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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 06, 2009, 10:49:57 PM
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Ch 10's Fifth Quarter said Geelong is heavily pushing Hinkley's name forward into the public eye as the next best available to become a senior coach. They're saying things like if something happened to Thompson, Hinkley could easily step in and the Cats wouldn't miss a beat.
Geelong Cats coach Mark Thompson backs assistant Ken Hinkley as a future senior coach
Michael Auciello
June 5th, 2009
GEELONG coach Mark Thompson has again backed assistant Ken Hinkley to pursue a senior coaching job next year.
Hinkley's name has been thrown among the lengthy list of possible candidates to replace Terry Wallace at Richmond in 2010.
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"We think he's ready to coach. We don't want to push him out the door but we'll certainly support him in his endeavours to further his career," Thompson said yesterday.
"Not that he's going to go out and sell himself, and we're not going to sell him openly, but we think he's ready and, at the end of the year, if he goes through the process and he's part of it, we'll support him."
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/06/05/75845_gfc.html
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I just get the feeling that clubs secretly would not want to be "that keen" to lose people and thus would freely bandy names around. Wasn't Thompson of the idea in 99 he did not want to touch us yet one of his assistants is suddenly good enough for us? Smells fishy.
Its a syndrome called keep them at or near the bottom with no success whatsoever itis. Everybody needs someone thay can ridicule, step on, pick on, disgrace and embarass from time to time. Geelong have done it for ages despite embarassing Grand Final defeats. See it works for them. I'm sure other clubs feel the same.
Tigers stay true to your thorough process and relentlessly pursue Hardwick and Buckley till you get your man.
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Lol, yeah, because Hinkley isn't rated by anyone but Thompson as a senior coach that's ready to step up. ::)
The man has talent and we must look at him beside Buckley, Hardwick and about 5 others to make sure we get the right one.
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Hinkley puts his hand up
afl.com.au
By Ben Broad Sat 20 June, 2009
GEELONG assistant Ken Hinkley has for the first time publicly thrown his hat into the ring to become an AFL coach.
The quietly-spoken Hinkley, who has revamped Geelong's forward line during the club's current dominant run, has been mooted as a potential senior coach in recent weeks.
While being pumped up by others at Skilled Stadium, the man himself is rarely heard from in media circles.
Now, with two senior positions now vacant at Richmond at North Melbourne, Hinkley has indicated he might be ready to make the step up from assistant to the man in charge come game day.
"Like any assistant coach in the system, you'd have interests in those sorts of jobs, because that's why you start out in the (coaching) game," Hinkley told The Geelong Advertiser.
"My stance on it all is, as an assistant coach, you always have interests in those opportunities, if they come about.
"But predominantly my role and my job this year is all about doing a great job for the Geelong footy club and hopefully getting us an opportunity to participate late into the finals again."
Hinkley played 132 AFL matches, including 11 for Fitzroy, but it was as an exciting, often-spectacular half-back flanker that he made his name at Geelong. He was a dual All-Australian in his time at the Cats.
Since his playing days he has been an assistant to Mark Thompson for more than five seasons, and was also part of Malcolm Blight's ill-fated coaching team at St Kilda in 2001.
However he has been in charge of his own teams before, having coached premiership teams at Camperdown (in the Hampden Football League) and Bell Park (in the Geelong Football League.
Last month, Cats senior coach Thompson endorsed Hinkley for a senior role when he told afl.com.au his right-hand man was capable of becoming a League coach.
"If he's not Geelong's next coach, and he happens to get a job somewhere else, well, I think he's more than ready," Thompson said.
"I certainly don't want to lose him, but I understand that he deserves to be a senior coach."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79090/default.aspx
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I just get the feeling that clubs secretly would not want to be "that keen" to lose people and thus would freely bandy names around. Wasn't Thompson of the idea in 99 he did not want to touch us yet one of his assistants is suddenly good enough for us? Smells fishy.
Its a syndrome called keep them at or near the bottom with no success whatsoever itis. Everybody needs someone thay can ridicule, step on, pick on, disgrace and embarass from time to time. Geelong have done it for ages despite embarassing Grand Final defeats. See it works for them. I'm sure other clubs feel the same.
Tigers stay true to your thorough process and relentlessly pursue Hardwick and Buckley till you get your man.
Conversely, if Hinkley was no good then I don't think Thompson would still have him there as an assistant.
