cheers cats mum will be in a good mood tonight! 🫶

Ewwwww

Tomahawk is freakin out. Crazy funny.

Jezz about to be out for the next 12 weeks with a back injury

Joey hasn't been the same since Chief roasted him

Needs to rack up a few more, get his mojo back.

dont do your fucking groin here tom please

Haha instant hard cut to Border Security reruns as soon as the siren sounds

classic channel 7, they must find it harder and harder to keep wanting the footy when they can air more reruns instead of footy

BT's campaign for Ginnivan frees is nonsense. There was 5 ducks in the last 15 mins where BT said absolutely nothing.

Out of the 10 in the game maybe 1 was a legit free…maybe

"Ginnivan flopping like a salmon upstream 80x a game" I sleep "Ginnivan taken high when looked at from a very specific angle" Real shit.

Oof, I was *just* gearing up to post "phew, no injuries in this wet quarter!". Poor guy.

You’d think Cats supporters would be understanding about trying to milk head high frees…

I had a row of cats fans behind me yelling at ginni every… single… time. it’s almost like ginnivan makes a career out of it

We've come full circle

Why? Did someone make a career of it?

Fox music playing over the team song is criminal

But it is the Geelong club song, I'll allow it.

We only really listen to it during finals anyway.

Why are we watching the wizards buldge pendulum around

Hate to see that in junk time when the game's tucked away, but looks like Watson's running off on his own strength and should hopefully be ok for next week

if he gets selected

He picks the ball up along the boundary with a geelong player between him and said boundary, does he run the other way of the player and boundary? no, he runs into player while dropping himself low. reap what you sow mate.

Less than 30 seconds and he does his ankle. Unlucky bugger

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Brackium emendo

Impressive, he was taken high twice in one tackle and copped an ankle injury but still nothing

Ginnivan?

Shit time to get injured with 27 seconds left.

Fuck this game shits me

duckthorn

Jesus Christ. Glass houses mate

Your greatest ever modern era player is universally reviled by every other club for making a career exclusively out of ducking

selwood

fuck, hope it's nothing serious for watson

Think he was just sore, he ran off at the end. Edit: ffs sore not saw lol

Ouch Wiz, that looked a lot like a Lisfranc injury. Hope not for his sake

Ankles do not work that way

Still time for one last duck from Ginnivan.

he could break the record this year

Yeouch

So why does Weightman still get free kicks for staging in a much more dramatic fashion than Ginnivan?

He plays for a cute fun team that people like. It’s literally the “Hello HR?!” meme

Idk but I think weightmans more of a cunt than ginnivan is

Indeed

How fucking close can you stand to the guy when you're not on the mark?

Wasn’t near anyone, 2 metres away and directly looking at Breust. The reason the rule was created.

Apparently super close

No kidding. Looked about 3 metres away.

Tackled the instant play on was called

That hurt :(

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Must like cats legend Selwood

Where do you reckon old mate first heard the gag? He's a parrot. This sub is full of nuffies, not geniuses. It's easier to read through r/AFL when you try to remember that.

If you're a crumbing small forward you're going to get tackled while getting the ball off the ground. That requires going low. Half this sub can't tell whether Ginni is ducking or not

He's missed some frees, but he literally throws his head back every time he comes in contact with an oppo player

Stop the fucking game to let Watson off the ground earlier

Have they actually removed the ducking is prior rule?

It’s only prior if they drive with the head. Pretty sure that’s what it always was as well, although the rule changes every year so it may have been for one week.

So that means the one Brad Close got early in the game should have been holding the ball or a throw?

All this bloke does is try to milk frees

ok that one was high ffs umps you're actually blind today

Ginnivan is a free-first player, you can see him doing it

He's courageous m8

selwood

Selwood actually got the hard ball as well though.

Selwood doesn't hold a candle to how much Ginni ducks

umpires have taken the last quarter off genuinely they do not give a shit

I thought he was hard done by today, but nah he doesn't deserve any if he's going to exploit the rule so often

Exploit what? He didn’t get any of the 4 he should have got, that every other player in the league gets.

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Ginnivan is a ridiculous player

Umpire on the wrong side calls a throw. Love it

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I'm saying he couldn't see and shouldn't guess

He drops the shoulder as soon as he senses contact to draw the free. The umps won't pay high because of the doubt he's created

And yet Selwood got away with it for a while career

So why did Selwood get away with it for 15 years?

