| Jack Ginnivan | |
| Fullname: | Jack Ginnivan |
| Nickname: | Ginni, Craig Mcrae’s father |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
| Originalteam: | Bendigo Pioneers (NAB League) |
| Draftpick: | No. 13, 2021 rookie draft |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Weight: | 85 kg |
| Debutdate: | Round 19, 2021 |
| Debutstadium: | Marvel Stadium |
| Position: | Forward |
| Guernsey: | 33 |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Games Goals1: | 42 (58) |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Games Goals2: | 19 (23) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 62 (81) |
| Statsend: | round 23, 2024 |
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Jack Ginnivan (born 9 December 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club, when they won a premiership in 2023.
Ginnivan started playing Australian rules football at the age of six, following Hawthorn winning the 2008 AFL Grand Final. As a youth, he played for the Newstead Football Club in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League and at the age of 11, kicked his 100th goal for the club.[1] Later, he played junior football for Golden Square and Strathfieldsaye in the Bendigo Football Netball League, helping them win a premiership in 2019.[2] In 2020, Ginnivan played for the Bendigo Pioneers in the NAB League and was selected for the Vic Country team.[3] Ginnivan studied at Bendigo Senior Secondary College and grew up supporting Hawthorn.[4]
Ginnivan was drafted by Collingwood with their first pick of the 2021 rookie draft, which was the 13th pick overall.[5] After kicking 11 goals over three matches in the Victorian Football League (VFL), including several four-goal games,[6] Ginnivan made his AFL debut against Port Adelaide in the nineteenth round of the 2021 AFL season, at Marvel Stadium.[7] He played in the last five games of the season, kicking six goals.[8]
In the 2022 Anzac Day match, in just his tenth career game, Ginnivan kicked five goals and won the Anzac Medal as best on ground,[9] as well as the Rising Star nomination for round 6.[10] As his second season progressed, he quickly became a high-profile and controversial player, after gaining a reputation among media and rival spectators for ducking or shrugging into high tackles to win free kicks,[11] and later admitting to doing so deliberately and even practising the technique in an unusually frank interview.[12]
Ginnivan was booed by rival fans for much of the end of his second season – including an infamous incident when Sydney fans booed him after he had left the game with injury, drawing considerable scorn towards those fans in the media.[13]
In the summer of 2023, Ginnivan was on a training tour with Collingwood in Torquay, where he was caught taking illicit substances in the hotel bathroom.[14] He was given a two-game ban and missed games against Geelong and Port Adelaide.[15]
Ginnivan played only 14 of the club's 26 games, making his first appearance of the season in round 5 against St Kilda, kicking one goal from 13 disposals.[16] He continued to appear in and out of the side throughout the season, and kicked a total of 12 goals, with a season high of three goals against Essendon in round 24.[17]
Ginnivan played as the substitute for Collingwood's two finals games before earning his spot in the starting 22 for the grand final.[18] Ginnivan became a premiership player in Collingwood's win over Brisbane Lions by four points, amassing seven disposals and one behind on the day.
Following the grand final, Ginnivan requested a trade to, and was traded on 18 October.[19]
Ginnivan has impressed in his first season with Hawthorn. He has played a different role, providing a valuable connection from the midfield into attack. While Ginnivan has kicked less goals than his standout season as a pure small forward in 2022, he has collected more possessions, been involved in more scores, and all around been a damaging presence to opposition teams, with forward 50 entries a highlight for the young player.
In Round 19 coming up against his old side, Ginnivan collected 31 disposals for 417 metres gained and kicked 2 goals in a best on ground performance, cementing himself as a key player in Hawthorn's revival.
Ginnivan's father, Craig Ginnivan, kicked 17 goals for Campbells Creek in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League in a 1990 match.[20] Campbells Creek's final score of 100.34 (634) is the highest ever in a senior Australian rules football match.
Updated to the end of round 23, 2024.[21]
|-| 2021 || || 33| 5 || 6 || 3 || 38 || 7 || 45 || 18 || 4 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 7.6 || 1.4 || 9.0 || 3.6 || 0.8 || 0|-| 2022 || || 33| 23 || 40 || 19 || 161 || 62 || 223 || 62 || 34 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 7.0 || 2.7 || 9.7 || 2.7 || 1.5 || 3|-| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2023# || || 33| 14 || 12 || 8 || 87 || 40 || 127 || 32 || 16 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 6.2 || 2.9 || 9.1 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 1|-| 2024 || || 33| 20 || 23 || 25 || 206 || 127 || 333 || 83 || 52 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 10.3 || 6.4 || 16.7 || 4.2 || 2.6 |||- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 62 !! 81 !! 55 !! 492 !! 236 !! 728 !! 195 !! 106 !! 1.3 !! 0.9 !! 7.9 !! 3.8 !! 11.7 !! 3.2 !! 1.7 !! 4|}
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