Finn Maginness (born 23 February 2001) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who plays for the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

in the

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(AFL). Finn is a 3rd generation Hawk as his

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and

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played football with the club.

Early career

Maginness played for the

Sandringham Dragons The Sandringham Dragons are an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at the Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham, Victoria, representing the southern ...

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 (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

and was captain of the First XVIII. Prior he played community football fo
East Brighton Vampires
in the South Metro Junior Football League.

AFL career

Hawthorn secured Maginness under the father-son rule, after matching 's bid with Pick 29 in the

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. 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 . 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

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, and

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. He gained widespread praise for his tagging effort on

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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

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played 64 games between 1953 and 1958. Maginness currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maginness, Finn Hawthorn Football Club players 2001 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Box Hill Football Club players Sandringham Dragons players People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne