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Yep, but usually clubs don’t stop such trades.
Toast Welcome to Hawthorn, Finn Maginness “absolute Hawthorn nuffie” and a Hawk to 2027
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Especially when they don’t regard the player as best 22. Finn is looking around for a reason.
With the team developing well. I think Finn has a spot. He wasn't getting many games because a hard tag leads to a 17 v 17 game we weren't ready for.
We are ready for that now, and Finn has also started developing the ability to do damage the other way too.
Would hate to lose him
We are ready for that now, and Finn has also started developing the ability to do damage the other way too.
Would hate to lose him
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Same here and I was only passing on what I was told, I hope he is wrong.
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I'd rather he stay, I imagine everyone hopes he does. But I wouldn't begrudge him a chance of regular footy at another side.
Sydney were interested earlier in the season. It would be interesting to see where they will fit him into their side, and what role they will have him playing.
Sydney were interested earlier in the season. It would be interesting to see where they will fit him into their side, and what role they will have him playing.
The Jet From Poowong
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I would be so pissed off if we lost him for very little.
Those who repeatedly go on about his disposal make it sound like they haven’t watch the following play, just off the top of my mind
Taranto
Rowbottom
Dunkley
Soligo
Hewett
Hobbs
Those who repeatedly go on about his disposal make it sound like they haven’t watch the following play, just off the top of my mind
Taranto
Rowbottom
Dunkley
Soligo
Hewett
Hobbs
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Certainly not to a team strong over the next few years
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Can't begrudge Finn looking around. He's pretty much in his prime year's as a footballer and he would want to be playing regular senior footy next year. He needs to look after himself first and foremost.
I doubt the club will stop him leaving if he gets a solid multi year offer with the promise of senior footy from another club.
HedgeFund
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Name me a club which would promise a player senior footy if they weren’t already in the top 15 of their current club?
Finn has developed from a player who got an AFL game based on the willingness to run with an opposition gun to a player who can get his own footy and be involved in offensive chains.
He is more valuable to us than most other clubs who would see him as player 25 - 30 on our list.
Sam has previously said Finn will be more suited to us in future years than in 2023, and I agree - now is sweet spot. At Hawthorn.
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Well we did the same with Mass and Chol this year, we pretty much promised both of them regular senior matches and they were playing twos most of last year.
Finn would definitely be playing 18+ senior games at Norf, West Coast and the Tigers. He’s easily best 22 in any one of those teams.
I don’t want to lose him but sometimes a player just has to move clubs to maximise their potential, happens every off season.
HedgeFund
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“Pretty much” promised them senior footy” - didn’t realise you were part of the recruiting and coaching staff.
Chol moving into our forward line made sense - we were bereft of KPF options - but he still had to do the right things.
I honestly can’t see the club saying to D’Ambrosio we “promise” you senior footy if you join us. He also did all the right things.
Players may get better opportunities, for sure, but the idea that a coach would promise a senior spot to get someone across seems extreme.
As for Finn, his trajectory is solid. IMHO he’s every chance of being a regular in our midfield in 2025 and beyond. In a side which will be winning more games than losing in the next 5-10 years.
Why on earth would he go to the bottom 3 clubs and play in sides which will most likely continue to get belted in the mid term?
Wouldn’t he be better advised to take on the challenge of stepping up at the Hawks and help us continue to improve?
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Okay promise was the wrong word. But I’m sure Sam would have sold to Chol and Massimo the fact that he rated them as players and that there were spots for a second KPF/ruck and winger for the taking at the Hawks in 2024 if they put the hard yards in.
Finn could become a regular in our 22 but it will still be tight for spots compared to if he went to North / Tigers / West Coast where his competition for spots will be a lot less.
So disregarding the team aspect he will have to weigh up whether to take a possible shorter term contract at the Hawks with less guarantee of senior footy over a possibly longer term deal on more $ at a team with less competition for spots.
Especially after his final series you’d have to think other clubs will be making enquires with his agent.
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I guess it depends a lot on whether we pick up his young brother this year.
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I'd hate to lose him. Strong in a tackle, gets his hands out. Fit. Fast. Tackles. Loves the club.
Finn is a beast and I reckon he's an absolute leader on the training track. We can't keep everyone so maybe we'll lose him or 1 or 2 others. It's disappointing but this is how footy is when you're trying to build a deep list.
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Solid year by Finn, career was on the line and took the bull by the horns.
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This news just made my day.
So good that he will be sticking around.
So good that he will be sticking around.
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Is Finn is good. A true slow burn & if he finds his spot he just might be hard to replace.
Yay, 3 more years of the whipping boy!
Nice to see that loyalty still exists in the AFL these days ……. hope Finn gets rewarded with a medal in the brown and gold. He is a perfect example of a player that gets the last drop out of a lemon. Can hold his head up high in the finals with his effort so happy with this
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Finn doesn't seem like he would be the type to have been hitting the clubs early in his career. Probably wisely invested his money so he can be loyal.
A lot of players are stupid early on, then the career mortality hits and they sell out so they have something to show
The Golden Glenferrie
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Great news. From getting delisted by most here to extension in three months.
Love it
Love it
HedgeFund
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Be fair to say he’d be the most annoying guy in the friendship group.
Humble, intelligent, sensible and could easily model for Calvin Klein if he wanted to.
Hate those blokes.
OnTheRocks
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Madness to enjoy it
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I can relate to him.
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