Finn Maginness

Finn Maginness
Personal information
Full name	Finn Maginness
Date of birth	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons(NAB League)
Draft	No. 29 (F/S), 2019 national draft
Debut	Round 17, 2020, Hawthorn  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Adelaide Oval
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	32
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–	Hawthorn	40 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Finn Maginness (born 23 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Finn is a 3rd generation Hawk as his father and grandfather played football with the club.

Early career

Maginness played for the Sandringham Dragons in 2019 and also represented Vic Metro in four games across that year's national carnival. He also played for his school Scotch College, Melbourne and was captain of the First XVIII. ^[1] Prior he played community football for East Brighton Vampires in the South Metro Junior Football League.

AFL career

Hawthorn secured Maginness under the father-son rule, after matching North Melbourne's bid with Pick 29 in the 2019 AFL Draft. ^[2]

Maginness had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. His patience was rewarded with a round 17 debut against Western Bulldogs. ^[3]

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Maginness evolved into a tagging role, and quickly became one of the best taggers in the league, shutting down players such as Josh Kelly (Australian footballer), Touk Miller, and Clayton Oliver. He gained widespread praise for his tagging effort on Nick Daicos in Round 21, 2023, restricting Daicos to a career-low 5 disposals before Daicos left the field in the third quarter injured.

Personal life

Finn's father Scott played 131 games for Hawthorn between 1988–1996. His grandfather Norm played 64 games between 1953 and 1958.

Maginness currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University. ^[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2024. ^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020 [lower-alpha 1]	Hawthorn	32	1	0	0	2	8	10	0	5	0.0	0.0	2.0	8.0	10.0	0.0	5.0	0
2021	Hawthorn	32	2	0	0	5	10	15	1	5	0.0	0.0	2.5	5.0	7.5	0.5	2.5	0
2022	Hawthorn	32	16	3	7	108	93	201	41	57	0.2	0.4	6.8	5.8	12.6	2.6	3.6	0
2023	Hawthorn	32	13	1	2	65	69	134	41	26	0.1	0.2	5.0	5.3	10.3	3.2	2.0	0
2024	Hawthorn	32	7	4	4	51	52	103	23	9	0.6	0.6	7.3	7.4	14.7	3.3	1.3
Career			39	8	13	231	232	463	106	102	0.2	0.3	5.9	6.0	11.9	2.7	2.6	0

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. "How potential Hawks father-son's greatest day turned to devastation".
2. "The Maginness name returns to Hawthorn".
3. "Debutant alert: Finn's in!".
4. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Finn Maginness Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

External links

• Finn Maginness's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Finn Maginness's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Finn Maginness at AustralianFootball.com