Chance to play for Hawks a 'dream come true' for Ginnivan

Jack Ginnivan in his new surrounds at Hawthorn on Thursday. Picture by Hawthorn FC

NEW Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan describes the opportunity to play for the AFL team he grew up supporting as a "dream come true".

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Just over two weeks after playing in Collingwood's premiership, Ginnivan on the final day of the AFL trade period on Wednesday crossed to Hawthorn from the Magpies.

"It's a dream come true to don the brown and gold finally," Ginnivan said on Thursday.

"Since I was a little kid I had barracked for Hawthorn, so it's such a dream come true."

A former Bendigo Pioneer who has also played at Newstead, Castlemaine, Golden Square and Strathfieldsaye, Ginnivan has spent the past three years with the Magpies playing 42 games and kicking 58 goals.

Before he joined the Magpies two of the Hawthorn players Ginnivan had idolised as he pursued his AFL dream was Hawks' midfielder Sam Mitchell and forward Luke Breust.

Mitchell is now Ginnivan's coach and Bruest his team-mate.

"One of my favourite players was Sam; I grew up watching him and having his number on my back, so for this to happen is so special," Ginnivan, 20, said.

One of my favourite players was Sam; I grew up watching him and having his number on my back, so for this to happen is so special
- Jack Ginnivan

"Luke Breust was one of my idols as well when I was a little kid and I always wanted to play like him. I've copied his goalstyle routine and things like that, so it will be good to, hopefully, stand next to him in the forward line.

"And, hopefully, if Mitch Lewis isn't marking it he can bring it to ground and I can kick a couple of goals from a few crumbs."

Ginnivan leaves the reigning premier Magpies for the rebuilding Hawks, who this year finished 16^th with a 7-16 record.

One of those seven wins the Hawks had was over Collingwood by 32 points in round 21 at the MCG in one of the upsets of the season.

"They (Hawthorn) play with excitement; they are always fast and moving the footy forward," Ginnivan said.

"People like CJ (Changkuoth Jiath) and Dylan Moore are so exciting to watch and it's going to be great to be part of."

Reflecting on his premiership success with Collingwood, Ginnivan described the four-point win over Brisbane in the grand final as "pretty crazy".

"It's a great achievement with all my mates back there and it will be a memory I cherish forever," Ginnivan said.

"It was such a special day and so cool to be part of."

Jack Ginnivan. Picture by Hawthorn FC

As well as the premiership with the Magpies, Ginnivan also won the Anzac Day Medal in 2022 after kicking five goals against Essendon.

"We couldn't be happier that Jack wanted to come to Hawthorn - a club he's loved since he was a kid," Hawthorn national list and recruiting manager Mark McKenzie said on Wednesday following the trade.

"We love the way he goes about his footy, he's a clever forward that hits the scoreboard and generates a lot of energy on the field."

Ginnivan is one of four players the Hawks brought into the club during the trade period along with Jack Gunston, who returns to Hawthorn after one year at Brisbane, Mabior Chol from Gold Coast and Massimo D'Ambrosio from Essendon.

Meanwhile, in other news at Hawthorn, forward Fergus Greene has been informed by the Hawks he won't be offered a 2024 contract.

Greene, from Sandhurst, joined the Hawks as a delisted free agent at the end of 2022, going on to kick 15 goals from 11 games this year.

Lachlan Bramble and Ned Long also won't be offered 2024 contracts.

"These decisions are never easy to make and we thank each of these boys for their dedication to our football club," McKenzie said.

"Lachy, Fergus and Ned are all popular members of our club and on behalf of everyone at Hawthorn I'd like to wish them all the best in their next chapters."

EVERY CLUB'S TRADE PERIOD MOVES:

Adelaide Crows

Acquired:

End of Round One Compensation pick (20) under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Tom Doedee to the Brisbane Lions
Chris Burgess from the Gold Coast SUNS
Round One pick (14) from the Gold Coast SUNS

2024 Future Round Two pick from Melbourne

Traded out:

Tom Doedee to the Brisbane Lions under Free Agency Rules
Round Two pick (24) to the Gold Coast SUNS
Round Two pick (27) to the Gold Coast SUNS

Shane McAdam to Melbourne

Brisbane Lions

Acquired:

Tom Doedee from the Adelaide Crows
Brandon Ryan from Hawthorn
Round Two pick (39) from Hawthorn
Round Three pick (54) from Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Four pick from Hawthorn

Traded out:

