Jai Newcombe
| Jai Newcombe | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jai Newcombe | ||
| Nickname(s) | Nuke, Duke the Nuke, King Kong of Poowong, The Poowong Punisher, The Prince of Poowong, Nub Jnr, Billboard, The sexiest man ever | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Poowong (EDFL), Box Hill Hawks | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2021 mid-season rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 13, 2021, Hawthorn vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Hawthorn | 74 (31) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 24, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jai Newcombe (born 2 August 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Growing up in the small rural town of Poowong in Southern Gippsland. Newcombe participated in the Auskick program at Poowong[1] and playing junior football for the Poowong Magpies in the Ellinbank & District Football League. Newcombe was unable to secure a place in the Gippsland Power squads at ages 16, 17 and 18. Newcombe made the team in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic he was unable to play a game.
Newcombe's AFL career started with playing for Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played a practice match for Box Hill at the start of 2020 and was asked to come back in November after Melbourne was released from lockdown. He made the long commute twice a week from Warragul (where he was working) to training at Box Hill.[2]
AFL career
Newcombe was selected with Pick 2 in the 2021 mid-season draft, having caught the eye of recruiters after building an impressive campaign with the Box Hill Hawks across the first half of the 2021 VFL season. The following week, Newcombe made his AFL debut against the Swans,[3] setting an AFL record for the most tackles in a debut match, with 14.[4]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 24, 2024.[5]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 17 | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Hawthorn | 44 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 266 | 230 | 496 | 94 | 101 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 22.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 11 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 244 | 309 | 553 | 100 | 94 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 25.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 3 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 238 | 315 | 553 | 85 | 101 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 24.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | |
| Career | 74 | 31 | 19 | 780 | 884 | 1664 | 296 | 335 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 29 | ||
Honours and achievements
Individual
- AFLCA best young player: 2022
- Hawthorn Lethal Award: 2022
- 2× Peter Crimmins Medal runner-up: 2022, 2023
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2022
- 22under22 team: 2023 (vc)
- VFL Team of the Year: 2021
References
- ^ AFL Record. Round 9, 2022. pg 46
- ^ "Player Feature: Jai Newcombe". 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Straight into the seniors for Jai Newcombe". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Hawthorn rookie rewrites the record books in stunning debut". NewsComAu. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Jai Newcombe Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
- Jai Newcombe's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Jai Newcombe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jai Newcombe at AustralianFootball.com
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