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

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Dewyyyyy]

11 Brownlow votes and most for a Hawthorn player! Reckon he was robbed of a 3 vote game or two, but great effort still. Well done Nuke!

(Tied with Daicos too)

Should've gotten 2-3 against North, absolutely shafted.

 

[Burtman]

11 Brownlow votes and most for a Hawthorn player! Reckon he was robbed of a 3 vote game or two, but great effort still. Well done Nuke!

(Tied with Daicos too)

Should’ve got 2 for the north game. God knows how Junktime Uniacke got a vote

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[cryptor]

Umpires vote on this award. It barely has much more credibility than the media voted awards. The only reason it’s ahead is because you know they’ve at least watched what they voted on.

 

[Brishawk]

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That looks like a very low team total.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

If our midfield were better we would get more votes. We were competitive in alot of games and didn't get rewarded for it because of it. You have someone like Merrett getting 17 in a team that were worse and even North got a decent amount of votes despite winning only 2 games because there mids are their better players.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

That looks like a very low team total.

Almost bottom 4 level and we won 8 matches. North weren't that far off us in total which is bizarre.

 

[burger09]

11 Brownlow votes and most for a Hawthorn player! Reckon he was robbed of a 3 vote game or two, but great effort still. Well done Nuke!

(Tied with Daicos too)

There's something about this boy.

 

[Sixpence]

That looks like a very low team total.

You should see West Coast's.

 

[KermitJagger]

That looks like a very low team total.

It didn't help us that when we did win we had fairly even performances, like the Port game. That leaves the spots to be taken by bigger disposal getting opposition mids.

Richmond in 2018 is a good example. Clear on top of the ladder but there were a handful of teams who had higher vote counts.

 

[matey]

Leadership group next year!

 

[Khmerhawk]

That looks like a very low team total.

yeah it does especially when the suns got 75 and Port 74 having won only 2 more games than us.

 

[tommyk72]

View attachment 1512149You forgot to photoshop in our highest vote getter - Karl Amon.

 

[burner1]

Umpires vote on this award. It barely has much more credibility than the media voted awards. The only reason it’s ahead is because you know they’ve at least watched what they voted on.

Yep actually having watched the games is a pretty low bar to be better than media awards but still pretty meaningless. Impossible for umpires to see more than who racks up touches - how can they follow the impact of disposals or defensive running?

I find the coaches votes the more informative. And there were some wide discrepancies between Brownlow and coaches votes in many games.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I know that if I won award on the back of votes from every coach in the league I’d be for more chuffed than getting one from umpires or footy commentators(AA).

That being said, Newk looks like he might be an eye catcher for future Brownlows.

 

[KermitJagger]

I know that if I won award on the back of votes from every coach in the league I’d be for more chuffed than getting one from umpires or footy commentators(AA).

That being said, Newk looks like he might be an eye catcher for future Brownlows.

No idea how the AFLCA MVP isn't the most prestigious award. The AFLPA MVP is a popularity contest and the Brownlow is judged by the umpires who only pick the players they see a lot.

 

[Davo-27]

No idea how the AFLCA MVP isn't the most prestigious award. The AFLPA MVP is a popularity contest and the Brownlow is judged by the umpires who only pick the players they see a lot.

you now just learned the power of the media over culture and peoples minds, congrats.

 

[Brishawk]

No idea how the AFLCA MVP isn't the most prestigious award. The AFLPA MVP is a popularity contest and the Brownlow is judged by the umpires who only pick the players they see a lot.

Largely tradition but also we know the winner of the aflca at the end of the year so no point making a big show of it like the Brownlow.

 

[Brishawk]

Ps aflca is still a midfielders medal. And isn’t far off the Brownlow in terms of winner. The distribution of those that follow the winners but the winners themselves are usually in the top few of the Brownlow.

 

[cryptor]

Largely tradition but also we know the winner of the aflca at the end of the year so no point making a big show of it like the Brownlow.

Imagine how much longer it would take to read out the AFLCA votes and then see the 7 commentary team try to figure out which coach voted for what players.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Imagine how much longer it would take to read out the AFLCA votes and then see the 7 commentary team try to figure out which coach voted for what players.

Genius. Imagine the ad revenue and the betting possibilities with Nath

 

[Brishawk]

Imagine how much longer it would take to read out the AFLCA votes and then see the 7 commentary team try to figure out which coach voted for what players.

Coach vote reveals sponsored by Sportsbet.

 

[halfback dasher]

Was at the club today doing run throughs and repeat sprints … by himself so clearly very driven .
also a few young lads already back upstairs in the gym too

 

[Flukey!]

Was at the club today doing run throughs and repeat sprints … by himself so clearly very driven .
also a few you lads already back upstairs in the gym too

What an awesome example he sets.
A fine young man and am very happy we have him at our club.

 

[hawkmang]

In hindsight verrrrry happy we didn’t risk him getting to our second pick in the MSD last year