Tom Fullarton to Melbourne
Jack Gunston to Hawthorn
Round Three pick (47) to Hawthorn
Round Three pick (61) to Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Two pick to Hawthorn

Carlton

Acquired:

Round One pick (22) from North Melbourne

2024 Future Round Three from Essendon
2024 Future Round Four pick from St Kilda tied to Fremantle
2024 Future Round Four pick from the Western Bulldogs
Elijah Hollands from the Gold Coast SUNS
Round Two pick (28) from the Gold Coast SUNS
2024 Future Round Four pick from the Gold Coast SUNS

Traded out:

Zac Fisher to North Melbourne
Round One pick (17) to North Melbourne
2024 Future Round Three pick to St Kilda
Paddy Dow to St Kilda
2024 Future Round Four pick to Essendon
Round Two pick (26) to the Gold Coast SUNS
2024 Future Round Three pick to the Gold Coast SUNS (tied to Essendon)

Collingwood

Acquired:

Lachie Schultz from Fremantle
Round Two pick (33) from Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Two pick from Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Three pick from Hawthorn

Traded out:

Taylor Adams to the Sydney Swans

Round Two pick (34) to Fremantle
2024 Future Round One to Fremantle
Round Two pick (39) to Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Two pick to Hawthorn
Jack Ginnivan to Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Four pick to Hawthorn

Essendon

Acquired:

Todd Goldstein from North Melbourne

Ben McKay from North Melbourne
Jade Gresham from St Kilda
Round Two pick (35) from St Kilda
2024 Future Round Four pick from Carlton
Round Three pick (61) from Hawthorn
2024 Future Round Four pick (tied to Collingwood) from Hawthorn
Xavier Duursma from Port Adelaide

Traded out:

Round Three pick (52) to the Western Bulldogs
2024 Future Round Three pick to Carlton
Massimo D'Ambrosio to Hawthorn
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher to Port Adelaide
Round Four pick (73) to Port Adelaide
2024 Future Round Four pick to Port Adelaide
2024 Future Round Four pick (tied to Carlton) to Port Adelaide

Fremantle

Acquired:

2024 Future Round One Pick from Port Adelaide
Round Two pick (34) from Collingwood
2024 Future Round One pick from Collingwood
2024 Future Round Two pick from St Kilda

2024 Future Round Four from St Kilda

Traded out:

Joel Hamling to the Sydney Swans under Free Agency Rules
Round Two pick (25) to Port Adelaide
2024 Future Round Two pick to Port Adelaide

Lachie Schultz to Collingwood
Liam Henry to St Kilda
2024 Future Round Four pick to St Kilda

Geelong Cats

Acquired:

Round Two pick (25) from Port Adelaide
Round Four pick (76) from Port Adelaide
Round Five pick (94) from Port Adelaide

Traded out:

Esava Ratugolea to Port Adelaide

Gold Coast SUNS

Acquired:

Round One pick (18) from the Western Bulldogs
2024 Future Round One pick from the Western Bulldogs

Round Two pick (28) from Melbourne
Round Two pick (36) from Melbourne
Round Two pick (24) from the Adelaide Crows
Round Two pick (27) from the Adelaide Crows
2024 End of First Round pick (second of two assistance packages handed to North Melbourne) from Noth Melbourne
Round Two pick (26) from Carlton
2024 Future Round Three pick (tied to Essendon) from Carlton
2024 Future Round Two pick (tied to the Brisbane Lions) from Hawthorn

Traded out:

Round One pick (5) to the Western Bulldogs
Round Three pick (48) to the Western Bulldogs
Round Three pick (53) to the Western Bulldogs
2024 Future Round Three pick to the Western Bulldogs
Chris Burgess to the Adelaide Crows
Round One pick (18) to North Melbourne
Elijah Hollands to Carlton
Round Two pick (28) to Carlton
2024 Future Round Four pick to Carlton
Mabior Chol to Hawthorn
Round Three pick (62) to Hawthorn

GWS GIANTS

Acquired:

End of Round Two Compensation pick (43) under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Matt Flynn to the West Coast Eagles

Traded out:

Matt Flynn to the West Coast Eagles under Free Agency Rules

Hawthorn

Acquired:

Round Three pick (44) from the West Coast Eagles
Round Four pick (63) from the West Coast Eagles
2024 Future Round Two pick from Collingwood
Jack Ginnivan from Collingwood
Round Three pick (49) from Richmond
Jack Gunston from the Brisbane Lions
Round Three pick (47) from the Brisbane Lions
2024 Future Round Two pick from the Brisbane Lions
Mabior Chol from the Gold Coast SUNS
Round Three pick (62) from the Gold Coast SUNS
Massimo D'Ambrosio from Essendon

