Opinion Sack Hinkley 8 - "Ask me in August"

[Steve Dore]

Zip three? lol

Seems legit.

 

[TazD]

The less thats reported on Nafe Jones and Daisy Thomas the better.

 

[Bevoman]

Faaaark....I'm not mentally prepared for a Ken extension, think I'll just follow darts or some shiit.

It is happening, forewarned is forearmed

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

From Reddit

Hardwick has no desire to live in Adelaide, but he is opened to living in GC.

I've heard Hinkley gets extended if they finish top 4. That extension might be lengthened depending on finals results.

Also rumour is Port are already in a succession plan (Hinkley -> Carr). That it was initially planned to hand over in 2024 with Carr as HC, but it has covertly been bought forward after Tredrea's early season comments and crisis meetings the week after. Since then Carr has effectively been calling the shots (with assistants) from the box, with Ken mentoring and managing players from the boundary, as well as handling the media. This setup might continue into 2024 if we finish top 4 and all parties are happy.

 

[PowerLil]

From Reddit

Hardwick has no desire to live in Adelaide, but he is opened to living in GC.

I've heard Hinkley gets extended if they finish top 4. That extension might be lengthened depending on finals results.

Also rumour is Port are already in a succession plan (Hinkley -> Carr). That it was initially planned to hand over in 2024 with Carr as HC, but it has covertly been bought forward after Tredrea's early season comments and crisis meetings the week after. Since then Carr has effectively been calling the shots (with assistants) from the box, with Ken mentoring and managing players from the boundary, as well as handling the media. This setup might continue into 2024 if we finish top 4 and all parties are happy.

"Handling the media" LOL.

 

[Powerade 08]

Ken Hinkley will get an extension but also there is a succession plan. Alright man

 

[DaTBird187]

There's no doubt Whateley has been around the Hinkley estate to check out the roller blinds & sample Donna's BBQ'd rissoles.

HE'S PASSED THE EXAM WITH FLYING COLOURS & EARN'T A 3 YEAR DEAL.. fukc me lol

I was so incensed I was one of the ones who texted in.

 

[Jason K]

It is happening, forewarned is forearmed

This guy lol. I picture Stephen Merchant's character in The Office

 

[tribey]

This guy lol. I picture Stephen Merchant's character in The Office

shotgun Finchy #nearlydone

 

[raman]

shotgun Finchy #nearlydone

Finchy: “So both of them have got their laughin’ gear wrapped around the ol’ single-barrel pump-action yogurt rifle…”

Brent, helpfully: “His knob.”

 

[Contested Marx]

This guy lol. I picture Stephen Merchant's character in The Office

Oggy Oggy oggy

 

[Contested Marx]

The interaction between Brent and the Ogg-monster after Merchant's character is upset at being called a goggle eyed monster is one of the most brilliant heart -warning / -breaking bits of tele

When he answers "Nathan" and half sobs to the question what's your real name

Kills me

 

[davesnothere]

From Reddit

Hardwick has no desire to live in Adelaide, but he is opened to living in GC.

I've heard Hinkley gets extended if they finish top 4. That extension might be lengthened depending on finals results.

Also rumour is Port are already in a succession plan (Hinkley -> Carr). That it was initially planned to hand over in 2024 with Carr as HC, but it has covertly been bought forward after Tredrea's early season comments and crisis meetings the week after. Since then Carr has effectively been calling the shots (with assistants) from the box, with Ken mentoring and managing players from the boundary, as well as handling the media. This setup might continue into 2024 if we finish top 4 and all parties are happy.

We are not happy.

It's fraud, it's deceitful.

It reflects poorly on the club in not publicly acknowledging the work Josh has put in.

It reflects poorly on Wazza for actually calling the club out on the facts of life under Ken.

Club want to make it right come out and say Wazza was right and we have won 13 straight under Josh Carr.

 

[edgie]

The great irony of Ken.

Years and years of unconditional support, even when we were bloody average and missing finals, but the season where he has us looking the best we've looked, and the media is finally starting to ask some questions and be open to us not handing him an extension right ****ing now*

*the usual exceptions apply

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Came here for the Hinkley Carr goss...
Leaving with a plan for Easter Anal!

 

[TazD]

Came here for the Hinkley Carr goss...
Leaving with a plan for Easter Anal!

Long time to wait. dirty2 could advise you on Labour Day Rimming instead.

 

[Macca19]

Too bad Ken had to use an abacus for his exam circa 2013-2017 when everyone else was using a calculator.

