Of course he should have left it alone, but the hysteria it caused from the ex-Hawthorn commentators and coach was over the top too.Really though Ginnivan's comments were not directly aimed at Ken or the team, he was just confident that with the hawks flying and his opponents getting a smashing by the Cats, that his team would be flying to Sydney.
Ken as a senior coach that just won a final by the skin of his teeth should have left it alone, their team was just put out of the finals, of course they will be emotionally upset. Although it couldn't have happened to a better bunch of campaigners.