Unofficial Preview Sack Hinkley 2: Septic Portaloo

[Vagabond0]

We could Bradbury our way to a flag (we won't) and that still wouldn't undo the memories of 5 years of underachievement.

Can only pray the players do enough on the field to get Kenny a gig elsewhere, best for everyone.

Gives Kenny a fresh start and the players new motivations.

 

[tribey]

Do you want us to go back to the primus era, where the club had no money because the supporters forced the club to sack mark williams and put the club years behind, and port fighting for the bottom four, with 100 point beltings. Sacking ken will do the same thing, put the club back years for no benefit, especially now we have developed a reasonable side

jesus aitch.

 

[tribey]

Big ovation for Ken from the crowd who went back to the post-match.

It’s like applauding Ben Cousins for keeping his shirt on.

 

[finbarr]

We could Bradbury our way to a flag (we won't) and that still wouldn't undo the memories of 5 years of underachievement.

This is made more irksome in the knowledge this lists peak years SHOULD have been in that period post Hawthorn/Geelong/Sydney super dominance, and GWS not coming on as expected.

Port Adelaide - The Wasted Years.

 

[TeeKray]

jesus aitch.

Don't worry, Hodor Hinkley has got it all under control.

 

[Steve Dore]

Voss has 3 Premierships as a player in the modern era.
Teague has a John Nicholls medal!

You can't buy that!
Carlton will want to go outside the Carlton bubble I reckon.

I know it's not a John Nichols but ...

 

[chiwigi]

I know it's not a John Nichols but ...

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I didn't mention that as it's cancelled out by the Robert Rose Award!

 

[chiwigi]

This is made more irksome in the knowledge this lists peak years SHOULD have been in that period post Hawthorn/Geelong/Sydney super dominance, and GWS not coming on as expected.

Port Adelaide - The Wasted Years.

Richmond getting a flag after the 2014 Final sums up the wastage!

 

[Us against the rest]

Voss would be more attractive to Carlton than Hinkley. They have clearly seen what Hinkley is capable of, or incapable of. Voss has head coach experience and suffered from not doing an apprenticeship as an assistant first. He has now done that and I can see a club like Carlton willing to give him another shot.

But but but Ken means stability, 7 years experience as head coach, has (coached lol) the best club in Australia, is from Vic, media love him, players love him, Geelong love him, Donna loves him.

What a great package, get it done.

 

[chiwigi]

I didn't mention that as it's cancelled out by the Robert Rose Award!

Oh s**t, just looked up Voss's profile and he won that as well!

Voss

• 3× AFL Premiership: 2001, 2002, 2003
• Brownlow Medal: 1996
• 2× Leigh Matthews Trophy: 2002, 2003
• 5× All-Australian team: 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
• 3× Merrett-Murray Medal: 2000, 2001, 2003
• 2× Brisbane Bears Club Champion: 1995, 1996
• Australian Football Hall of Fame
• 4× AFLPA best captain: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award: 2001
• Brisbane Lions captain: 1997–2006

Teague

• John Nicholls Medal: 2004
• Robert Rose Award: 2004

 

[finbarr]

I think now the only way Ken moves on is by he and his family choosing to leave. I keep hearing his wife isn’t real keen on staying in Adelaide, but who really knows.

 

[Steve Dore]

I didn't mention that as it's cancelled out by the Robert Rose Award!

Which both Teague (2004) and Voss (2001) have won.

 

[Steve Dore]

But but but Ken means stability, 7 years experience as head coach, has (coached lol) the best club in Australia, is from Vic ...

Voss is a Victorian.

 

[Us against the rest]

I think now the only way Ken moves on is by he and his family choosing to leave. I keep hearing his wife isn’t real keen on staying in Adelaide, but who really knows.

That and job security.

 

[Us against the rest]

Voss is a Victorian.

Yeah but he's crazy Voss.

 

[Power Raid]

He really wouldn’t have. Ken said in his press conference that he’s more impressed with Marshall’s ability to get to the contest against Sydney and bring the ball to ground than his six tackles inside forward 50.

And since he said the same about Dixon last week against Essendon - that he doesn’t care too much about whether he hits the scoreboard if he’s competing - you start to get a clearer picture of why players get dropped.

‘Chance is but a name for a law not recognised.’

Don’t compete = get dropped. That’s the law of playing as a forward at Port Adelaide. If Marshall had competed against Carlton and Adelaide - instead of constantly giving up on contests - he would have been in the team all year.

Getting to the contest requires mongrel. You either have it or you don’t. Sure it can come from confidence but as we’ve seen with Watts, it’s all in the heart.

I hope we see Marshall blossom

 

[PowerLil]

There’s just a rumour going around that it would be Voss under the watchful eye of a senior mentor for the first 2 years.

Mentor = Hinkley?

 

[Us against the rest]

Voss is a Victorian.

Carn, what's wrong with this guy.

 

[finbarr]

That and job security.

My understanding is Voss and Ken are very much on the same page re coaching and football philosophy. In that event Voss getting the Carlton job could be a double win for us. Voss may want Hinkley on his staff and offer him a position. That might be enough to get Ken and a homesick wife back to Victoria.

 

[finbarr]

Mentor = Hinkley?

No. But that’s not to say Voss wouldn’t want Ken somewhere on his staff.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Richmond getting a flag after the 2014 Final sums up the wastage!

The 2014 off-season at Alberton must have been a shitshow for the ages.

 

[Steve Dore]

The 2014 off-season at Alberton must have been a s**tshow for the ages.

It was a sad indictment of Hinkley's lack of understanding of what worked and what didn't that we got so close in 2014 and have been a s**t show since with the "tweeks" Hinkley has been making.

It's not about whether he selects Todd Marshall this week or not, it is the fact that he has been largely clueless since 2015.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Getting to the contest requires mongrel. You either have it or you don’t. Sure it can come from confidence but as we’ve seen with Watts, it’s all in the heart.

I hope we see Marshall blossom

Getting to the contest is about desire and commitment. Darren Smith was one of Port's greatest centre half forwards, 343 games, 456 goals and 7 premierships says so. Nobody would ever say Smith had mongrel but he was incredibly brave and attacked every contest.

 

[tribey]

Don't worry, Hodor Hinkley has got it all under control.

It’s a bit like the trope of the fading photograph, changing newspaper headlines and Biff’s matchbook in Back To The Future.

Every time there’s chatter of Hodor getting the business end of a banjo, the Adelaide Oval lithograph in Keith’s office morphs into a MyATM cashpoint as Chicki Boak naps on her front porch in Torquay unabated.

 

[snozulu]

Getting to the contest is about desire and commitment. Darren Smith was one of Port's greatest centre half forwards, 343 games, 456 goals and 7 premierships says so. Nobody would ever say Smith had mongrel but he was incredibly brave and attacked every contest.

Darren Smith is the reason i'm a Port supporter.