Certified Legendary Thread Sack Hinkley 12 - Finals Are Scary

[RussellEbertHandball]

Vodafone pulling out to focus on Motorsport and Music Festivals,

Bianco expanding just as the GFC hits,

Renault pulling up stumps to focus elsewhere despite the partnership being a mutual home run,

The China initiative, 150th Year celebrations, and back to back QF/PF home finals being upended by COVID,

Say what you like about our various admins and the millstone that is the legacy of the SANFL’s meddling, but cheese louise have we been on the receiving end of some shocking luck.

Thanks for bringing them up. They are a bloody important part of the overall picture.

The first two added to the downward spiral pre AO and SANFL freedom, and the others put a handbrake on us thriving.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

The big question is... Will we be Hinkley free by then?

One can only hope

 

[rogerjames]

I was thinking that it could've been a calculated move to get the white noise on board. Nothing unites people more than a common enemy. You can see by the reactions from Ken sceptics in this forum that it worked to some extent.

Our club was disrespected (again) & he gave a bit back. Watching later I thought it was funny & an 'up you' to the Hawks which they deserved. I loved it as I'm sick of Kenny always trying to be Mr Popular at the expense of our club. But that doesn't change that I want a new coach.

 

[raptalia]

So the AFL has fined Ken 20k while the person who started it all, is free to post what he likes on social media. Maybe I missed the AFL sanction on Ginnivan? Typical viccentric AFL.

Not often I have sympathy for Hinkley but this time around he has been shafted.

AFL fines Power $20,000 after Hinkley's confrontation with Hawks

The AFL comes down hard on Port Adelaide following Power coach Ken Hinkley's heated exchange with Hawthorn players following Friday night's semifinal.

www.abc.net.au

 

[ClintEastwood]

So the AFL has fined Ken 20k while the person who started it all, is free to post what he likes on social media. Maybe I missed the AFL sanction on Ginnivan? Typical viccentric AFL.

Not often I have sympathy for Hinkley but this time around he has been shafted.

AFL fines Power $20,000 after Hinkley's confrontation with Hawks

The AFL comes down hard on Port Adelaide following Power coach Ken Hinkley's heated exchange with Hawthorn players following Friday night's semifinal.

www.abc.net.au

Hinkley's fine was complete BS, and Ginnivan was (and is) a dickhead, but you can't fine him for posting "See you in a fortnight" on social media.

You don't fix stupid decisions by adding more stupid decisions.

 

[black is White]

Sorry for the intrusion guys, firstly I'd like to say I absolutely hate Port Adelaide like you guys probably hate my club. Secondly I have thought for ages Hinkley should be sacked. Now for the reason I came here is to say thank you on behalf of every other club for giving hawks a taste of their own medicine. Watching it blow up with Hawthorn individuals having full blown meltdowns was hilarious and definitely the best thing I've ever seen Hinkley do. AFL is obviously Run by Karen's he should never have been fined. Wasn't Hinkleys fault Sicily became completely unhinged and made it into something it wasn't. It would almost be worth watching Port win the GF to see the hawks supporters try to cope with it. Good luck for the rest of the year and with potentially finding a new coach.

 

[Mouldy_0101]

I'm a richmond fan and am going for Port here on in. Hinkley did nothing but but what any reasonable observer would do. Stir some sht at the party. You win, you get the dance floor. All the sooks can go home. That was a tough win and blue collar footy is IT in the end. Sydney only have Warner. Not enough. Geelong are the worst. Robot frontrunners. Tackling wins from here

 

[Mouldy_0101]

As if ginnivan even cares, I'd pay money to get razzed by Ken like that. They looked the toughest they have for years in that standoff. And if it soured the send off who cares, that's hawthorn's problem. Too many ceremonies. Ken did what all old people do, cut the crap and had a laugh. No one got upset with fagan dancing like Mary poppins

 

[Mouldy_0101]

More please Ken. F13 old skool boss. Respect. BTW I miss football park

 

[raptalia]

Good to see some opposition supporters backing Port in this episode. Typical Koch Richardson though, they should be asking why Ginnivan and Sicily have not been fined. Once again the AFL are nauseatingly inconsistent on this. They fine a coach who react but players are allowed to walk away scot free.

OK fine Hinkley if they must but surely the same rules apply to Ginnivan and Sicily?

 

[Mouldy_0101]

Hinkley is being honoured by this fine. Its a joke. They want drama and got it. Nothing to explain. The flying gesture was better than anything the boring critics like lloyd and caro could do. Afl dont know how lucky they are some spite came in. Longmire and Scott? Hello borefest

 

[Mouldy_0101]

Sicily and ginnivan are ratbags. They love what ken did. Anyway Ken was doing it for his players, not hawthorn's. See how much wines and rozee enjoyed it

 

[sobrave]

Are you the Richmond version of piston broke?

 

[Mouldy_0101]

Dunno, I've never liked Port but went to the last game at footy Park v Carlton cos I wanted to see the ground. Friday night was a good win. I'm on the wagon. JHF and Bacchus marsh butters. Real footy

 

[PowerBaz]

I wonder (May of been mentioned) how much of the Geelong Hawks dislike was behind it too.

I have a mate here who is a Hawks fan and he hates Geelong with a passion.

 

[Marmozet]

Looking forward to Sam Mitchell doing something far worse next year and only getting a slap on the wrist after the VFL media mafia back him to the moon and back.

 

[Mouldy_0101]

Port fans were remarkably accommodating tho. I was wearing a carlton jumper and the blues got up by a point. Then defaulted to 8th cos of bombers peptides and beat the tiges next week. Broadband hitting the post was the loudest point I've heard. Westhoff played well. It was packed.

 

[Mouldy_0101]

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is the main reason I don't like Geelong. He's a whinger and everyone thinks he's a genius. Bomber Thompson was much more interesting

 

[Capital Power]

If Sicily scores, and in the walk-off Mitchell says the same to young innocent JHF, how much would his fine have been?

Yeah, I though so too

 

[raptalia]

I reckon Ken has actually come out on top in this. He appears to have some sympathy across the footy public. This so called 'heated exchange' was so heated that James Sicily

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admits that he did not hear everything that Ken said. I have looked at the footage and see no finger pointing, no physical contact in fact from those who were close there was no abusive language used by anyone. All I see is Ken waving his arms and smiling.

I liked Kornes' comment that the AFL has an 'enormous glass jaw' on the issue.

 

[PowerLil]

"Once again Ken." New nickname. It's all about him as usual.

 

[JimmyBC]

Sicily and ginnivan are ratbags. They love what ken did. Anyway Ken was doing it for his players, not hawthorn's. See how much wines and rozee enjoyed it

It was up there with a premiership for mine

 

[Peninsula Boy]

What was the deal with all of the players putting their hands on their waists after Kenny took a crack at Ginnivan.

It almost ruined the moment because they looked like they were giving support to Hinkley but in a Village People kinda way.

 

[ClintEastwood]

I'm on the wagon.

The wagon, or the bandwagon? I get the feeling you're not on the wagon...

 

[Lighthouse End]

I wonder (May of been mentioned) how much of the Geelong Hawks dislike was behind it too.

I have a mate here who is a Hawks fan and he hates Geelong with a passion.

Trust me, the feeling is mutual and it goes back a very long way.