Jai Newcombe has fronted the media ahead of his 100th AFL game this Saturday.

Jai Newcombe is happy to be a finals road warrior, saying Hawthorn’s form shows it is ready for wherever September takes it.

The Hawks will play GWS in an elimination final next Saturday afternoon at Engie Stadium, where astonishingly they are yet to win in eight visits.

Hawthorn’s three losses in their last 11 games were all interstate, to fellow finalists Fremantle, Adelaide and Brisbane.

But they were in front at three-quarter time against the Dockers and Crows and the biggest margin of those three losses was 14 points. Newcombe said after Saturday morning training that playing away holds no fears for them.

“We’re set really well. We’ve been playing top-order sides over the last six weeks and we’ve been more than competitive in all those games,” he said.

“So our game is in good shape and we’re really looking forward to taking it to the Giants.

“We’ve shown we’re more than good enough to win at those places (Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane), so we’ll be looking to do the same.”

This will be the first GWS-Hawthorn final and if recent history is any guide, it will be tight. The biggest margin in their last five games has been 13 points.

It will be particularly competitive through the midfield, where Newcombe and his fellow Hawks onballers will go up against Giants stars such as Finn Callaghan and Tom Green.

“We have to be sharp, we have to be on our toes,” Newcombe said.

“Obviously Finn with his outside run is very damaging … and you know what you’re going to get from Tom on the inside.

“They’ve been super-impressive all year – it’s a good challenge for us and we’re more than capable of taking it up to them.”

Newcombe will play his 100th AFL game next weekend and so far, he’s been a man in a hurry.

He has played 99 of a possible 104 games, including 92 of his last 93.

But there is no time for reflection – Newcombe will leave that to veteran teammate Luke Breust, who will retire once the season is over.

“It’s definitely come up quicker than I expected. It’s been nice to play most of the games I’ve been available for,” Newcombe said.

“‘Punky’ has been putting it in a good perspective over the last few weeks, how he’s gone about it. Hopefully the reflection is a long way down the track for me.”