| Jack Ginnivan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_11.07.21.jpg) Ginnivan training for Collingwood in July 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Ginnivan | ||
| Nickname(s) | Ginni | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-09)9 December 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (NAB League) | ||
| Draft | No. 13,2021 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 19, 2021,Collingwood vs.Port Adelaide, atMarvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2023 | Collingwood | 42 (58) | |
| 2024– | Hawthorn | 27 (30) | |
| Total | 69 (88) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Ginnivan/ˈɡɪnɪˌvən/ (born 9 December 2002) is anAustralian rules footballer playing for theHawthorn Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He previously played for theCollingwood Football Club, when they won a premiership in 2023.
Ginnivan started playingAustralian rules football at the age of six, followingHawthorn winning the2008 AFL Grand Final. As a youth, he played for the Newstead Football Club in theMaryborough Castlemaine District Football League and at the age of 11, kicked his 100th goal for the club.[1] Later, he played junior football forGolden Square andStrathfieldsaye in theBendigo Football Netball League, helping them win a premiership in 2019.[2] In 2020, Ginnivan played for theBendigo Pioneers in theNAB League and was selected for theVic Country team.[3] Ginnivan studied atBendigo Senior Secondary College and grew up supportingHawthorn.[4]
Ginnivan was drafted byCollingwood with their first pick of the2021 rookie draft, which was the 13th pick overall.[5] After kicking 11 goals over three matches in theVictorian Football League (VFL), including several four-goal games,[6] Ginnivan made his AFL debut againstPort Adelaide in the nineteenth round of the2021 AFL season, atMarvel Stadium.[7] He played in the last five games of the season, kicking six goals.[8]
In the 2022Anzac Day match, in just his tenth career game, Ginnivan kicked five goals and won theAnzac Medal as best on ground,[9] as well as theRising 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 withCollingwood inTorquay, where he was caught taking illicit substances in the hotel bathroom.[14] He was given a two-game ban and missed games againstGeelong andPort Adelaide.[15]
Ginnivan played only 14 of the club's 26 games, making his first appearance of the season in round 5 againstSt 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 againstEssendon in round 24.[17]
Ginnivan played as the substitute for Collingwood's two finals games before earning his spot in the starting 22 for thegrand final.[18] Ginnivan became a premiership player in Collingwood's win overBrisbane Lions by four points, amassing seven disposals and one behind on the day.
Following the grand final, Ginnivan requested a trade toHawthorn, 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 theMaryborough Castlemaine District Football League in a1990 match.[20] Campbells Creek's final score of 100.34 (634) is the highest ever in a senior Australian rules football match.[21]
Updated to the end of 2024.[22]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2021 | Collingwood | 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 | Collingwood | 33 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 161 | 62 | 223 | 62 | 34 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2023# | Collingwood | 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 | Hawthorn | 33 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 235 | 145 | 380 | 89 | 63 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 16.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Career | 65 | 86 | 55 | 521 | 254 | 775 | 201 | 117 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 7 | ||
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Talented forward Jack Ginnivan also grabbed his opportunity late in the season, coming in and playing the last five games of the year and slotting six goals, including three against Hawthorn.
Teen sensation Jack Ginnivan has slotted a career-best five goals to help lift Collingwood to an 11-point win over Essendon in an enthralling Anzac Day encounter.
Collingwood forward Jack Ginnivan has won the round six Rising Star nomination for his five-goal haul on ANZAC Day.
