Magpies coach Craig McRae says the tough therapy of Jack Ginnivan within the VFL is “natural” and one thing the younger ahead has to be taught to cope with.
Ginnivan has performed the final two matches for the Magpies reserves after being squeezed out of the senior aspect however has struggled for affect in opposition to Sydney and Frankston, with just one aim thus far in his stint on the stage.
He is more likely to want a minimum of one other week within the VFL to win his spot again regardless of accidents to Brody Mihocek and Brayden Maynard, who has been dominated out of Friday evening’s conflict in opposition to the Bulldogs after failing a health take a look at at coaching on Wednesday.
The Herald Sun reported on Tuesday that dozens of Collingwood followers had lodged complaints through an AFL integrity portal over the tough dealing with of Ginnivan by VFL gamers and supposed umpire mistreatment, however McRae mentioned the membership itself had no points with the league.
“We love our fans, we love how passionate they are … but we want our players to embrace what comes,” he mentioned.
“Ginni’s a young man who has gone back to VFL, he’s had a talented year last year and now it’s just a natural course of every player who has had a good year, you go back to VFL and there’s a target on you – he’s working his way through that.
“I think I would do the same (as Ginnivan’s opponents) … when a good player is playing VFL, you want to get under their skin.”
McRae mentioned the troublesome state of affairs Ginnivan had discovered himself in was a pure a part of a footballer’s evolution, notably after bursting onto the scene within the method he did with 40 objectives in 2022.
“Jamie Elliott was the same in his second year, back when I was a little skinny man running around it happened to me,” he mentioned.
“It’s just the reality of when you perform well at AFL, you’ve got a target on you, and teams look for little ways to get under your skin or find weaknesses … it’s just natural.”
The Magpies will regain Jordan De Goey after his three-week ban for his excessive hit on younger Eagle Elijah Hewett, however Maynard will miss a minimum of every week as he battles a contemporary knee grievance alongside together with his sore shoulder.
“Brayden won’t play this week, it’s just a bit of a combination of a couple of weeks of too much soreness,” McRae mentioned.
“Funnily enough, he’s had the shoulder which he’s probably had for a couple of years, but it’s a bit of a knock on his knee that’s going to hold him out this week.
“He’s a battering ram and we’ve got to hold him back from himself sometimes … we’re confident he’ll be available next week, so we’ll see how he progresses.”
Source: www.news.com.au