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Hinkley would be my number one choice looking from the outside. Has the most runs on the board and experience building a list. The fact he is the Geelong midfield coach, coached sides to premierships himself, has the respect of the team all bodes well as far as I'm concerned.
If we can get one of Hinkley, Hardwick and Buckley I will be pleased. Picking from best regardless.
Stripes
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Cats won't ditch Hinkley if Tigers pounce
afl.com.au
By Mic Cullen 4:37 PM Tue 18 August, 2009
GEELONG says it would defy standard procedure and ask assistant coach Ken Hinkley to stay on through September even if he accepts the position as the senior coach at Richmond.
The Tigers job, which is expected to be announced next week, has Hinkley as one of the front runners, with Damien Hardwick, Alan Richardson and Jade Rawlings making up the final four.
Collingwood assistant coach Brad Scott secured the top job at North Melbourne on Monday afternoon, and was told by the Magpies within a couple of hours that, much as they loved him, his services were no longer required at the Lexus Centre.
As in business, it is now standard practice in football to exclude soon-to-be-ex-employees from the workplace in order to protect the intellectual property of the organisation.
Port Adelaide did that with Alastair Clarkson as they headed into the finals – and a flag – in 2004 when he snared the top job at the Hawks, and Carlton star Chris Judd also found out how quickly clubs move to protect themselves – when he arrived at Subiaco Oval for his media conference to announce that he was heading to the Blues, he found that his electronic access tab to get into the clubrooms had been disabled.
But Cats coach Mark Thompson said he hoped that Hinkley would both get the job and also stay on through the finals campaign.
"From all the rumours and reports, he's down to the last two or three, so if Kenny was lucky enough to get the job, we'd be very happy for him to stay here," Thompson said from Skilled Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
"We'd want him to stay here and finish off what he's done – he's a big part of what we do here, and if he was to leave, it would leave a massive hole and we don't want that, we want our team working as a group for as long as we last."
Earlier this year, Thompson told geelongcats.com.au exclusively – before succession plans became flavour of the month – that Hinkley could be the man to replace him at Geelong, but he admitted that he expected some other team would snap him up before that happens.
"If he's not Geelong's next coach, and he happens to get a job somewhere else, well, I think he's more than ready," Thompson said.
"I certainly don't want to lose him, but I understand that he deserves to be a senior coach."
Hinkley was an obvious candidate once senior jobs began to pop up late in the season – as a player he racked up 121 games for Geelong between 1989 and 1996, won the club's 1992 best and fairest, was All-Australian twice, was co-captain in 1995, and played in three losing grand finals, and since then, the 42-year-old has taken teams in the Hampden and Geelong leagues to flags and been an assistant at St Kilda before lobbing back at the Cats in 2005.
"Experience and talent," was Thompson's response when asked what a team would get if they took Hinkley into the top football job.
"Tactically he's very good – he's brilliant in the box on matchdays, and he's a very positive coach.
"He's been at St Kilda, he's coached his own teams and won premierships, and then he's been here for four or five years and he's really been a big part of this program and getting the place to where it is."
Thompson said Hinkley had the required attributes to thrive in the top job, and is more than happy to say so publicly, despite the potential loss of a significant team member and mate.
"He's very personable, he's got a great personality and he's a bit of a prankster with a great sense of humour.
"But at the same time, he can be really strong and have the hard conversations, but do it in a way that's not offensive.
"We love working together, and we're good friends, and you should look after your friends."
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82995/default.aspx
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i don't know how we can look past this bloke. maybe thompson is pumping up his tyres a bit, but we could basically have a guy walk out of the g straight after getting geelong to another flag, or very close to, and walking straight into punt road, ready for action. thompson keeping him on during the finals series is a bonus for us if we pick him up.
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i don't know how we can look past this bloke. maybe thompson is pumping up his tyres a bit, but we could basically have a guy walk out of the g straight after getting geelong to another flag, or very close to, and walking straight into punt road, ready for action. thompson keeping him on during the finals series is a bonus for us if we pick him up.
That's how I read it too gtig - I didn't see anything negative in this article. I especially liked the values that Thomson puts out there for his 'team' - something about loyalty and trust. Gee, I think I watched a side on Saturday that could use a lesson or two in that.
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http://player.video.news.com.au/heraldsun/#1219061807
Grand Final speech by Kenneth.