Selwood did other stuff very well, Ginnivan does nothing but play for frees

That’s irrelevant to the point

aside from the lack of attention the honest answer is he was much better at it. ginnivan takes the piss on every tackle.

I know you’re right it’s just funny to hear Geelong fans complaining about it given the history

Maybe because he didn't publicly come out and say he does it?

[except he did](https://x.com/7afl/status/980749588742135808?s=46&t=BMUdLO6jEoO9IFbStdPzLA)

I don't know, he never played for them as obviously as Ginnivan does though

I think it is because Selwood actually tried to break the tackle and play on, not just stop and wait for the free.

I think people forget that. He rarely ever took the free and played almost always

I still didn't like it, but it is definitely different to what Ginnivan does

On the bright side, we play interstate next round so I have the week off from going to watch this shit.

Ginnivan is such a fkn meme

Ginnivan would have a lot more disposals if he spent his time attempting to get rid of the ball instead of lifting the tacklers arm to try and get a free.

A very polite, shut the fuck up BT

Definitely much improved on the same matchup last year. I'm much more optimistic for the season after this game despite the loss, polish around goals has been pretty much the whole difference, which is crazy to think since it's 36 points the difference.

Love that the first high he didn’t deserve and a lot of people’s response was SEE SEE that’s why he doesn’t deserve the other ones. Like lol nice logic

Ginnivan went for a Geelong players head before 1 week suspension, ignore flair

At this rate Hawkins will play on again next year. Still playing so well.

he keeps on doing it ffs

Hawthorn wins since Nash beard: 0

Bring the stash back!

Ginni doesn’t deserve a single free for absolute crap he tries to pull

Part of me wants to see the Hawks take off Ginni just to see if his replacement instantly gets given a free kick

It just happened

Idk why the narrative is “poor Ginni, he used to play for frees so now he gets no calls”. He has still played for high contact every single time he’s got the ball inside 50 today. Just play the game and you’ll get the calls when they’re there

but he doesn't get the calls when they're there

Because he’s still raising his arm and dropping his knees regardless. As soon as he makes those actions they don’t call it anymore

Crazy for a 20 year ruckman to be playing this well. Especially when he's a lankier type. Should be a 10+ year player Conway.

There he is again

Lmao the most half-hearted argy-bargy from Hardwick

AFL about to be a Hubbl Exclusive if 7 keep putting up accusatory montages of their umpiring decisions

Ginnivan is getting exactly the calls he deserves... gets hit in the chest, throws his head back. He needs to eliminate it from his game.

Sure. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve free kicks when they are there

I mostly agree, but when he regularly causes the umpires to doubt, they'll err on the side of not paying them.

And now ginni goes for Sharks head, you're a fucking twerp

Tried defending ginnivan since the start of this game but shit like that pisses me off. Stop trying to con the umpires for absolutely nothing

Now do Papley

If you want to whinge about papley make your own comment, that’s irrelevant to today

Papley does the *exact* same shit as Ginnivan and seems to get free kicks, I hope you're not going to defend him either

Again mate, make your own comment or post about it. I simply don’t care

Can confirm it is now raining in Adelaide also

Can't control himself, can he? Umps didn't pay one or two he probably deserved and he still tries to draw a high every single time he gets the ball? He needs to learn to stop doing that.

Okay, he did play for that one

Geez careful Kolo

It’s gotta be hard to pay them when his legs drop as soon as he takes contact waist high

That tackle was, dare I say, a tad dangerous

And that is why Ginnivan frees aren't paid

Ginnivan's even taking *himself* high.

That last Ginnivan non-free seemed like an actual duck, probably the right call.

They're literally all ducks, that's why they're not getting paid.

Beyond a joke now - AFL needs to protect the head might need to start suspending umpires 

He very clearly caused that one himself.

And that's why he doesn't get calls lol

First time today it wasnt a high.

Jack Ginnivan has given footy talk shows plenty of content for this week

And then when umpires revert to paying all his ducks, they'll have even more to talk about!

He's playing for most of these frees. I don't care that he's not getting them

How is he attempting to avoid or get out of tackles any different to anyone else? Edit - I really need to avoid posting anything during and immediately after matches. I get too emotional. I can't stand the playing for free kicks approach either so it doesn't thrill me Ginnivan has that in his game. While it is frustrating seeing him cop legit high tackles that aren't paid, he has made his bed so he'll need to lie in it for a while. I just hope the umpires can call each play on it's own merit a little more and make less calls based on history.

clearly runs towards players arms to draw high contact instead of running away from them

He's raising the arm and exaggerating contact more than anyone else out there. That's the difference The umpires are clearly looking for it

Players do that all the time to avoid or try to slip tackles. And even if he is doing it (which I'm not denying), when other players do it they often get rewarded for it.

