With just three father-son players in the their history, there’s no doubting Hawthorn fans will be eagerly awaiting a famous name returning to the club.

And the next player is all but certain to be Finn Maginness, who will follow in his father’s footsteps when he puts his hand up to be drafted later this month.

The Hawks could match a bid on the son of two-time premiership player Scott on the opening night of the draft, with the Victorian midfielder set to receive a bid from rival clubs in the 15-25 range.

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“It would be awesome, definitely a dream come true,” Maginness told foxfooty.com.au.

“Dad played there, my Grandpa played there. Third generation would be pretty awesome. We actually don’t pull out the tape too regular, the only game is the ‘89 Grand Final where Gary Ablett kicked nine (goals) on Dad.

“It wasn’t his best game, but he went away with the chocolates. He’s won two flags so he has got the premiership medallions in the house so that is the reminder. I haven’t actually seen too many highlights.”

Maginness was lucky enough to attend a pre-season camp with the Hawks over the summer, rooming alongside one of the AFL’s greatest players.

“I went on a 10 day camp to Mooloolaba and it was pretty unreal. (The) first few days it was like torrential rain and the oval was still flooded,” he explained.

Maginness roomed with Shaun Burgoyne. Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images

“The next five days were like just really hot and dry heat. I was rooming with Shaun Burgoyne and Conor Nash. It was unreal.

“He (Burgoyne) was pretty relax, chilled out. He enjoys the chat and he was as relaxed as they come. It made me realise that AFL players are just normal people. You think they are superhuman robot on the TV, but they are just normal people.

“It would be unreal to be training with him every day. I’m glad he stuck around at Hawthorn. I spent a lot of time around the midfielders. Tom Mitchell — he wasn’t injured yet — James Worpel and a few of those boys.

“They are really clean and they do a lot of touch before and after training. An enormous amount of touch to make sure they are one touch players and really clean. Jaeger O’Meara also does a lot of that.

As for meeting Alastair Clarkson, Maginness soon realised the champion coach wasn’t someone to be feared.

“He was actually alright,” Maginness revealed.

“The first time I spoke to him I was actually doing a boxing session with Will Golds and he goes ‘here are two private school flogs working together’ and he just gave me a pat on the pack.

Finn Maginness with father Scott during his Under 12 season. Source: News Limited

“I spoke to him for the rest of the trip, he was pretty cruisy. He has got a really good relationship with all the players, you could just see that.”

It hasn’t all been a smooth ride for Maginness who pushed through a family tragedy and failed to make the Academy squad at the start of the year.

But he bounced back in the Under 18 Championships, averaging 18.3 disposals and 7.5 tackles during the four-game carnival.

“It was a bit of a kick in the guts (not being selected),” he said.

“I felt I was good enough to make that. There was a lot of Sandy boys who made it and I didn’t, so I felt I had definitely been overlooked. It was frustrating pre-season when all of the other boys were off training for Metro, but I’m still stuck at Sandy.

“Ryan Byrnes was in a similar position to I was, so we sort of worked hard together. It definitely motivated me so I’m thankful it happened, I really used it as motivation and looked at what I could work on. It is (a bit of a snubbing).

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Maginness’ early season form helped him make the Vic Metro squad. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images. Source: Getty Images

“In saying that, I didn’t have the best bottom-age season and I knew what I was capable of and I was capable of more I produced. It wasn’t a surprise, but more of a kick in the guts.”

Maginness’ improvement in 2019 has been clear, lifting his disposal output from 13.0 in 2018 to 20.8 in 2019. His strength in the contest has been obvious, with his clearance and tackle numbers impressing.

“Last year because we had such a good side at Sandy, Bailey Smith and Liam Stocker, I sort of got pushed out to the wing,” Maginness said.

“I felt like I could play that role, but I always wanted to go back inside. This year I went inside and really felt like I could use my strength and show my contested ball winning ability. Last year’s role on the outside complements the inside work, so I’ve sort of tried to use both aspects at times.

“I’ve got a lot more confidence as the year has gone on. At the start of the year I was just trying to get into Vic Metro and trying to push myself into draft contention and wasn’t playing for just pure enjoyment.

“Once I sort of pushed myself into draft contention I could just enjoy it and that’s what happened at the back end of the year. I just enjoyed the footy and got around my mates, the last time I’d be with them.”