Certified Legendary Thread Sack Hinkley 14 - SUCKcession (Taking 400k in 2026 soft cap)

[rogerjames]

Make him interview then knock him back.

Like all the others did

 

[rogerjames]

I couldnt be bothered going back but mid 2015 I had a conversation with Ford Fairlane at Adel Oval saying I didn't think Hinkley could coach & that we wont win a premiership under him.

 

[parano1a]

Sneak preview of the limited edition jumper design Port will wear in Round 24 to farewell Kenny:

 

[edgie]

I think it’s Good Bloke Syndrome, see Billy Brownless and others.

As a Cats fan, I appreciate the work he did as an assistant during our 2007/09 premiership years. It was documented that he was one of the driving forces in helping GAJ go from a talented but inconsistent small forward to arguably the best midfielder of the modern era. When GAJ left to the Suns he cited his relationship with Hinkley as one of the drawcards.

This is all irrelevant compared to the fact that Ken clearly took PAFC as far as he could years ago and lacked the ruthlessness to make hard decisions or demand excellence.

His farewell tour this year has been an embarrassment, I’ve never seen a coach more checked out having watched his pre and post-match pressers last week.

Billy Brownless wasn't a coach?

And there was already noise about Ken's character. Couldn't cut it at Fitzroy. Wanted more money from Freo. Bailed on St Kilda when Blight was sacked.

The idea of Ken being a selfless workhorse has had holes in it for a fair while.

The man must have a few strengths but his personality isn't nor has it ever seemed above reproach.

 

[Port 2004]

Ken Hinkley is a retread.

And he had multiple blowouts.

 

[davesnothere]

Make him interview then knock him back.

They’d laugh.

 

[PowerLil]

Days left........

 

[backtozero]

Kind of funny, we've gone from:

"Win the 2025 premiership, for Ken" to
"Maybe just try and make finals, for Ken" to
"Win the second Showdown, for Ken" to
"Win a home game in the last 5 rounds, for Ken"

Standards eh?

 

[Kenny_Powers]

Kind of funny, we've gone from:

"Win the 2025 premiership, for Ken" to
"Maybe just try and make finals, for Ken" to
"Win the second Showdown, for Ken" to
"Win a home game in the last 5 rounds, for Ken"

Standards eh?

"The players love Ken and he has a unique ability to get them up for big games"

 

[davesnothere]

"The players love Ken and his has a unique ability to get them up for big games"

Finals are not big games for the sake of this discussion.

 

[Cheesey Mac]

"The players love Ken and his has a unique ability to get them up for big games"

This is one of those Hinkley myths which has been repeated so often that the great unwashed believe it without question.

Anyone paying the slightest attention to our results in finals and Showdowns knows it to be complete BS.

 

[NoddyHolder]

This is one of those Hinkley myths which has been repeated so often that the great unwashed believe it without question.

Anyone paying the slightest attention to our results in finals and Showdowns knows it to be complete BS.

Crows players are too intense in showdowns. Our boys don't like it

 

[tribey]

This is like a pyromaniac assuring the country fire services of Victoria he’ll be making sure he burns everything down here first.

 

[finbarr]

Sneak preview of the limited edition jumper design Port will wear in Round 24 to farewell Kenny:

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There would be an actual stampeed of Karen's at the merchandise stall with one fist full of banknotes and another fist full of Chiko Roll yelling "take my money!!!"

 

[tribey]

Melbourne fans, who got to enjoy a premiership less than 4 completed seasons ago, get a chance to salvage what’s left of the primes of Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, May and Viney.

We’re still getting treated to ‘Poor Ken’ narratives as he sprays the walls with sh¡t on his way out.

 

[TazD]

This is like a pyromaniac assuring the country fire services of Victoria he’ll be making sure he burns everything down here first.

But I'd love for him to set fire to a Vic club.

 

[tribey]

But I'd love for him to set fire to a Vic club.

Same. I would love to see this fraud stripped bare with nowhere to hide.

If he thinks the pressure, scrutiny and expectations here were too much, he ain’t seen nothing yet.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

How many years should Ken have been sacked

Most seen he was a fraud of a coach in 2015 but that would have been very ruthless to sack him then.

2016 - acceptable not to sack him yet - he’s got something in the tank.

2017 - finals BUT he installed the ‘good bloke first footballer second’ mentality - helped along by Boak and ‘look at me living life’ Jonas. This was the last of the PAFC

2018 - should have been sacked! Shit year - equal top at 9-4 and didn’t make finals.

2019 - absolutely again - somehow survived and we are well and truely in the ‘you can’t win all the time - at least your not the 18th team on the ladder’ club mentality

2020 - his only successful year imo. Gutted - worked their arses off and we’re robbed

2021 - ultimate capitulation. Buried himself. We’re well and truly stuck with him now. Most people do not see Port as an actual threat.

2022 - what the **** did we actually expect after the head burying in 2021

2023 - Ken saves his bacon by going on a 13 game winning streak - completely cooking the team, playing injured players to get his contract. Gets his contract and straight sets exit. Again - predicted by everyone

2024 - another finals capitulation. No one even takes Port serious now.

2025 - farewell tour - disaster. Cross town rivals belt is in the rain by 100 points. Celebrate Ken.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

"The players love Ken and he has a unique ability to get them up for big games"

Ken gets them up for HIS big games not the clubs big games. Hence why a 2 point win against a lowly St Kilda last year was seen as a ‘big game’.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

Ken gets them up for HIS big games not the clubs big games. Hence why a 2 point win against a lowly St Kilda last year was seen as a ‘big game’.

Unfortunately 99% of the media can't tell the difference, or they can but are horribly disingenuous.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

I'm not sure 2017 was the closest because the Club never really wanted him to leave.

I think they were much closer in 2023 after the showdown loss when Tredders said Ken's tenure was untenable. I strongly believe they would have sacked him had they lost badly to Sydney the following week.

Got reasonably close last year after the Brisbane debacle.

Koch went rogue in 2022, but I can't recall another time when he went against the advice of the Board or the footy experts per se. He tends to let people do their jobs. At the same time, his lack of knowledge means he doesn't appropriately hold people accountable. He has told countless people he doesn't understand why the Club hasn't won a flag under the current administration, which really speaks to the fact of the matter as to his incompetence when it comes to running a FOOTBALL CLUB.

Do most AFL head coaches go through a similar process when it comes to their initial hiring & contract extensions?

I think it’s healthy to have some diverse backgrounds & skillsets driving the clubs best interests forward, but not when it comes to making pure football decisions. Most of our current board members consist of corporate executives drawn from outside the industry, who probably have never kicked a Sherrin in their life, let alone elite level. How the hell can they be trusted to make the right call on a Senior Coach?

Shouldn’t the majority of that responsibility rest on the shoulders on those who have been there & done that?

 

[SparklingAle69]

Serious question because I dont know. Has a VFL/AFL coach ever before had a celebrated farewell game?

 

[arrowman]

Serious question because I dont know. Has a VFL/AFL coach ever before had a celebrated farewell game?

Blight in 1999 comes to mind.

 

[rumoursofwinter]

I dont know how he survived the 2019 debacle against North melbourne. Team just capitulated when it needs to stand up.

Max gawn

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Max Gawn

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34

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209cm

Wt

110kg

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Ruck

Career

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Last 5

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14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

said of Goodwin, 'good teams don't wait'.

Koch and his stability mantra is an empty bobble head.

 

[Cheesey Mac]

Serious question because I dont know. Has a VFL/AFL coach ever before had a celebrated farewell game?

I'd say Kevin Sheedy at Essendon after 27 years and 4 premierships