Cornes channelled the teenager, who won the Anzac Day Medal with a five-goal haul, after being critical of him “over-celebrating” the club’s Round 1 win against St Kilda.“Let’s be honest, Jack Ginnivan has got an edge, I was wrong, he kicked five on Anzac Day on the big stage,’’ Cornes said on the Sunday Footy Show.“There is something about this kid that I like and I need an edge so I want the edge … there’s an edge about him and I’m on board. I love it.”Cornes was further critical of Ginnivan, who shocked with his new blonde look in Round 3, saying he needed to be pulled up on staging after also antagonising Cats skipper Joel Selwood.But after the 19-year-old’s best career game on Anzac Day, Cornes conceded.“He was amazing,” Cornes said on Footy Classified during the week.“On the big stage, to do that and kick five and handle that pressure in game number ten, I was really impressed with his performance.”He added that he didn’t go “too early”.“I don’t think so, I think if I had my time again it would be more criticism of the club for putting him in that position (with the Go Pro), but clearly it hasn’t affected him,” he said.“The only thing I’ll say is that he needs to keep working at his game, and I hope that he doesn’t let this (performance) get ahead of himself because it’s a tough lonely position to play (small forward).“He’ll kick five some weeks and he won’t touch the footy for another couple, so I hope he uses this as momentum to springboard his career, not be comfortable with what he’s achieved so far.“Keep working hard, because it’s a really tough position to play.”Ginnivan had already won plenty of support from Pies coach Craig McRae to commentator Brian Taylor and Saints champion Nick Riewoldt.
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