Certified Legendary Thread Sack Hinkley 13 - Another Crack At This (Stepping down end of 2025)

[Chewy316]

Where is this keep Ken on in some type of Director of Coaching narrative coming from? Surely the last person you want in that role is someone with his record. Especially the long term record against top teams and overall finals performance. That would be the last person I would like to impart wisdom to others at the club.

It's a thought bubble created by people on here.

A director of coaching role is not in the works for Ken. It's not happening.

 

[Sheeds]

So I am being genuine with this question. If Ken Hinkley is prepared to do this "personal development" and take it seriously and not as a free holiday and is looking at different tools to help improve performance..... Would he be prepared to let Darren Cahill be involved in more leadership and mentoring programs within the club if he wants to be involved? If Warren Tredrea would like to spend 15 minutes speaking to a forward about their craft and leading patterns with something he has noticed during games, maybe this will be allowed to transpire this year rather than previous seasons?

 

[Chewy316]

So I am being genuine with this question. If Ken Hinkley is prepared to do this "personal development" and take it seriously and not as a free holiday and is looking at different tools to help improve performance..... Would he be prepared to let Darren Cahill be involved in more leadership and mentoring programs within the club if he wants to be involved? If Warren Tredrea would like to spend 15 minutes speaking to a forward about their craft and leading patterns with something he has noticed during games, maybe this will be allowed to transpire this year rather than previous seasons?

No chance of either happening. Cahill was brought in to help many years ago, Ken deliberately kept him at arm's length.

As for Tredrea, at least one player wanted to work with him on goal kicking a while ago, until Ken got word of it and told the player in no uncertain terms, that's not happening.

Ken has done professional development stuff before - it's imo a box ticking exercise that will not result in any tangible change in terms of his approach.

 

[TeeKray]

No chance of either happening. Cahill was brought in to help many years ago, Ken deliberately kept him at arm's length.

As for Tredrea, at least one player wanted to work with him on goal kicking a while ago, until Ken got word of it and told the player in no uncertain terms, that's not happening.

Sums the insular, arrogant nature of Hinkley up perfectly.

A coach boasting international sporting experience and success - probably rivaled only by Ange Postecoglou among Australians - wants to help and he tells him where to go.

The club's greatest ever forward wants to help our forwards and he doesn't allow it, possibly even motivated by his petty personal grudge.

He sucks.

 

[PowerLil]

No chance of either happening. Cahill was brought in to help many years ago, Ken deliberately kept him at arm's length.

As for Tredrea, at least one player wanted to work with him on goal kicking a while ago, until Ken got word of it and told the player in no uncertain terms, that's not happening.

Ken has done professional development stuff before - it's imo a box ticking exercise that will not result in any tangible change in terms of his approach.

What an insecure, immature, selfish twat Ken Hinkley is. But we already knew that.

 

[PortPortPort]

Where is this keep Ken on in some type of Director of Coaching narrative coming from? Surely the last person you want in that role is someone with his record. Especially the long term record against top teams and overall finals performance. That would be the last person I would like to impart wisdom to others at the club.

No other coach has stepped down into a lesser role at a club. Hinkley would undermine the head coach in every way he can and has done before like at St.kilda and GC, he was a snake to the head coach and other coaches.

I want him gone, away from the club, I do not care where he goes.

 

[TazD]

No chance of either happening. Cahill was brought in to help many years ago, Ken deliberately kept him at arm's length.

As for Tredrea, at least one player wanted to work with him on goal kicking a while ago, until Ken got word of it and told the player in no uncertain terms, that's not happening.

Ken has done professional development stuff before - it's imo a box ticking exercise that will not result in any tangible change in terms of his approach.

If it is his last year, why are the club sending him overseas?

 

[Powerade 08]

They are going to send him on a new trip every week and hope he gets Bermuda Triangle’d so they don’t have to formally sack him

 

[VineValerian]

So what's the explanation you've come up with for Ken being in NZ?

Professional development - he's learning how to style his hair better .................... oh wait!!!

