Jai Newcombe

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Jai Newcombe
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
Date of birth (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 22)
Original team(s) Poowong (EDFL), Gippsland Power
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Hawthorn 60 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2024.
Career highlights
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).

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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 8, 2024. [5]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Hawthorn 4471132306217390.10.14.64.38.92.45.60
2022 Hawthorn 442286266230496941010.40.312.110.522.54.34.611
2023 Hawthorn 322128244309553100940.50.411.114.025.14.54.318
2024 Hawthorn 3831809417423360.40.110.011.821.82.94.5
Career59241662266312852342700.40.310.511.221.84.04.629

Honours and achievements

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ AFL Record. Round 9, 2022. pg 46
  2. ↑ "Player Feature: Jai Newcombe". 22 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Straight into the seniors for Jai Newcombe". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Hawthorn rookie rewrites the record books in stunning debut". NewsComAu. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jai Newcombe Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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