Opinion Sack Hinkley 4 - Show Him The Door

[RossFC]

Sign this great man for life!

Then sack him

 

[tribey]

Hardwick and Thompson were both cut slack.
Look at the rewards their clubs both reaped.

Your recycled talking points are noted.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Hinkley games are sh*t to watch

They'd be great to watch as a neutral.

As a Port fan however....

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[raman]

That’s literally all he’s had.

A premiership earns him more slack. Two premierships and we'll talk job security.

 

[backtozero]

17 wins is a good return

 

[nadsee]

this bloke seems better:

 

[RossFC]

2021 Port Adelaide after 21 games: 3rd, Won 16, Lost 5. 127%

2004 Port Adelaide after 21 games: 1st, Won 16, Lost 5. 132%

2021 Port Adelaide after 22 games: Top 2, Won 17, Lost 5. 126%

2004 Port Adelaide after 22 games: 1st, Won 17, Lost 5. 132%

 

[HinkleysHeroes]

A premiership earns him more slack. Two premierships and we'll talk job security.

Wohwoh there fella , slow up a bit. Four premierships and we start talking job security.

 

[Rasha]

Your recycled talking points are noted.

Are you forgetting where the Power were at on field when Ken took over?
He took the Power from a rabble to within a kick of a grand final in just 2 years, losing the prelim to a triple premiership side.

Also, Ken is a 2x AFLCA coach of the year.
You don't win coach of the year if you can't coach, let alone win it twice.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Are you forgetting where the Power were at on field when Ken took over?

That was nine years ago m8

 

[Schulzenfest]

hAvE yOu fOrGoTtEn wHeRe GwS wErE wHeN cAmErOn tOoK oVeR??!?????

 

[ibd77]

They'd be great to watch as a neutral.

As a Port fan however....

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Yeah nah, the ultra defensive and pressure game is pretty hard to watch for any footy fan. What makes it worse is a forward entries that turns some of our games into dumpster fires. Constant chaos balls in the forward line is not great football especially when it comes straight back out.

 

[Lockhart Road]

Are you forgetting where the Power were at on field when Ken took over?
He took the Power from a rabble to within a kick of a grand final in just 2 years, losing the prelim to a triple premiership side.

Also, Ken is a 2x AFLCA coach of the year.
You don't win coach of the year if you can't coach, let alone win it twice.

Yeah, thanks for this. Now go to bed and don’t wake up for a long, long time.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Are you forgetting where the Power were at on field when Ken took over?
He took the Power from a rabble to within a kick of a grand final in just 2 years, losing the prelim to a triple premiership side.

Also, Ken is a 2x AFLCA coach of the year.
You don't win coach of the year if you can't coach, let alone win it twice.

Exactly. Just like captain of the year...

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[Stephen Reynoldson]

Kenny for the win! Sorry folks just saw this site today, when looking for the vibe on port for tonight’s game. Geez what a thread! Does the list manager get blamed at all, or is this the best list in the comp over the last few years that should have been winning flags? Players seem to like him and if it’s game plan , then isn’t it on the whole MC?

 

[RossFC]

Kenny for the win! Sorry folks just saw this site today, when looking for the vibe on port for tonight’s game. Geez what a thread! Does the list manager get blamed at all, or is this the best list in the comp over the last few years that should have been winning flags? Players seem to like him and if it’s game plan , then isn’t it on the whole MC?

Chris Davies is worshiped around here. A lot of people blame Hinkley or our forwards coach Nathan Bassett.

 

[PowerLil]

Wohwoh there fella , slow up a bit. Four premierships and we start talking job security.

Nope. 4 premierships then sack him.

 

[Mutha F]

Could he? Could he really do it? Shit the arseh*le has my hopes up now

 

[Pappagallo]

Are you forgetting where the Power were at on field when Ken took over?
He took the Power from a rabble to within a kick of a grand final in just 2 years, losing the prelim to a triple premiership side.

Also, Ken is a 2x AFLCA coach of the year.
You don't win coach of the year if you can't coach, let alone win it twice.

When you have a performance review at work do you lean on things that you did 10 years ago? I’m guessing you don’t because they’re just not relevant anymore. Those dollarydoos have been well and truly spent.

But to Ken’s credit he’s earning more of them and if he wins the flag this year I think it’s fair and reasonable to consider not sacking him for at least a few days afterwards.

 

[Us against the rest]

17 wins is a good return

Yes but the real stuff hasn't started yet, so we will see how Ken goes then.

Happy for him to go all the way.

 

[Us against the rest]

Could he? Could he really do it? sh*t the a-hole has my hopes up now

Dare to dream at your own peril.

 

[Us against the rest]

I didn't see any cans of coke in the box last night, was Kenny getting serious?

 

[Us against the rest]

Ken's horse is running this weekend, only put your cash on for a place not the win His horse may win a cup before Port.

 

[TeeKray]

OK, so we all know what happens to this guy when the prize goes on the line. Forever the bridesmaid, never the bride. Be it as a player in three losing grand finals, a player in finishing second in the Brownlow or multiple one kick preliminary final defeats as coach, we all know how this ends for our man.

So here's my proposal. Ken stands down on full pay for one month. Alastair Clarkson, newly released from his Hawthorn coaching duties, assumes control of the team on a big money, one month contract. Once we've won the flag, Ken can come back and share in some of the glory.

 

[Rasha]

When you have a performance review at work do you lean on things that you did 10 years ago? I’m guessing you don’t because they’re just not relevant anymore. Those dollarydoos have been well and truly spent.

But to Ken’s credit he’s earning more of them and if he wins the flag this year I think it’s fair and reasonable to consider not sacking him for at least a few days afterwards.

Ken's just taken the Power to back to back top 2 finishes.
First coach since Choco to do so.
Most home and away wins for the Power since 2004.

How did 2004 end up again? With the last 2004 premiership player (Silk Burgoyne) retiring from footy, it makes sense for the Power to win the flag this year so that in 2022, we can still say that the AFL has a Port Adelaide premiership player running around.