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Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Jack Ginnivan!
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Sorry, my severe lack of maturity couldn't let it go!
Well tbh we’re only at this point because of my lack of maturity to start with.
And Mrs Cobber…..
KermitJagger
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Early call for 2026 - takes a step forward in efficiency which I feel is the difference between him becoming an AA level talent and where he's at now.
Reckon he becomes a rotational midfield piece and kicks ~40. Has come back very trim.
Reckon he becomes a rotational midfield piece and kicks ~40. Has come back very trim.
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extractasam
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There’s genuinely an argument he could’ve been our most improved in 2025. Wardy did take a step forward no doubt but Ginnivans ability to pull himself out of his form rut after a 1 game lay off was very impressive.
For a player with no real physical attribute that sets him apart, to improve his game as much as he did surprised me
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I think his main physical attribute is his work rate / fitness.
He absolutely busts his guts to get to the contest. He's not quick but he runs all day long.
And when he gets there he is clever enough and skillful enough to make his possessions count.
It’s been great to watch him mature as a person and a player. His flamboyant nature belies his dedication to improving his game. Kudos to the lad.
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Absolutely he has.
I'd argue he's been a gun since day one, but fair comment, as i know exactly what you mean. He's really maturing as a player and with that comes new strings to the bow.
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Was daylight robbery getting him from Collingwood for what we paid.
He's been great from day 1 for the Hawks and just keeps getting better and improving his game.
Turtles all the way down
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I see what you did there
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McRazy just loves giving away stuff for free
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I know we joke about it but he really is a little out there.
Luckily it worked in our favour this time!
Remember early in the season he was playing injured and a lot in here were calling for him to be dropped which he did for one game? The injury was reported (from the dire preseason doco) that he was dealing with a crack in his ankle.
Whatever happened to him for that one game back it Box Hill it worked wonders
Holy Rioli
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Considering final ladder positions and the change was used to get Chol and Gunners, I fixed it for you.
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Yeh I meant that we got the better end of the deal, my grammar was a little out perhaps.
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Tiny little detail as I noticed when rewatching our win against the Pies in round 22. Hawks have just blown the game apart with 7 unanswered goals. The Pies then manage to wrestle the ball forward and a clever dinky centering kick finds Lipinski in space 25m out. As Lipinski is going back, I noticed Ginni running in to stand the mark, looking so furious with his teammates that you would think we were the team who were 7 goals down. I'm attaching a screenshot.
When we took him from Collingwood, there was a sense that his attitude was not up to scratch. I think that nothing could be further from the truth. His attitude has been a credit to the club since he arrived, and has coincided with a dramatic uptick in the whole team's performance.
When we took him from Collingwood, there was a sense that his attitude was not up to scratch. I think that nothing could be further from the truth. His attitude has been a credit to the club since he arrived, and has coincided with a dramatic uptick in the whole team's performance.
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Jordan's tomahawk reputation had people udnerestimating his leadership and character until about 5-6 seasons into his career.
I suspect people will make the same error with Ginnivan, unable to look past the innuendo from his final days at Collingwood.
If he does transition to more midfield minutes, I think he's basically turning into our new Jordan Lewis.
I suspect people will make the same error with Ginnivan, unable to look past the innuendo from his final days at Collingwood.
If he does transition to more midfield minutes, I think he's basically turning into our new Jordan Lewis.
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He reckonised the breakdown in our structure.
And most importantly - he loves shoving right up the Pies.
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I think that he is the smartest footballer on our list
The club started the season gone by slow which seemed to coincide with Ginni's poor start but once he got going after his 1 week demotion / run at BH the team hits its straps as well. I'd be more inclined to say that Day is the spark that gets the teams engine running but Ginni is not far off being able to get us up and about too.
That would be very hard to argue against. He sees the game exceptionally well and he has the feel for it as well. That’s a big game player combo.