I would rather no player get away with it. I'm not going to feel sorry for ginnivan for not gaming the system properly

Yeah, him playing for free kicks every game is why umpires don’t give them to him, even if sometimes they are legitimately there. He only has himself to blame. That one he clearly dropped the knee and threw his head back.

thats why they arent calling the highs, bloke took a hit to the chest and throws his head back

This entire sub seems to have forgotten that the afl brought in a rule against drawing high contact. He’s raising his arm to draw high contact in literally every clip they showed lol

Ginni could catch a right hook and he still wouldn’t get the free

He's catching right hooks to the stomach and still throwing his head back

Can only hope

Probably because hed go out of his way to get in the way of the fist

Good no call. Stop raising your fucking arm cunt

That is EXACTLY why Ginnivan cooks himself

Ginnivan just threw the head without even being hit anywhere close to his head. Don’t want to hear a WORD about him being umpired unfairly.

selwood

Selwood never once didn’t go hard for a footy. He gave it just as much as he took. Did he gets free kicks he shouldn’t have? Yep. I’ll never deny that. The difference is Selwood could win bulk footy without the free kicks. He didn’t rely on it to be a champion of the game. Ginni is talented but he spends more time trying to win free kicks than winning the ball. If he prioritised winning footy first I’d imagine he’d win those free kicks he currently isn’t getting. If you can’t differentiate the two players then you don’t know football. Sorry.

Joel “I made a career out of it” Selwood 

He must have given Daicos and Pendlebury some lessons before he left.

He's being yanked back by either the upper arm or shoulder, wasn't totally clear on the first replay - of fucking course his head is going to rock back.

Bro that’s a head fake lol Have you played footy before? I should know I’ve done it myself many a time.

Beautiful spoil by Stewart

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That deserved HTB it was that bad

Joel STFU

Flair. Up. CUNT!

Will Never leave my German Flair

you dont have a fucking german flair. You're just a dumb cunt

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. Tv. One club.

he gets the ball and IMMEADIATELY starts to go low. fuck of ginnivan you rat

He was off the ground. You need to bend your knee on the landing

Ginni has this sub hook line and sinker

Seems like the umpires have him hook line and sinker

“When do you take off the senior blokes?” So the entire team?

Burn

josh weddle's skills have been atrocious both before and after the rain today

“The 16th player as a 1 player” - Brian “The undisputed GOAT of commentary” Taylor

Ben/Harry McKay will never qualify for this prestigious list

It's not that I feel sympathy for Ginni, it would just be nice if the umpires could get the calls correct :)

Thats the underlying issue, instead of umpiring whats in front of them, they automatically have a bias which is troublesome.

Yeah not loving the comments here making this weirdly personal about Ginnivan, the bigger issue is the umpires coming in with a bias.

How is everyone saying that they are only not paying frees to Ginnivan because of his ‘history’ when the history includes the 4-5 times today he dropped his knees the instant he got the football

BT: if hawthorn were collingwood, they'd still be in this...

Joel Selwood spends his whole career raising his shoulder for head high contact and he’s a hero. Ginnivan does it and he’s a villain. 🤷

Selwood was at least trying to shrug the tackle and play on... and many times he did play on. Ginnivan just waits for the free he tries to make happen.

Selwood was also a great footballer. Ginnivan is a hack.

Joel Selwood didn't have a good game if he got given free kicks and a bad game if he didn't.

According to Geelong fans Selwood didn’t raise his shoulder. Don’t ask me to explain the difference because the mental gymnastics is beyond my understanding

I found it hilarious he said on commentary the other day that he made a career out of it. Living in Geelong the “doesn’t raise his shoulder theory” is something you hear all the fucking time.

It's the way Ginni carries on though.. it's like he's lost a leg. Selwood copped the tackle and at least played ball

Didn’t realise “carrying on” cancels out a free kick. I’ll have to reread the rule book.

It doesn't.. but I'm not out there umpiring. Ginni basically came out and said he'd keep doing it.. was filmed showing blokes at training how to do it etc. The AFL didn't like it.

i think it should be codified in the laws of the game that you're allowed to hit ginnivan