Finn Maginness Explained

Finn Maginness
Fullname:Finn Maginness
Birth Date:23 February 2001
Originalteam:Sandringham Dragons(NAB League)
Draftpick:No. 29 (F/S), 2019 national draft
Debutdate:Round 17, 2020
Debutstadium:Adelaide Oval
Height:189 cm
Weight:80 kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:32
Years1:2020–
Games Goals1:42 (8)
Statsend:round 20, 2024

Finn Maginness (born 23 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Finn is a 3rd generation Hawk as his father and grandfather played football with the club.

Early career

Maginness played for the Sandringham Dragons in 2019 and also represented Vic Metro in four games across that year's national carnival. He also played for his school Scotch College, Melbourne and was captain of the First XVIII.[1] Prior he played community football for East Brighton Vampires in the South Metro Junior Football League.

AFL career

Hawthorn secured Maginness under the father–son rule, after matching 's bid with Pick 29 in the 2019 AFL Draft. [2]

Maginness had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. His patience was rewarded with a round 17 debut against .[3]

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Maginness evolved into a tagging role, and quickly became one of the best taggers in the league, shutting down players such as Josh Kelly (Australian footballer), Touk Miller, and Clayton Oliver. He gained widespread praise for his tagging effort on Nick Daicos in Round 21, 2023, restricting Daicos to a career-low 5 disposals before Daicos left the field in the third quarter injured.

Personal life

Finn's father Scott played 131 games for Hawthorn between 1988–1996. His grandfather Norm played 64 games between 1953 and 1958.

Maginness currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University.[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 20, 2024.[5] |-| 2020 || || 32| 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 0 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 8.0 || 10.0 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 0|-| 2021 || || 32| 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 1 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 5.0 || 7.5 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 0|-| 2022 || || 32| 16 || 3 || 7 || 108 || 93 || 201 || 41 || 57 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 6.8 || 5.8 || 12.6 || 2.6 || 3.6 || 0|-| 2023 || || 32| 13 || 1 || 2 || 65 || 69 || 134 || 41 || 26 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 5.0 || 5.3 || 10.3 || 3.2 || 2.0 || 0|-| 2024 || || 32| 10 || 4 || 5 || 64 || 61 || 125 || 27 || 14 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 6.4 || 6.1 || 12.5 || 2.7 || 1.4 |||- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 42 !! 8 !! 14 !! 244 !! 241 !! 485 !! 110 !! 107 !! 0.2 !! 0.3 !! 5.8 !! 5.7 !! 11.5 !! 2.6 !! 2.6 !! 0|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How potential Hawks father–son's greatest day turned to devastation .
  2. Web site: The Maginness name returns to Hawthorn .
  3. Web site: Debutant alert: Finn's in! .
  4. Web site: Elite Athlete Program Profiles . Deakin University . 13 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Finn Maginness Stats. AFL Tables. 6 September 2020.