Overview

• Jack Ginnivan arrived in Adelaide to multiple cameras and reporters and posted an Instagram video of the scrum captioned "me Tn."
• Coach Sam Mitchell said Hawthorn would shield the forward at Adelaide Airport and asked for respect as the team arrives.
• Mitchell emphasized a game-first focus and confidence built over the season despite expectations of a hostile Adelaide Oval crowd and recent booing controversies.
• Hawthorn will make at least one change for the knockout semi-final with forward Calsher Dear ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
• Ginnivan remains a flashpoint after last month’s airport doorstop with a TV reporter and a 2024 episode that led to Port coach Ken Hinkley’s airplane taunt and a $20,000 fine.