyyyyy]

 

[Judd2Sewell]

He's such an impactful midfielder, always making positive plays and moving the ball forward with aggression. I can't imagine what our midfield would look like had we not drafted him.

 

[toomanysquibs]

He's a very obvious footballer. A player that everyone sees, so surely the umps will see that.
It all depends if they vote based on influence, or based on stats (even though they'll never admit they look at that)

Seems a shoo-in to be the next rising star non winner to be looked back upon as the obvious best player from his rookie season(s)

 

[CHUBBSS]

Genuine superstar

Just keeps getting better

 

[TylerDurden]

I love it how he can be an effective fwd.
So Ricciuto-like.

 

[ItsBman]

Just keeps doing stuff beyond belief for a player in his first full year being thrown into the deep end


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[Brishawk]

I love it how he can be an effective fwd.
So Ricciuto-like.

So Leigh matthews like!

 

[CHUBBSS]

He is a beast of a mark, makes the hard look easy

 

[Billyc]

I love it how he can be an effective fwd.
So Ricciuto-like.

He was well beaten for most of yesterday but I saw it as a positive game for his development. Copped a hard tag for the first time and showed that he can both go forward and hit the scoreboard, and turn a dirty day around back in the middle. He drove our 4th quarter surge.

 

[TylerDurden]

He was well beaten for most of yesterday but I saw it as a positive game for his development. Copped a hard tag for the first time and showed that he can both go forward and hit the scoreboard, and turn a dirty day around back in the middle. He drove our 4th quarter surge.

Saw it the same way.
This guy's ceiling could be anything with a few pre seasons.

 

[Bugs1977]

Saw it the same way.
This guy's ceiling could be anything with a few pre seasons.

He turned it on about 5 minutes after I sent you a message

 

[MrPremiership]

20 games in, already getting tagged. Not sure what that says about our other mids.

Good to see he worked through it, went forward and had an impact