Certified Legendary Thread Sack Hinkley 12 - Finals Are Scary

[Steve Dore]

Because he was on the run, had no time to sleep.

And it was night and his body was week.

 

[gbear]

I just had this notification pop up:

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Has it finally happened?

Sadly not Hinkley.

 

[rogerjames]

Fagans retirement I'd think

That's a bloody good take I reckon. He's been different the last 2 weeks. Almost like he's grateful its gone on longer than he expected & there's a calmness that wasn't there previously.

 

[rogerjames]

I didn’t even notice it unfortunately as I’d have booed loudly too. Must have been fairly muffled booing or maybe it was because I was in an area where seats cost $209 and booing is therefore uncooth.

Definitely heard it on the TV

 

[GremioPower]

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For emphasis: 2 home Prelims, a tribute game to the club’s recently-departed GOAT, and an utter capitulation to the then 13th-placed side — who as many have said, will no doubt cite that game and the resultant belief/unity/confidence imbued, as the baseline rocketship for their premiership should they win on Saturday (joining a handful of clubs who already reference their “FaMoUs WiN oVeR tHeRe” as such in recent years).

And the above list obviously doesn’t include the away Showdown of 2017, when the ladder-leading Crows obliterated the 5th-placed Power by 84 points — which could’ve honestly been a 150pt result or worse, given the astronomical 81-31 (-50) discrepancy in inside50’s.

To put that gap into perspective, the back-to-back smashings of a mentally, physically and financially nuked Baby Power in 2011 ‘only’ saw Port lose the i50 count by 73-35 (-38) vs Collingwood, and 68-29 (-39) vs Hawthorn.

And we’re sat here facing the prospect of yet another year with this bloke at the wheel!

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Imagine that Hinkley had arrived only in 2020. Forget 2013 to 2019.

That’s four Finals in 5 years; four top-3 finishes; 1 Minor Premiership.

He still should be sacked.

I couldn’t care less about “Hardwick won it in his 7th season”. I wouldn’t even buy the “it took 5 seasons for Choco.”

Hardwick went through a soul-changing process before starting the dynasty. (Hinkley would never do that.) Even though Choco’s CV makes 2004 look like an exception, he made the GF both times he had a home PF.

Hinkley cannot coach Finals, period.

 

[rogerjames]

There's nothing to look forward to any more he just never goes away its a joke f*#k I hope I'm wrong can't do another year of this sh*t

Can't & wont

 

[Chewy316]

I like watching rugby league every now and then. The last time I watched NRL apart from state of origin was back in March. I stay a week there as I’ve got cousins who live in Sydney, and I went to watch the Penrith vs Parramatta as one of my cousins who watches the Eels home and away. Great experience, as it was my first time watching an NRL game live in a stadium, but I don’t have a team that I support..

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

 

[Steve Dore]

I just had this notification pop up:

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Has it finally happened?

We've scape goated a development coach.

Kenny Hinkley is off on an extended holiday until things have settled down.

 

[Mutha F]

I just had this notification pop up:

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Has it finally happened?

I was so happy for a second

 

[PAFC66]

If for some stupid reason he did... I would piss on it...

It wouldn't be worth my piss

 

[JUSTWORK]

I just had this notification pop up:

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Has it finally happened?

An assistant got made the scapegoat

 

[Schulzenfest]

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

An under 8's Aussie rules game would be a better spectacle than anything that sport could ever offer up.

 

[PowerBaz]

Luke Kelly wasn’t Sacked? His contract ran out….

Ken will be sacked if he in fact goes.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

We've scape goated a development coach.

Kenny Hinkley is off on an extended holiday until things have settled down.

Business as usual.

On SM-G975F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[dirty2]

Ok I'm half pissed well maybe more then that... But my opinion doesn't change.

Sack the prick.

 

[PowerBaz]

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

They do a few things right.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

Repost

I like watching rugby league every now and then. The last time I watched NRL apart from state of origin was back in March. I’d stay a week there as I’ve got cousins who live in Sydney, and I went to watch the Penrith vs Parramatta game in Penrith as one of my cousins who’s a diehard Eels tragic who watches Parra home and away. It was great experience, as it was my first time watching an NRL game live in a stadium, but I don’t have a team that I support..

 

[JimmyBC]

Luke Kelly wasn’t Sacked? His contract ran out….

Ken will be sacked if he in fact goes.

They didn't even need to announce the Luke Kelly thing no one knows who he is.

 

[PowerBaz]

They didn't even need to announce the Luke Kelly thing no one knows who he is.

Neds brother…

 

[rogerjames]

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

Lived in Canberra for 6 years when Raiders were great to watch & ended up liking league more than afl. SOO was the pinnacle. Go the Blues.

 

[afl2004]

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

As a 20 year penrith panthers supporter I agree

 

[Waspy79]

Ken is doing the exit interviews as well as being on leave. He is also getting sacked and coaching here next year. He is also not involved in recruiting and also is bringing in new players. Ken is the mastermind of the game plan and has no input into tactics.

We are all mentally cooked because of this club and it’s “leaders”

I can’t think of anything as comparably ridiculous or absurd in any professional sporting context.

 

[Chewy316]

Checked in with the relevant people today after CD's comments. No change from what I said earlier this week.

This will head into next week unless something happens at the Chairman's function tomorrow (which I highly doubt, but it may be an ice breaker to future discussions in the coming days).

 

[Waspy79]

State of Origin and the NRL Grand Final are the two best sporting spectacles in Australian sport. Absolutely shit on the AFL Grand Final.

Must admit I prefer SOO to any AFL, although two of the games this year were rubbish partly due to send off rule (take note VFL - no send offs). Probably been in the East for too long, also find VFL umpiring infuriating, and penalties for too harsh. 50m penalty (30% length of field) for disagreeing with an umpiring howler like poor Jase, give me a ****ing break. The biggest penalty of any distance in NFL I reckon is 15 yards (15% of field) Even the SANFL has better rules than the VFL. The VFL is run by corrupt amateurs beholden to TV and VIC Govt donors and took steps backwards this season.

 

[Rash]

Its so hard to keep up with this thread, so many pages lol