Jack Ginnivan slapped on the wrist by AFL after wearing ring under glove during Hawthorn’s loss to GWS

Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan will be given a slap on the wrist by the AFL for wearing a ring during the Hawks’ defeat to GWS in Saturday’s season opener.

The 23-year-old wore a glove to protect his left hand after suffering a broken finger in the pre-season.

But he never took off a ring donned during the warm-up, instead keeping it under the glove when the match got underway.

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Ginnivan was spotted with the ring on his finger during a moment without his glove while on the bench in the second quarter.

The jewellery was questioned on the night by a Collingwood supporter who shared an image to social media.

“Have a cry,” Ginnivan replied on Sunday morning.

AFL officials took a dim view of the jewellery and issued a reminder, as reported by 7NEWS Melbourne’s Xander McGuire on Monday.

“(The ring) was worn under his glove and didn’t pose a serious threat to any opposition players,” McGuire said.

“But the league has reiterated its no jewellery policy.”

The gloved Jack Ginnivan kicked two goals in the loss to GWS. Credit: AAP

Ginnivan suffered his broken finger in an intra-club match on February 7.

The gloved forward kicked the Hawks’ first goal against the Giants and got on the scoreboard again early in the second term.

But that was the extent of his contribution on a day he finished with 17 disposals, five inside 50s and two clearances.

Hawthorn, undermanned in the midfield with Will Day out injured and having missed out on Zach Merrett in the trade period, went down by 27 points.

“Often happens in this game but we got what we deserved,” coach Sam Mitchell said.

“I thought they outworked us from the very start of the game.

“And our numbers around halftime, I think we gave up 35 marks in the second quarter and we just weren’t able to slow them down and get the game on our terms at all in that second quarter in particular, but really the majority of the first half.

“They made the most of their chances going forward and took the game away from us pretty quickly, really.”

The Giants’ hard running, led by Finn Callaghan (26 disposals, 735 metres gained) and Lachie Whitfield (27 disposals) was notable in a bitter defeat for Hawthorn.

“We have no excuses to put in that sort of workrate,” Mitchell said.

“Everyone comes into this time of year unsure and we thought we were much more prepared and we’d be much better equipped to handle what they produced than we were.”

Mitchell was adamant Hawthorn could rectify their issues ahead of facing Merrett’s Bombers on Friday.

– with AAP