We finished 5th because we went from top of the ladder with 11 wins at the end of Round 14 to only win 3 out of our last 9 games and finish 5th. If we had an sort of mental fortitude we wouldn't have been that low to begin with.
Had Port brought in a premiership coach like Clarkson, he would have taken advantage of their 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 list. We saw that happen with Adelaide and Brisbane before where they completely changed once they brought in a competitive coach. Bad coach and culture is why Port failed, it's pretty obvious. They're stuck in a rut with Hinkley, it's such a strange circumstance since Port profess their identity is premierships but obsess over a loser coach. How many chances does he need to have to get a Grand Final appearance? Another 100 seasons?
They have 8 All-Australian players since 2020, so I don't get this "average list" excuse people use to defend Hinkley.
2014 was their best chance. It started with their epic rise up the ladder in 2013, knocking Collingwood out in the EF and then giving Geelong a massive shock at HF a week later.
Only under Hinkley. Whereas a better coach could have done much more in the last 10 seasons.
Brisbane have copped scrutiny in recent years for their record on the road and fair enough.
It's ridiculous, and the dumbest ******* argument given that it's been 11 years and it's been his list the whole time, to the point he's refreshed it multiple times. Any list deficiencies you can find (key defender, ruck, wing, small forward) are because he failed to develop replacements. And he's had multiple goes at it at this point. Saying "it's a s**t list" is an indictment on Hinkley, not an argument for him.
Literally the only people that put Port and Hinkley under scrutiny are Port supporters. Everyone else accepts the performances as good enough and in fact actively tells Port supporters to stop whinging because it is good enough.
The excuse that it's never the coach's fault makes no sense, since he's been there for 11 seasons and he's the common denominator of no Grand Final appearances.
Maybe, but coaches like Clarkson are few and far between. The loss to the Bulldogs was horrific, yes, but that aside, I honestly don't know what more he could have done in those 2 seasons.
Ken Hinkley is a high five guy on the boundary. Josh Carr is really running the show.
They have some very good players as you say, but they also have some big holes up forward and in defence don't you think? Compare that to the Lions, who I would argue are very well balanced across the whole field.
And consolidate exponentially. And you did you. Awesome
To be honest, Gary Ayres couldn't have done much more in those 4 years at your club and I don't understand why they didn't offer him another 11 years at the end of 1999 and maybe another 11 years after that. It's not his fault
So, maybe they need to sack Carr then, if the supporters think the coaching is so bad
Maybe, I’d sack any hang around staff if I went from premier to under top 8 as well. Get harsh
Clarkson isn't the only premiership coach, there would be others available, especially this year with Hardwick who they didn't pursue. Also, Grand Finalist coaches could come in and do a better job, like with Malcom Blight in 1996 when he was poached by Adelaide.
I think ports best chance is every time. Your selection is also humorous
8 All-Australians since 2020 is a bit of a low number.
