Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Jack Ginnivan!

[badgrill]

and then Cyril's on his back when playing for the Pies

 

[BobHawk]

I like the comment that he is a bit of a larrikin, smart alec.
He will get on perfectly with the coach who shared the same attributes.
Mitchell and Hill, at their peak, were pests of the highest order.

This is false equivalence. Sam Mitchell was always a consummate professional that dotted the i's and crossed the t's. He is now an AFL coach. People suggesting that Ginnivan is anywhere near the same person are crackers. He needs a lot of work to turn him into a professional sportsman. We can only hope he can find the discipline and focus to succeed.

 

[MrPremiership]

Poor kid.

If he thought it was hard to win a free kick in a Collingwood jumper, good luck getting one wearing ours.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

This is false equivalence. Sam Mitchell was always a consummate professional that dotted the i's and crossed the t's. He is now an AFL coach. People suggesting that Ginnivan is anywhere near the same person are crackers. He needs a lot of work to turn him into a professional sportsman. We can only hope he can find the discipline and focus to succeed.

I love Sammy - but he was a renowned pest. Not saying he didn't put in on the training paddock and we all know what he did on the field - but he was absolutely a little smartass so it's not a silly comparison to say that Ginnivan and Mitchell both have cheeky personalities.

 

[BobHawk]

I love Sammy - but he was a renowned pest. Not saying he didn't put in on the training paddock and we all know what he did on the field - but he was absolutely a little smartass so it's not a silly comparison to say that Ginnivan and Mitchell both have cheeky personalities.

I guess we all have our own opinions and how we see things. I don't see any comparison with Mitchell, even if he was a smart-arse.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Ned Ryerson]

'To be here finally' - I know that for most players once they enter the professional environment old allegiances go and not all of them want the fairytale, but it is kind of awesome that for some they still foster the childhood dream of playing for the club they barracked for.

 

[CHUBBSS]

His personality is going to be great for the group, his just a kid but he loves the game and loves the hawks.

Gets to learn off the goat now to, unbelievably good timing when you think about it

 

[TylerDurden]

Surely other see the di caprio likeness?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

That's a lot of finally's! He really wanted to be one of us. Here he is.

I can't wait to see this team in action!

 

[Flamin Joe]

His personality is going to be great for the group, his just a kid but he loves the game and loves the hawks.

Gets to learn off the goat now to, unbelievably good timing when you think about it

The perfect timing for me is that Sam Mitchell is coach which from all reports he idolised as a kid. I think he will play a big part in setting him right and getting focused on playing great football.

 

[flinchfree]

Pretty sure the last time a non key position player wore #23 for Hawthorn would have been Michael Collica back in 1999-2000. In the 21st century, it's been a number given to key position players (Nathan Thompson from 2001-2004, Lance Franklin from 2006-2013, Tim O'Brien from 2014-2021, and Jacob Koschitzke the last two years). Can't rule it out, but it would be a change in direction by the club.

Curtain streaming out of the back in 23 would look ......

 

[crazywildhorse]

He has been scheming this for the last 2 years hasn’t he?

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

'To be here finally' - I know that for most players once they enter the professional environment old allegiances go and not all of them want the fairytale, but it is kind of awesome that for some they still foster the childhood dream of playing for the club they barracked for.

Can we get Ginni to call Bai Smith and pass on the enthusiasm of coming home to the Hawks please.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Can we get Ginni to call Bai Smith and pass on the enthusiasm of coming home to the Hawks please.

I reckon it’s locked in for next year

 

[Dewnior]

and then Cyril's on his back when playing for the Pies

What can you do? Elliot said NO.

 

[Maybloomer]

There is a highlights package of his season on YouTube that was posted in another thread- you can count them.
Goal after goal from marks and crumbing

(This isn't it but it gives you the idea)


Get excited folks

If this was a highlight reel of our Number 4 draft pick playing in the VFL, we’d be over the moon and saying Harley who? These are clips of an AFL premiership side, at times in front of big crowds.

Slight tweaking of the ‘tude dial and we’ve got ourselves the steal of the trade period.

 

[Dipper]

'To be here finally' - I know that for most players once they enter the professional environment old allegiances go and not all of them want the fairytale, but it is kind of awesome that for some they still foster the childhood dream of playing for the club they barracked for.

That clip where he's being interviewed by Rompingwins alongside Nick Daicos and he asks him what his AFL dream was or similar and Ginny replies that he wanted to play for Hawthorn is awesome. Daicos's face is a picture too (all I could see was him wearing his Carlton Guernsey as a kid at that moment!).

It can't hurt his will to succeed can it. I've just woken up and after a night to digest everything this was the first trade I thought of and the one that I'm most pleased about.

He'll give us some fun moments no doubt.

 

[LegendLewis]

If this was a highlight reel of our Number 4 draft pick playing in the VFL, we’d be over the moon and saying Harley who? These are clips of an AFL premiership side, at times in front of big crowds.

Slight tweaking of the ‘tude dial and we’ve got ourselves the steal of the trade period.

He said today he modelled his kicking for goal etc on Breust and looking at those highlights you can really see that!! Funny...but effective

 

[H00t]

Curtain streaming out of the back in 23 would look ......

Curtain to join the Hawthorn list of current and past players including Liam Shiel, Luke Bruest and Finn McGuiness

 

[hardway]

Poor kid.

If he thought it was hard to win a free kick in a Collingwood jumper, good luck getting one wearing ours.

I think he is well aware of it.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Hopefully we can really improve his conditioning. I reckon that will help him take the next step in his development.

 

[Kil Phearns]

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#LetsTrot

Curtain to join the Hawthorn list of current and past players including Liam Shiel, Luke Bruest and Finn McGuiness

Not to mention Mitch Thorpe, Richie VandenBurg, Jack Gunstan, Ben Dickson, Jarryd Roughhead, and Michael Osbourne.

 

[stevehawkington]

just won a premiership at collingwood meh

joining hawthorn "dream come true"