 

[JimmyBC]

Imagine having one of the best CHF's of the modern era roaming the halls and having an issue with players talking to him, it wouldn't just be Ken either Chadbro doesn't like him.

Dixon talking to Ginever like he was some front bar yob making the observation that he was leaning back on his kicking a few years ago tells you what the place is like.. "Everyone has an opinion".

 

[Peninsula Boy]

It's a thought bubble created by people on here.

A director of coaching role is not in the works for Ken. It's not happening.

He's a bad enough coach with little to show for it.

Why would he be the director of coaching. Doesn't make sense.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Shanghai Hinkley

 

[Doctor Feel]

Imagine having one of the best CHF's of the modern era roaming the halls and having an issue with players talking to him, it wouldn't just be Ken either Chadbro doesn't like him.

Dixon talking to Ginever like he was some front bar yob making the observation that he was leaning back on his kicking a few years ago tells you what the place is like.. "Everyone has an opinion".

lol how they get ultra defensive and can't take a single shred of criticism is such a great indicator as to how insular they are and how protected they are.

Losers.

 

[Chewy316]

If it is his last year, why are the club sending him overseas?

Until it's confirmed it's his last year, I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of that building on the quiet.

As for your question, as long as he's the coach, the club should continue providing him the resources (such as access to NZ Rugby) to get the best out of him for the club's benefit.

 

[Duck Farmer]

It's going to be a long painful year, waiting for Hinkley's well overdue departure.

Dead Donut Rolling

 

[Us against the rest]

If there is no announcement before or very early in the season and the team is doing okay by mid season, Ken wont be going any where unless Ken wants too.

Going on the only thing we do know is that Port wont sack Ken, if it's his last year it will be Hinkley's choice.

 

[Bump Bailey]

No chance of either happening. Cahill was brought in to help many years ago, Ken deliberately kept him at arm's length.

As for Tredrea, at least one player wanted to work with him on goal kicking a while ago, until Ken got word of it and told the player in no uncertain terms, that's not happening.

Ken has done professional development stuff before - it's imo a box ticking exercise that will not result in any tangible change in terms of his approach.

Not sure what infuriates me more - the fact he acts in this manner, or that he's been indulged and allowed to get away with it by the gutless hierarchy above him.

 

[simba_]

don't hate the player, hate the hierarchy

 

[Visenfest]

Until the words come out of Koch's mouth that Hinkley is no longer the head coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club, I wouldn't believe much that is said on the matter especially walking carpets.

Not only is he chronically six years or so over his due date but there has been countless times when he has constantly been poor in finals and many times when he could've been sacked or his contract not renewed.

Not just once or twice but just about any time we needed something from the coach, he rarely delivered and if anything spectacularly underdelivered like Trevor Chappell.

I can't wait till he's gone and I hope the players get a big wind to their game.

If the words came out of Koch’s mouth, I’d still want proof that he didn’t accidentally extend him for 5 years instead.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

Assuming Carr isn't as insular and petty, simply having him as HC and potentially seeing Cahill, Tredders, perhaps Ginever, take more of an active role in performance would be improvement on its own, before Josh has even moved a magnet.

How Hinkley with his piss record has been allowed carte blanche is just beyond me.


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[rogerjames]

It's a thought bubble created by people on here.

A director of coaching role is not in the works for Ken. It's not happening.

What were you referring to then Chewy?

 

[dirty2]

If it is his last year, why are the club sending him overseas?

Only reason I can think of is to keep him away from our players.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Dare I say the All Blacks are one of the most successful teams in all of professional sport.

Is it like how Australia dominates cricket because it's against less developed countries?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Is it like how Australia dominates cricket because it's against less developed countries?

that's racist

 

[Chewy316]

What were you referring to then Chewy?

I'm not going to be elaborating further. Just know that their current plan moving forward this year is going to be a total shitshow, and I sincerely hope that wiser heads prevail and that they reverse course.

This is all coming to a head. Fully expecting a succession plan to be announced in the next 4 weeks.