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Well that speech silences any remarks that he's too calm.
Great address. They were 30 points down at 3qtr time and came back and won the GF by 3 goals.
Think he'll do a good job with a bit of luck and the right people around him.
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Very good stuff from Hinkley in the video. I imagine he can give a good spray as well. Going up in my estimations now. :gotigers
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man of passion & intelligence! you cant judge a person on a short video but geee i felt fired up after that!! if it is between him and hardwick i'll be happy either way!
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#%$^! I feel like running out and tearing a few opposition players a new hole and I'm not even playing! That was impressive and shows he is a good coach.
I was tending to Harwick because of his hardness but Hinkley shows he has the balls to go with his brains. My new first choice.
Stripes
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To be fair its a pretty standard rev up. Hardly Chuchillian stuff but good to see he's not the lame duck people have been suggesting.
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He's into $1.90 on Sportingbet after being $2.40 earlier today.
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#%$^! I feel like running out and tearing a few opposition players a new hole and I'm not even playing! That was impressive and shows he is a good coach.
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lol, luv ya work stripes :lol...i felt same way :thumbsup
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He's into $1.90 on Sportingbet after being $2.40 earlier today.
Hinkley now into $1.22 ......
Ken Hinkley's coaching coup
Jay Clark | August 19, 2009
KEN Hinkley has been heavily backed into favouritism for the Richmond coaching job.
The Geelong assistant had been on the third line of betting with bookmaker Sportingbet before a series of bets saw him take over favouritism from Damien Hardwick and Jade Rawlings.
“Hinkley has always been well in commission and there had been some support for him at longer odds but he is the only one punters have wanted in the past 24 hours,” Sullivan said.
Earlier today, the Herald Sun revealed this exclusive vision of the moment when Ken Hinkley's AFL coaching dream took flight.
In his last address as a local football senior coach (click here to see the video), Hinkley's three-quarter time rev-up got Bell Park over the line against St Mary's in the 2003 Geelong Football League Grand Final replay, at Skilled Stadium.
To the Bell Park players, and the hundred or so fans who gathered around the huddle, this vision still stands hairs on the backs of their necks.
The Dragons led by 34 points at the last change and triumphed by 19 in the club's first premiership win in 12 years.
For Hinkley, the Grand Final victory stamped himself as a local football coaching mastermind.
It was his third country footy premiership in four years and enough for the Cats to make him their forward coach for the following season.
Now, after almost six years as an assistant coach at the Cattery, where he has played a crucial role in their recent success, the 42-year-old is down to the final four in the Richmond coaching race.
Hinkley, the dual All-Australian who played 132 AFL games as an attacking half-back, comes with the highest recommendation from Geelong officials.
In about a week or so, the Tigers will make one of the most important decision in the club's recent history when they decide between him, Damien Hardwick, Alan Richardson and Jade Rawlings.
Former teammate Andrew Bews told the Geelong Advertiser Hinkley was destined to become an AFL coach.
“Kenny is driven to coach,” Bews said.
“I coached against him locally and he just tied us up in knots, and I remember thinking, ‘he's got us’.
“It wasn't Bell Park that beat us, it was Ken Hinkley.''
The night before the 2003 GFL grand final replay, Hinkley took his players to Skilled Stadium to help calm their nerves.
“When he talked you could hear a pin drop,” ex-Bell Park president Graeme Johnstone said.
“He was the only guy where even the members would turn off the telly and radio at the bar to hear him speak.''
Bell Park centreman Bruce Cohen, who was best on ground in the replay, said Hinkley was a brilliant communicator.
“He is a fantastic coach,” Cohen said. “He coaches to teach people, as opposed to just telling them to go in harder.”
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25951939-19742,00.html
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Hinkley now into $1.22 ......
I doubt it could move that quickly unless people where really betting big.
An announcement could be imminent.....
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Hinkley or Hardwick, I always wanted either one, Hardwick was my preferance but I will still take Hinkley!!
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Bell Park centreman Bruce Cohen, who was best on ground in the replay, said Hinkley was a brilliant communicator.
“He is a fantastic coach,” Cohen said. “He coaches to teach people, as opposed to just telling them to go in harder.”
The most important and relevant comment in the whole article.
