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HomeSportLooking back: Persistence pays off for Polkinghorne
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Looking back: Persistence pays off for Polkinghorne

The Polkinghornes - mum Andrea, Jay, younger brother Mahdi and dad Ben - pictured in Adelaide after the draft. (Supplied)
James Jacobi

When Jay Polkinghorne’s name was called out with Geelong’s first pick of the AFL draft, he was - in his […]

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