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Every time Port Adelaide made the top 4 under Hinkley since 2020, I didn’t consider them a serious threat for the flag. I considered Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, Sydney etc. as serious threats. Just not Port Adelaide. And that’s exactly the problem with Ken Hinkley. His team isn’t taken seriously, and it’s not because they lack talent.
I mean, Port Adelaide made top 4 three times since 2020. That is a great track record on paper. Yet, they didn’t make the Grand Final once. In a couple of those seasons, they weren’t even close. The fact they couldn’t make the Grand Final even once despite having two home PFs says all we need to know. Opposition teams just don’t respect them like they respect other top 4 sides.
Hinkley still has time to turn it around thanks to the contract extension. Chris Fagan turned it around this year after his team was disrespected by the opposition in a similar way. Even Chris Scott
’s Geelong faced similar issues and turned it around in 2022. Only thing is that Scott was a Premiership coach early on, which earned him more time to work with.
Hinkley better hope Port at least make a Grand Final before his contract is up. Otherwise, he’d have wasted a Premiership-standard list in the 12+ years he’d have coached them.
I mean, Port Adelaide made top 4 three times since 2020. That is a great track record on paper. Yet, they didn’t make the Grand Final once. In a couple of those seasons, they weren’t even close. The fact they couldn’t make the Grand Final even once despite having two home PFs says all we need to know. Opposition teams just don’t respect them like they respect other top 4 sides.
Hinkley still has time to turn it around thanks to the contract extension. Chris Fagan turned it around this year after his team was disrespected by the opposition in a similar way. Even Chris Scott
PLAYERCARDSTART
Chris Scott
- Age
- 48
- Ht
- 182cm
- Wt
- 89kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 16.6
- 4star
- K
- 11.2
- 4star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 5.1
- 5star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
No current season stats available
- D
- 13.2
- 4star
- K
- 10.2
- 4star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.2
- 3star
- T
- 2.8
- 5star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
Hinkley better hope Port at least make a Grand Final before his contract is up. Otherwise, he’d have wasted a Premiership-standard list in the 12+ years he’d have coached them.