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When Jack Ginnivan kicked his second goal in two minutes to put Hawthorn ahead by 42 points midway through the third quarter at Engie Stadium on Saturday, Greater Western Sydney was staring down the barrel of another September failure.

It felt decisive. Nothing was working for the Giants. One of their best players to that point, Darcy Jones, had not long earlier hobbled off in tears with a suspected ACL tear. The Hawks, seemingly, had all the answers, and their fans were readying for a Friday night in Adelaide. And Ginnivan was gleefully rubbing it in their faces.

What happened next was extraordinary.

They call it the ‘Orange Tsunami’, and when it’s in full force, it really is something to behold. The atmosphere shifted - first slowly, then suddenly. Roles reversed. The visitor

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