Traded out:

Tyler Brockman to the West Coast Eagles
Round Two pick (33) to Collingwood
2024 Future Round Two pick to Collingwood
2024 Future Round Three pick to Collingwood
Jacob Koschitzke to Richmond
Round Three (54) to the Brisbane Lions
2024 Round Four pick to the Brisbane Lions
Brandon Ryan to the Brisbane Lions
2024 Future Round Two pick (tied to the Brisbane Lions) to the Gold Coast SUNS

Melbourne

Acquired:

End of Round Two Compensation pick (39) under Free Agency Rules for the departure of James Jordan to Melbourne
2024 Future Round Three pick from the Western Bulldogs

Round One pick (11) from the Gold Coast SUNS
2024 Future Round Two pick from the Sydney Swans
Tom Fullarton from the Brisbane Lions
Shane McAdam from the Adelaide Crows
Jack Billings from St Kilda

Traded out:

James Jordan to the Sydney Swans under Free Agency Rules
James Harmes to the Western Bulldogs
Round One pick (14) to the Gold Coast SUNS
Round Two pick (28) to the Gold Coast SUNS

Round Two pick (36) to the Gold Coast SUNS
Brodie Grundy to the Sydney Swans
2024 Future Round Two to the Adelaide Crows
2024 Future Round Three pick (tied to Melbourne) to St Kilda

North Melbourne

Acquired:

Round One compensation pick (3) under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Ben McKay
Dylan Stephens from the Sydney Swans
Round Two pick (26) from the Sydney Swans

Round One pick (18) from the Gold Coast SUNS
Zac Fisher from Carlton
Round One pick (17) from Carton
Toby Pink as a previously delisted Unrestricted Free Agent
Bigoa Nyuon from Richmond

Traded out:

Todd Goldstein to Essendon under Free Agency Rules
Round Three pick (45) to the Sydney Swans
2024 End of First Round pick (first of two assistance packages handed to North Melbourne) to the Sydney Swans
2024 End of First Round pick (second of two assistance packages handed to North Melbourne) to the Gold Coast SUNS

Round One pick (22) to Carlton
Round Two pick (26) to Carlton
Round Four pick (65) to Richmond

Port Adelaide

Acquired:

2024 Future Round Two pick from Fremantle
Ivan Soldo from Richmond
Jordon Sweet from Western Bulldogs
Esava Ratugolea from the Geelong Cats
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher from Essendon
Round Four pick (73) from Essendon
2024 Future Round Four pick from Essendon
2024 Future Round Four pick (tied to Carlton) from Essendon

Traded out:

2024 Future Round One Pick to Fremantle
Round Two pick (41) to Richmond
Round Three pick (49) to Richmond
2024 Future Round Two pick (tied to Fremantle) to Richmond
2024 Future Round Four pick to Richmond
Round Four pick (76) to to the Geelong Cats
Round Five pick (94) to Geelong
Xavier Duursma to Essendon

Richmond

Acquired:

Round Four pick (65) from North Melbourne
Round Two pick (41) from Port Adelaide
2024 Future Round Two pick (tied to Fremantle) from Port Adelaide
2024 Future Round Four pick from Port Adelaide
Jacob Koschitzke from Hawthorn

Traded out:

Bigoa Nyuon to North Melbourne
Round Three pick (50) to Port Adelaide
Ivan Soldo to Port Adelaide

St Kilda

Acquired:

End of Round One compensation pick (21) under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Jade Gresham
Liam Henry from Fremantle
2024 Future Round Three pick from Carlton
Paddy Dow from Carlton
Round Two pick (40) from the Western Bulldogs
2024 Future Round Three pick from Melbourne

Traded out:

Jade Gresham to Essendon under Free Agency Rules
2024 Future Round Two pick to Fremantle
Round Two pick (35) to Essendon
Round Three pick (56) to the Western Bulldogs
Nick Coffield to the Western Bulldogs
2024 Future Round Four pick (tied to Fremantle) to Carlton
Jack Billings to Melbourne

Sydney Swans

Acquired:

James Jordan from Melbourne
Joel Hamling from Fremantle
Round Three pick (45) from North Melbourne
2024 End of First Round pick (first of two assistance packages handed to North Melbourne) from North Melbourne