| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 13 April 1966 |
| Recruited from | Woodville, (SANFL) |
| Height and weight | 172 cm / 70 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
Port Adelaide (1983-1996), Port Adelaide Magpies (1997) |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
Port Adelaide Magpies (2006-2009) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1997 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever (born 13 April 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.
Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old rover in 1983. After suffering serious injuries early in his career, Ginever was forced to re-invent himself as a gritty and determined on-field warrior and it was in this guise that Ginever excelled as a footballer and as an on-field leader.
In 1994 he was appointed captain of Port Adelaide, and captained his club from 1994 to 1997, after which he retired. Ginever got better with age and as captain, winning his club's best & fairest award in 1994 and 1997 (his final year). His SANFL club made the Grand Final in all four of Ginever's captaincy years and they won the premiership on three of these occasions.
Known for his quick wit and larrikin sense of humour off the field, Ginever has also worked as a football commentator for radio station Triple M.
Ginever was appointed assistant coach of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 2005 under the legendary John Cahill, who was brought back as coach for one year while Ginever served his apprenticeship. Ginever then took over as coach in 2006 for four seasons but was not able to reproduce the same success he had as a player. On 14 August 2009, Ginever announced his retirement from coaching at the end of the 2009 SANFL minor round. In a statement issued by the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, it says the decision was a mutual one between Ginever and the Club's Board.
Tim has since been actively involved in the OnePAFC campaign designed to garner support for the re-unification of the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, which currently have a shared history.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Greg Phillips |
Port Adelaide Football Club captain 1994 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Gavin Wanganeen |