Opinion Sack Hinkley 9 - I Am Become Donuts, Destroyer Of Ports

[PowerLil]

He really seems like he can’t read between the lines with questions he’s been asked that might have a more rhetorical than literal angle, he repeats himself often and he reads like he’s decided what he’s going to say before he goes into the room because he has to have the safety of sticking to his script.

Any time he expresses emotion it seems very off kilter, and sometimes kind of forced as if he has feels he has to but doesn’t know what the natural emotion in that situation should he.

Even with the way he sets up and has coached over a long time he sticks with what he thinks is correct and feels safe with. Obviously to your detriment.

There’s the obvious social awkwardness which is a lot of the time seen as stereotypical thing with autism but when I add it up with the other things I see it becomes a part of the package.

I’m not saying that someone who is neurodivergent couldn’t be a good coach, there are some aspects of some autistic individuals specific divergence that could make them a brilliant coach with the right support around them, who knows we may have already seen one. But I’m convinced that Hinkley is but really isn’t suited to it.

When he expresses emotions it's forced because it's fake and most of what he says is rehearsed because it's not true. He's not on the spectrum. He's inarticulate and speaks like he's uneducated.

 

[Portology]

He really seems like he can’t read between the lines with questions he’s been asked that might have a more rhetorical than literal angle, he repeats himself often and he reads like he’s decided what he’s going to say before he goes into the room because he has to have the safety of sticking to his script.

Any time he expresses emotion it seems very off kilter, and sometimes kind of forced as if he has feels he has to but doesn’t know what the natural emotion in that situation should he.

Even with the way he sets up and has coached over a long time he sticks with what he thinks is correct and feels safe with. Obviously to your detriment.

There’s the obvious social awkwardness which is a lot of the time seen as stereotypical thing with autism but when I add it up with the other things I see it becomes a part of the package.

I’m not saying that someone who is neurodivergent couldn’t be a good coach, there are some aspects of some autistic individuals specific divergence that could make them a brilliant coach with the right support around them, who knows we may have already seen one. But I’m convinced that Hinkley is but really isn’t suited to it.

I think it's a fair estimate to say that Ken will be able to get/afford all the support he needs, whatever it is, after the... long time he has spent at our club comes to an end. And I'm going to leave it at that. Good luck with all the things you need to navigate

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

When he expresses emotions it's forced because it's fake and most of what he says is rehearsed because it's not true. He's not on the spectrum. He's inarticulate and speaks like he's uneducated.

Fair enough. I’m just speculating based on my experiences and time spent with others on the spectrum and the fact that a helluva lot of people Hinkley’s age who are awkward as hell, come across as inarticulate, do weird things, are adverse to change and come across as selfish are people on the spectrum who were never picked up as it wasn’t looked for back then so much.

Anyway, I agree with you all, what I reckon about this is immaterial, he’s just a shit coach either way.

 

[dirty2]

AFL is rigged and they have Koch ken and all the other plants sitting at Alberton laughing it up.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

AFL is rigged and they have Koch ken and all the other plants sitting at Alberton laughing it up.

It's half a chance, I tell ya.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

I think it's a fair estimate to say that Ken will be able to get/afford all the support he needs, whatever it is, after the... long time he has spent at our club comes to an end. And I'm going to leave it at that. Good luck with all the things you need to navigate

I’ll leave it here too, again sorry to butt in. Wasn’t trying to make excuses for him at all, I’ve read this thread and the previous ones in full and I fully agree with your assessments of him as a coach, he’s a shocker and I hope for your sake he gets the flick against the odds and the torture ends soon. Cheers

 

[Willsy10]

**** this campaigner off. Him laughing and joking with the Geelong players was by far the most sack worthy thing he has done this year. Disgusting


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[Willsy10]

We are all hurting, we all know now our season is slipping away and this absolute arseh*le has somehow swindled another contract out of the club and is laughing and cracking jokes after a loss. What an absolute campaigner


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[tribey]

* this campaigner off. Him laughing and joking with the Geelong players was by far the most sack worthy thing he has done this year. Disgusting


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I’d love to see a montage of your Scotts, Longmires, Clarksons and Goodwins repeatedly being shown giggling, grinning and laughing in the immediate aftermath of losses.

I’m as emotionally withdrawn from caring about results as I’ve ever been, but I still felt that despairing pit in my stomach when Close(?) put them 3 clear with 3 minutes left, and then the usual post-loss flatness as the reality of the situation sank in.

And there’s Kenny strutting across the field laughing, joking and generally behaving like he could not possibly give less of a f#%k that his eleventh season at the club is almost certainly sunk.

At least pretend you’re shattered until you get behind closed doors, surely.

It just feels like one big p¡sstake at this point.

 

[Duck Farmer]

He really seems like he can’t read between the lines with questions he’s been asked that might have a more rhetorical than literal angle, he repeats himself often and he reads like he’s decided what he’s going to say before he goes into the room because he has to have the safety of sticking to his script.

That's because he has NFI.

 

[El_Scorcho]

We lose with everything going for us at home.

We lose with nothing going for us away.

The seasons just blend together these days, don’t they.

Yep, there's always an excuse. We had a home game last week against 13th who had a slew of key outs and they absolutely smashed us.

