You can't say that, because you're seeing the benefits now of the rebuild. Port is a good chance to play in the Grand Final this year.
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Can Port win a premiership under Ken Hinkley?
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You can't say that, because you're seeing the benefits now of the rebuild. Port is a good chance to play in the Grand Final this year.
The 2018 list, as an example, finished 10th. Should it have done any better?
FB: Bonner Howard Clurey
HB: Pittard Hombsch Byrne-Jones
C: Houston R.Gray Polec
HF: Wingard Westhoff Powell-Pepper
FF: Watts Dixon Ebert
FOL: Ryder Wines Boak
IC: Rockliff Motlop S.Gray Jonas
Only 3 players (Gray with 42, Wines with 38, Wingard with 36) exceeded 30 coaches votes that season.
I think a lot of Port supporters have consistently overrated their lists. Even the one that finished 3rd in 2020 was not amazing. They were still the team that pushed the dynasty Tigers all the way.
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Huge chance this year with the comp as even as it is.
Still Sydney's to lose for mine but Port are a breath behind (along with GWS).
Still Sydney's to lose for mine but Port are a breath behind (along with GWS).
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Well we would be if we weren't still coached by the guy who blew our last two top 2 finishes without so much as making a GF, let alone winning one.
Hinkley would be a perfectly fine coach if we were in the EPL. Our home and away results over his tenure have been mostly pretty good. But he has underperformed in every single finals series we've been in for the last decade.
So is Hinkley close to make a GF this year or not? Where do you think you finish this year?
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History suggests we'll finish the home and away season top 4 and then bomb out of finals soon as we're faced with the pressure of an elimination game, even if we're at home and even if we're up against a lower ranked team who we beat in the H&A season. See 2020, 2021, and 2023. See also 2017, minus the top 4 bit.
Hinkley hasn't won a knockout final for 10 years. Why would I be expecting him to start now?
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I want Hinkley as coach
He's in demand! I heard Tasmania are scouting him.
So you're predicting straight sets exit. Interesting.
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All with same coach?
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Don't talk bad about Ross Lyon mate lol
He certainly seems to get the most out of an average football side each year. Average at best on paper. A really good AFL coach.
Hinkley haters starting to get nervous with top 2 a strong possibility.
They may have a chance to get revenge against GWS for last year, then thrash Geelong by 100 points in a home prelim before playing the Swans (who they beat by 300 points) in a grand final. Sydney love losing grand finals.
The stars are somewhat aligning for Port. Don't discount the chances of Hinkley having a statue outside of the stadium in 10 years time.
They may have a chance to get revenge against GWS for last year, then thrash Geelong by 100 points in a home prelim before playing the Swans (who they beat by 300 points) in a grand final. Sydney love losing grand finals.
The stars are somewhat aligning for Port. Don't discount the chances of Hinkley having a statue outside of the stadium in 10 years time.
B2B straight sets exits seems the more likely possibility
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This is the guy who said last year that finals are scary. Our season doesn't start until preliminary final day.
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I'm just not getting my hopes up until we finally make a grand final.
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TheBrownDog
What's to be nervous about? Either we're vindicated (again) or we're in a Grand Final. Real win/win situation.
He tells them that finals are scary. So yeah, he does.
How is being vindicated on your team doing poorly ever "winning"? There is a 0% chance that situation makes you happy.
Obviously when I say they are getting nervous I am simply saying there's a chance their villain will prove them wrong. I have no doubt you would all be confused but deliriously happy if he did so, and I wasn't joking about the statue.
It would legitimately be the feel good story of the century, eclipsing Bulldogs 2016.
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If Ken Hinkley bottles another preliminary final or goes out in straight sets this September, what would be his legacy as coach after a decade at the helm?
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The Port Adelaide supporter base will come for Hinkley post game.
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It'd be more interesting to see how the Port faithful react if Kenny pulls it off and leads them to a flag finally.
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Port lost in straight sets last year
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