Collingwood coach Craig McRae has labelled livewire forward Jack Ginnivan a “big-game player” who will give the Magpies an important “spark” in attack, declaring at least 10 goals will be needed to win Saturday’s AFL grand final.
Ginnivan, an Anzac Day medallist in 2022 on the back of a five-goal effort in front of 85,000 people, was picked ahead of Pat Lipinski in one of two changes to Collingwood’s starting 22 for the showdown with the Brisbane Lions.
McRae said the potency of Brisbane’s forward line meant he expected different conditions to the Magpies’ first two finals, which Collingwood won by single-figure margins without kicking 10 goals in either game.
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