All the comments about how tonight was a "good effort", ****en bullshit. We've lost 4 games in a row, 3 of which were teams outside the 8. A good effort is when you show up consistently and win games you should win.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Yep, there's always an excuse. We had a home game last week against 13th who had a slew of key outs and they absolutely smashed us.

All the comments about how tonight was a "good effort", *en bullshit. We've lost 4 games in a row, 3 of which were teams outside the 8. A good effort is when you show up consistently and win games you should win.

In kens own words when he actually gave a shit. "A good effort is when you win"

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

That's because he has NFI.

Last time I will butt in but I feel like I need to clarify what I think haha. I know he has NFI, he isn’t a coaches arseh*le. I know he’s a shocker of a coach, I just happen to think he’s a shocker of a coach who is on the spectrum. Cheers

 

[El_Scorcho]

Last time I will butt in but I feel like I need to clarify what I think haha. I know he has NFI, he isn’t a coaches a-hole. I know he’s a shocker of a coach, I just happen to think he’s a shocker of a coach who is on the spectrum. Cheers

Interesting insight, definitely lines up with what we see week in week out.

 

[El_Scorcho]

In kens own words when he actually gave a s**t. "A good effort is when you win"

This club stopped caring about winning almost a decade ago

 

[Willsy10]

I’d love to see a montage of your Scotts, Longmires, Clarksons and Goodwins repeatedly being shown giggling, grinning and laughing in the immediate aftermath of losses.

I’m as emotionally withdrawn from caring about results as I’ve ever been, but I still felt that despairing pit in my stomach when Close(?) put them 3 clear with 3 minutes left, and then the usual post-loss flatness as the reality of the situation sank in.

And there’s Kenny strutting across the field laughing, joking and generally behaving like he could not possibly give less of a f#%k that his eleventh season at the club is almost certainly sunk.

At least pretend you’re shattered until you get behind closed doors, surely.

It just feels like one big p¡sstake at this point.

Honestly it’s baffling.

I’m shattered tonight because it’s clear we are done. Unless their is something I’m missing with our 4 losses in a row and massive injury list I don’t see how you could possibly be smiling as a head coach, when it clear we’ve cooked a promising season yet again.

Especially laughing a joking with the opposition. It is honestly one of the most bizarre things I’ve seen.

Is he on the spectrum?


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[Willsy10]

Yep, there's always an excuse. We had a home game last week against 13th who had a slew of key outs and they absolutely smashed us.

All the comments about how tonight was a "good effort", *en bullshit. We've lost 4 games in a row, 3 of which were teams outside the 8. A good effort is when you show up consistently and win games you should win.

Thank you. If I read another comment about our “brave” effort I would’ve spewed.


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[Schulzenfest]

Ken's definitely on the Dunning-Kruger spectrum, dunno about the autism spectrum through.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Thank you. If I read another comment about our “brave” effort I would’ve spewed.


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It's disgraceful isn't it. We're not the worst side in the history of the comp West Coast getting pipped at the post, we're 2nd place premiership or bust just having lost our 4th game on the trot.

Showing good effort would be nice if it were a non-negotiable part of our DNA, but it's the opposite. We're the flakiest club in the league.

 

[Willsy10]

He is a flipping weird dude. Our players must be weirdos too because they like him


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[Chewy316]

How many times does this Muppet need to be seen on live TV smiling like a Cheshire cat after a loss to be told such an action is unacceptable for the brand?

You've got a cost of living crisis whereby people are struggling as much as ever, with so many making significant sacrifices so they can continue being members of the Club because it allows them an escape from the struggles of their lives. And then you've got this hick who just thinks it is is all one big game where the scoreboard doesn't matter as long as everyone had a good time and is connected that's all that counts.

The list is too good to bottom out with so that's never going to happen even if a monkey was coaching. It really does seem though that the only way he goes is if they lose out the rest of the season because there is no way they could justify an extension after another collapse.

Though I'm starting to wonder whether the only thing stopping Ken from being Port's coach is retirement or a premature death - what a morbid outlook on all sides.

 

[tribey]

It's disgraceful isn't it. We're not the worst side in the history of the comp West Coast getting pipped at the post, we're 2nd place premiership or bust just having lost our 4th game on the trot.

Showing good effort would be nice if it were a non-negotiable part of our DNA, but it's the opposite. We're the flakiest club in the league.

Yup. Even with a fit Aliir and Dixon on deck we’d find some new and unusual way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory down there.

Hell, even the great 2003 side — the most sliding doorsy, what the f#%k, how are we not in a Grand Final?! — team in the club’s history, managed to see a late late clutch Tredrea set shot cancelled out by some lax team defence and a Ben Graham bomb from somewhere near the Oort Cloud.

But at least on that occasion Mark Williams wasn’t seen giving the opposition players a gleeful tub’n’rug before leaving the arena.

 

[Willsy10]

I liked mark Williams because he always looked pissed off after a loss. Because that’s how I roll, I flipping hate losing. I feel like the senior coach of a professional football team should hate losing just as much as me. Seems too much to ask though. I doubt Hinkley is still stewing over this loss like I am.

 

[afl2004]

Anyone got those s.a gambling data involving the port players and daddy donuts betting syndicates that was posted in the pre season?

 

[afl2004]

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