Jai Newcombe

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Jai Newcombe
Hawthorn Midfielder
187 cm 24 yrs
Total Games
-
Last Played
N/A
Last Win
N/A
Last Loss
N/A
Wins: 0; Losses: 0
Debut
2021
Drafted
#2 2021 Other
Recruited From
Poowong (Vic)/Gippsland U18/Box Hill (VFL)
Clearances
Total: 0
AVG: 0.0
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Player Bio
Jai Newcombe

In winning the Peter Crimmins Medal and earning a top 10 finish in the Brownlow Medal, Newcombe confirmed his status as the heartbeat of the Hawks’ midfield. His capacity to break tackles to set up his outside mids from inside the contest allowed the Hawks to play their free-flowing attacking football, given he averaged 14.3 handballs to 10.5 kicks. It could be an interesting year for him as opposition teams may put some time into him with tight tags. Is on the podium for the best Mid-Season Draft selection since its reintroduction.

Honours

4th Place - Peter Crimmins Medal (2025), Hawthorn's Best Finals Player (2024, 2025), Winner - Peter Crimmins Medal (2024), 2nd Place - Peter Crimmins Medal (2022, 2023), Hawthorn's Lethal Award (2022), AFLPA's 22 Under 22 Team (2023), AFLCA’s Best Young Player (2022), NAB Rising Star Nominee (2022).

Games Total & AVG Per Game
Matches played
12
-
Per Game
Fantasy Points
1040
86.7
Per Game
Rating points
166.9
13.9
Per Game
Frees For
27
2.3
Per Game
Frees Against
22
1.8
Per Game
Bounces
8
0.7
Per Game
One Percenters
11
0.9
Per Game
Time on Ground %
955
79.6
Per Game
Disposals
305
25.4
Per Game
Disposal Efficiency %
911.0
75.9
Per Game
Effective Disposals
233
19.4
Per Game
Kicks
141
11.8
Per Game
Effective Kicks
91
7.6
Per Game
Kick Efficiency %
784.2
65.4
Per Game
Clangers
43
3.6
Per Game
Handballs
164
13.7
Per Game
Kick to Handball Ratio
11.2
0.9
Per Game
Rebound 50s
19
1.6
Per Game
Inside 50s
39
3.3
Per Game
Metres Gained
3920
326.7
Per Game
Contested Possessions
142
11.8
Per Game
Uncontested Possessions
170
14.2
Per Game
Intercept Possessions
18
1.5
Per Game
Turnovers
48
4.0
Per Game
Contested Possession Rate
542.3
45.2
Per Game
Ground Ball Gets
71
5.9
Per Game
Fwd 50 Ground Ball Gets
4
0.3
Per Game
Hitouts
0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage
0
0
Per Game
Clearances
91
7.6
Per Game
Centre Clearances
37
3.1
Per Game
Stoppage Clearances
54
4.5
Per Game
Hitout Win %
0.0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage %
0.0
0
Per Game
Ruck Contests
1
0.1
Per Game
Marks
32
2.7
Per Game
Marks Inside 50
2
0.2
Per Game
Marks on Lead
5
0.4
Per Game
Intercept Marks
3
0.3
Per Game
Contested Marks
0
0
Per Game
Goals
4
0.3
Per Game
Behinds
4
0.3
Per Game
Goal Assists
7
0.6
Per Game
Shot at Goal Accuracy %
283.3
23.6
Per Game
Shots at Goal
8
0.7
Per Game
Score Involvements
71
5.9
Per Game
Score Launches
14
1.2
Per Game
Tackles
51
4.3
Per Game
Tackles Inside 50
5
0.4
Per Game
Pressure Acts
223
18.6
Per Game
Defensive Half Pressure Acts
103
8.6
Per Game
Spoils
5
0.4
Per Game
Contested Defensive One on Ones
0
0
Per Game
Contested Defensive Losses
0
0
Per Game
Total Stats
Stage Team MP AF R FF FA B OP TOG% D DE% ED K EK KE% C H KHB R50S I50S MG CP UP IP T CPR GBG F50GBG HO HTA CLR CC SC HTW% HTA% RC M Mi50 MOL IM CM G B GA GA% SAG SI SL T Ti50 PA DHPA S CDOOO CDL CV
AFL Season 2026
Regular Season
HAW
12 1040 166.9 27 22 8 11 955 305 911.0 233 141 91 784.2 43 164 11.2 19 39 3920 142 170 18 48 542.3 71 4 0 0 91 37 54 0.0 0.0 1 32 2 5 3 0 4 4 7 283.3 8 71 14 51 5 223 103 5 0 0 36
AFL Preseason 2026
Preseason
HAW
1 98 0.0 1 4 1 1 78 28 78.6 22 16 12 75.0 6 12 1.3 0 9 510 14 14 3 3 50.0 9 1 0 0 8 6 2 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.0 1 7 1 6 1 23 11 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 1138 166.9 28 26 9 12 1033 333 989.6 255 157 103 859.2 49 176 12.5 19 48 4430 156 184 21 51 592.3 80 5 0 0 99 43 56 0.0 0.0 1 36 2 5 3 0 4 5 10 283.3 9 78 15 57 6 246 114 5 0 0 36
Game Stats
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Hawthorn
Played Games
Thu 28 May 2026 7:30 pm
St Kilda Saints
Full Time
67 : 119
Hawks won by 52 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 Marvel Stadium
Thu 21 May 2026 7:30 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
75 : 66
Hawks won by 9 pts
Adelaide Crows Crows
📍 University of Tasmania Stadium
Sat 16 May 2026 4:15 pm
Melbourne Demons
Full Time
120 : 81
Demons won by 39 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 MCG
Thu 7 May 2026 8:10 pm
Fremantle Dockers
Full Time
88 : 73
Dockers won by 15 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 Optus Stadium
Thu 30 Apr 2026 7:30 pm
Collingwood Magpies
Full Time
93 : 93
Draw
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 MCG
Sat 25 Apr 2026 12:30 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
112 : 63
Hawks won by 49 pts
Gold Coast Suns Suns
📍 University of Tasmania Stadium
Sat 18 Apr 2026 4:15 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
89 : 86
Hawks won by 3 pts
Port Adelaide Power
📍 Marvel Stadium
Sat 11 Apr 2026 7:35 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
104 : 64
Hawks won by 40 pts
Western Bulldogs Bulldogs
📍 Adelaide Oval
Mon 6 Apr 2026 3:15 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
92 : 91
Hawks won by 1 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 MCG
Thu 19 Mar 2026 7:30 pm
Hawthorn Hawks
Full Time
99 : 82
Hawks won by 17 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 MCG
Fri 13 Mar 2026 7:40 pm
Essendon Bombers
Full Time
83 : 145
Hawks won by 62 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 MCG
Sat 7 Mar 2026 4:15 pm
GWS Giants Giants
Full Time
122 : 95
Giants won by 27 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 ENGIE Stadium
Fri 27 Feb 2026 7:10 pm
Western Bulldogs Bulldogs
Full Time
117 : 73
Bulldogs won by 44 pts
Hawthorn Hawks
📍 Mission Whitten Oval