AFL world erupts over ‘embarrassing' video as Jack Ginnivan fined for flipping fans the bird
Channel 7 Adelaide reporter Lauren Rose ambushed the Hawks star at Adelaide airport on Saturday, questioning him on why he flipped Adelaide fans the bird.
Ginnivan showed he was unremorseful for his actions, taking to Instagram following the match, writing: 'Best coin spent', in reference to the $1,000 fine he would later receive for making an 'obscene gesture'.
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And not one to stay out of the headlines, the 22-year-old then caused a stir over his painful conversation with Rose, who ambushed the Hawks star at the airport.
'What was with the middle finger at Crows fans last night?' Rose asked him.
'Are you a sore loser?' She continued to probe before coaxing a response from the footballer.
'Do you think I'm going to speak to you?' the Hawthorn player snapped.
'Haven't you just?' the reporter clapped back, drawing a slight chuckle from Ginnivan.
'Why are you laughing?' she added.
'Because you're embarrassing. Imagine trying to stop me at an airport.'
You can watch the cringeworthy interview in the player above.
The exchange between the pair was uncomfortable to watch, and the reporter was quickly slammed for goading the Hawks forward.
'I thought she was being a bit of a smart ass. I thought she was trying to provoke a reaction and bait him,' Shane McInnes said on 3AW.
'Ok, your news director sends you out to get a comment from Jack Ginnivan, fine, that's the job, but I thought the manner in which she carried herself wasn't ideal.'
Laura Spurway added: 'He has every right to say I'm not going to talk to you.'
But on Monday, it was Ginnivan who was scrutinised for his part in the trainwreck interview.
Two-time premiership winner David King said while the reporter was definitely in the wrong, the way Ginnivan carried himself was equally poor.
'You get a couple of opportunities to represent your footy club,' King said on SEN Fireball.
'There is an error on both sides of the coin.
'She was out of line, the reporter, but let's put that to the side. This is going to happen a lot to Jack Ginnivan. He's got to handle it better.
'Stop, say 'these are my thoughts, I'll probably sanction' and then move on.
'Sell yourself and your club well instead of half-belittling the journalist.
'There were no winners; they both looked average.
'He's going to be targeted, and he's got to find a way to get through that, and he has to represent himself and his club well.'
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