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

[Us against the rest]

"I'm the coach," but "we're a collective."

Gerard nods along, eying Ken like Mr Hands eyed that stallion.

But he blamed the players.

 

[Us against the rest]

The sooner he ****s off the better.

 

[PowerBaz]

Well that’s the problem, nothings changed..

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Hes so proud of never changing a thing.

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[PowerLil]

179 days to go.

 

[bomberclifford]

179 days to go.

I feel like we've accomplished something, breaking under the 180 barrier. It's exciting.

 

[philreich]

Ahh the irony. “Can’t sack Hinkley because of the players will leave”. Instead keep Hinkley, play terrible football, Hinkley abandons ship and players leave anyway.

If only it wasn’t so bloody obvious this would happen half a decade ago.

If he'd left 5 years ago, certain players may have also left, but so what? At least we'd now have a good indication by now of what sort of coach Josh Carr is. Instead we still have no idea, because this stupid club refuses to make a decision.

 

[Cheesey Mac]

Only way to avoid the rotten tomatoes. People (except Papa G) actually like Trav. He can act as human shield for Kenny's lap of honour.

Appropriate way for Boak to go out.

Defending Ken, even though it's the wrong thing to do, one final time. No premierships between them.

 

[VineValerian]

Saints Hawks Swans
There's every chance we lose all 3 could he survive this I hope not.
But then the Roos we lose that 1 also he must go

Good clubs don't change coaches mid season

 

[PowerBaz]

If he'd left 5 years ago, certain players may have also left, but so what? At least we'd now have a good indication by now of what sort of coach Josh Carr is. Instead we still have no idea, because this stupid club refuses to make a decision.

Thing is they have made a decision....

 

[Capital Power]

I think I saw Voss being grilled on ABC News Breakfast this morning. Even my wife said it's just nuts how Hinkley avoids any media scrutiny. Carlton still have, what, 8 years to go until they are in our shoes?

 

[philreich]

A few loses brings out the negative Nancy in everybody.
Remember Chris Davies saying our list was crap last year before we went on a big run. He is useless.

That's the way I see it too.

We've got a young, good list.
Plenty of guys still to reach their potential.
Great midfields are needed and we have it.
As you've said, every list has a weakness here and there.

Our Achilles heel has always been poor coaching.

Even JHF is well below his best. The players can tell us until they're blue in the face that they love Kenny, but they're playing like they're sick to death of hearing the same voice.

 

[philreich]

It’s ALWAYS the players faults.

You’d really have to wonder what it take for the happyclappers to go “That was poor coaching by Hinkley!”

"Ken thought he made a mistake, but he was wrong."

 

[StrappingTape]

He's coaching better than he ever has guys

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

If we play Butters this week when he’s not 100% and do further damage to him, that won’t be Hinkley’s fault either.

Just like Rozee in the first Showdown last year, it’ll be Zak’s fault for playing.

It’s never Hinkley’s fault no matter what the circumstance.

 

[The Hobo]

If we play Butters this week when he’s not 100% and do further damage to him, that won’t be Hinkley’s fault either.

Just like Rozee in the first Showdown last year, it’ll be Zak’s fault for playing.

It’s never Hinkley’s fault no matter what the circumstance.

Well that would be on the docs, not Hinkley. (unless he's playing them against medical advice, which I highly doubt)

 

[tribey]

It’s ALWAYS the players faults.

You’d really have to wonder what it take for the happyclappers to go “That was poor coaching by Hinkley!”

Schrödinger’s Coach

Simultaneously powerless to prevent the myriad p¡ss poor performances in big games and finals, yet the club will spontaneously combust without his omnipotent gravity at its core

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Well that would be on the docs, not Hinkley. (unless he's playing them against medical advice, which I highly doubt)

Remember Aliir in the second showdown of 2023?

 

[manureid]

Remember Aliir in the second showdown of 2023?

Aliir doesn't.

 

[Bump Bailey]

does any of the above actually mean anything? Just non-committal ramblings, word salad. By design too. The art of saying a lot of words without actually saying anything at all that you can be held accountable to. complete horseshit.

 

[Capital Power]

"we have to understand our game style". What, you mean the same failed game style we've been having "learnings" on for 13 years?

 

[Doctor Feel]

IT WAS NEVER GONNA BE PERFECT ENOUGH NOT TO LOSE BY 90 IN ROUND 1, GAWW CHEE YOU GUYS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND FOODY

 

[pstew2dstew]

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does any of the above actually mean anything? Just non-committal ramblings, word salad. By design too. The art of saying a lot of words without actually saying anything at all that you can be held accountable to. complete horseshit.

I'm OK with it if its actually Carr's plan for the future and Hinkley is just rambling because he has no idea.

If Carr is taking over surely it's his plan moving into 2026.

Common sense is lacking at the pafc but it would be insane if they change the gameplan this year only to go back the whiteboard again next year under Carr.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Look I've been in footy a long time

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Even JHF is well below his best. The players can tell us until they're blue in the face that they love Kenny, but they're playing like they're sick to death of hearing the same voice.

Yeah, once Koch gave us 'the decision' that it was Hinkley's last year, it seems the boys have been in second gear the whole year. You've got extremes like Finlayson against the Pies but with The Three Amigos not firing in the midfield, it really means the rest of the team has to work and they ain't superstars like Rozee, Butters and the Hornet.

It's been a small sample size but you watch our games and the effort the boys are putting in is deplorable. Not only is there a lack of effort but also, hard to describe, a weird lack of happiness and focus to actually play the game. I don't know what to call it. They just look a bit out of it.

Then you watch the Cows or Hawthorn and you see a team playing hard for their coach. Their players know what they are doing. They have focus. They have roles. They work hard. You know, like the Port Adelaide Football Club use to be.