Craig McRae has never apologised for wearing his heart on his sleeve.
The Collingwood senior coach couldn’t help but pump his fist in the air when divisive youngster Jack Ginnivan was given a free kick for a high tackle inside 50.
Ginnivan went back and slotted the set shot after Essendon defender Mason Redman’s tackle slipped high.
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“Ginnivan taken high and that has to be paid!” Brian Taylor exclaimed on commentary.
“Redman argues the point, Ginnivan rarely gets a kick, and if that is not high, nothing is.
“Don’t the crowd love to get involved when the replay is on.”
The Magpies livewire is often maligned for the way he draws high free kicks by lifting his shoulders and dropping his knees.
It has forced the AFL umpires to be on high alert when adjudicating Ginnivan.
The young forward drew a number of free kicks for tackles slipping above the shoulder early in his career, but has been made to earn every whistle in recent times, with umpires hastening to reward the tactics.
But many believe the umpires have overcorrected, missing some free kicks that other players would be awarded.
They didn’t miss the clear high tackle on Friday night though, and McRae loved it.
The Magpies coach couldn’t hide his excitement when Ginnivan was finally awarded a free kick for a clearly high tackle.
“Craig McRae salutes enthusiast, he finally got one!” Taylor added.
Not everyone loved it though, with former Collingwood coach saying that sort of emotional reaction from a coach is unnecessary.
“Don’t show it, let the players play with their emotions,” he said on ABC.
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