And if you don't buy that, do me a favour - take the current best 23 and then tell me who you would replace in it from any list we had between 2013-2017. If you can't pick more than 11 players, it wasn't really a premiership calibre list, was it?

2014:

B: Hombsch (14), Carlile (14), Jonas (14)
HB: Broadbent (14), AA (23), Houston (23)
C: Polec (14), Boak (14), White (14)
HF: Wingard (14), Marshall (23), SPP (23)
F: Gray (14), Schulz (14), Finlayson (23)

R: Lobbe (14), Butters (23), Rozee (23)

I: Kornes (14), Wines (23), Bergman (23), Westhoff (14)
SUB: Take your pick from Ebert, Hartlett, Burton, Farrell, JHF

2014 - 13 players
2023 - 9 players
+ Sub

 

[backtozero]

Janus will tell you the list wasn't good enough without mentioning that he used to predict a Premiership every single year.

 

[dirty2]

Long time to wait. dirty2 could advise you on Labour Day Rimming instead.

Now ya going to far..... Depending on how many drinks I've had

 

[Macca19]

I guess history will show it wasn't good enough. But i'd also say not every premiership season is equal. 2014 was a tough year imo. This year looks a bit weaker

 

[dirty2]

Hinkley is here forever isn't he

 

[chachi11]

From Reddit

Hardwick has no desire to live in Adelaide, but he is opened to living in GC.

I've heard Hinkley gets extended if they finish top 4. That extension might be lengthened depending on finals results.

Also rumour is Port are already in a succession plan (Hinkley -> Carr). That it was initially planned to hand over in 2024 with Carr as HC, but it has covertly been bought forward after Tredrea's early season comments and crisis meetings the week after. Since then Carr has effectively been calling the shots (with assistants) from the box, with Ken mentoring and managing players from the boundary, as well as handling the media. This setup might continue into 2024 if we finish top 4 and all parties are happy.

If Port are already in a succession plan, and Carr is coaching, why is Donuts getting an extension? To be waterboy?

Doesn't make sense? Then again...with Koch at the helm anything is possible.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Dale Thomas and Nathan Jones on the LISTNR ‘Footy Talk’ pod.

“Port should be smashing Ken’s door down! He’s got them in the palm of his hand! I had them out of the eight! They’re the biggest bolter! Especially after they started zip-three!”

Honestly if he got us from 0-3 to 14-2 he deserves a new contract.

 

[bomberclifford]

Here's a fun scenario:

Koch & Co begin negotiations with Hinkley's agent for a 2-3 year extension .
We lose to Carlton , Collingwood , and the Crows .
Carr interviews for the Richmond job .
Ken's extension gets announced in the first week of August , right before our Geelong game, which we lose .
We beat Giants and Freo, and lose to Richmond, to finish the season with 16 wins and 7 losses.
Going into finals with Dixon, Lycett, Aliir, JHF, and McKenzie under injury clouds.
Underdone backups in Lord, Hayes, Fantasia, and Visentini.
Jonas is back as a regular in the side.
Play Collingwood in the first QF and lose
Play Adelaide in the SF and lose.
Richmond announce Carr as their head coach for 2024.
Dixon , Lycett, Boak, McKenzie, Clurey, all announce their retirements.
Hinkley windmills his way to his shuttered oasis.
We wake up in February and go through the whole nightmare again.


Edit: checking off things as they occur, or are reported in the media.

 

[longdonkey]

Too bad Ken had to use an abacus for his exam circa 2013-2017 when everyone else was using a calculator.

And if you don't buy that, do me a favour - take the current best 23 and then tell me who you would replace in it from any list we had between 2013-2017. If you can't pick more than 11 players, it wasn't really a premiership calibre list, was it?

That is completely disingenuous you are comparing to a team that is second favourite to win a premiership and say you need at least 50% of the team to be from the previous era.

So is Boak Wines DBJ and Jonas 2014 era or 2023 era

B Broadbent Aliir Hartlett
HB Cassisi, Jonas, Houston
C Polec Wines K Cornes
HF Gray Dixon Monfries
F Westhoff Schulz Wingard
Ruck Lobbe B Ebert Boak
INT Butters, Rozee, Finlayson, Byrne-Jones

So by that there are 17 players from the old list some still playing today but I am judging players playing at their peak or the peak that we have seen them.

That is a pretty good team which is topping up a 2013-2017 team with the best 2023 players I could do the same top up the 2023 team with the best of the 2013-17 wouldn't be exactly the same team but again would be an excellent team. Its why its a useless exercise. And anyway we lost and we didn't lose for just one reason wasn't just Hinkley but wasn't the list either.