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hmmm the weight of money has come in for Hinkley 1.17...thats bloody short :shh
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To be fair its a pretty standard rev up. Hardly Chuchillian stuff but good to see he's not the lame duck people have been suggesting.
thats the ppoint though, u dont need rocket science to be a coach, just need to be able to communicate teach and get the message accross, get the adrenalin flowing and the desire to compete and win.
old fashioned yes, but keep it simple , it works! and hinkley is the man for this job
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Hinkley would give stereotype the boot
Jake Niall | August 20, 2009
SHOULD Ken Hinkley become the next Richmond coach, he will have defied one of the game's most enduring and absurd prejudices: that the player who relied on skill, with minimal aggression or physical presence, cannot become a great coach.
Hinkley was a gifted footballer, who began his career where highly skilled, non-physical players once set up shop - on the half-forward flank. In 2000, when Kevin Sheedy spoke disparagingly of then West Coast and ex-Hawthorn coach Ken Judge, he called him a typical ''half-forward flanker.'' Coming from the rugged back-pocket plumber, the inference was clear.
Not long after Hinkley left Fitzroy and was cleared to Geelong - to be closer to his home town of Camperdown - Malcolm Blight moved him to defence, where he would flourish in a free-wheeling team that scored heavily. Hinkley was a beautiful player who played the game, yes, the way it should be played - for spectators, but not the way of a stereotypical coach.
Hinkley was a fluent, attacking player whose skills were not matched by the defensive mindset that coaches invariably demand. He did not lack courage - his mentor Blight describes him as ''very courageous'' in keeping his eye on the ball for a lightly framed player - but his game was based on skill, and aesthetically attractive in the Geelong tradition.
The field of coaches, even today, remains heavily biased in favour of hard men and ex-champions. Michael Malthouse, John Worsfold, Mark Williams, Ross Lyon, Alastair Clarkson and Mark Harvey were aggressive, physical players. Dean Bailey was a battling journeyman. Paul Roos was a champion. Brett Ratten and Michael Voss were both physical and champions. Brad Scott will continue the hard-man pattern, as would Damien Hardwick, who was highly skilled only in the sense that he was expert in the art of hurting opponents without giving away frees.
The notion that a coach must have played tough and a touch nasty is ridiculous, of course, and you wonder how it has managed to persist in a competition as professional as the AFL. The most obvious explanation is that football is wedded to the belief a coach must have automatic respect for his playing deeds, and the only players who are accorded unconditional respect - ie, the moment he walks in to the club - are those who once were warriors. Or dead-set champions.
The prejudice in favour of the tough guy remains, even while other outdated biases are gradually ebbing away. Not so long ago, it was considered essential for a coach to have played in a premiership team at league level. Williams, Clarkson and Roos have put paid to that ancient shibboleth, and Lyon - who played the bulk of his career with Roos at impecunious, struggling Fitzroy - is another potential premiership coach who didn't see a flag as a player.
Clubs now look whether you've been in a successful team, as player or assistant coach, a concession that allowed the likes of Lyon and Clarkson to be appointed. Essendon hired Matthew Knights, who while a star player and ex-captain, has defied the success bias for coaches. Hinkley has seen plenty of success, having coached premierships at Camperdown and Bell Park in the local Geelong league, in addition to his role in Geelong's rise - a journey that would appeal to the competition's least successful club.
The Tigers would also like that Hinkley has coached his own teams at local level and, at 41, is a seasoned campaigner. His resume actually is not dissimilar to that of John ''Swooper'' Northey, one of the rare half-forward-flanker coaches, who coached successfully in the country before embarking on an AFL coaching career.
Hinkley is said to be a teaching coach and while he has a country manner, is actually pretty hard-nosed. Asked why he ought to make a senior coach, Blight said: ''First and foremost, he's a decent human being. And when I say that, he's a great family man, understands the value of all things good in life. He has a great rapport with players.''
Blight sees Hinkley's coaching career as resembling his playing days in that there has been a struggle and a series of incremental steps towards senior coaching.
Winning the Richmond job would be another small step for Ken. And a giant one for the skilful flanker.
MARKET FOR THE RICHMOND COACHING JOB
$2.40 Ken Hinkley
$2.60 Damien Hardwick
$3.50 Jade Rawlings
$5 Alan Richardson
Source: sportingbet.com.au
http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/hinkley-would-give-stereotype-the-boot/2009/08/19/1250362118811.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
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With all the odds coming in favouring Hinkley and the speculation favouring his appointment it appears he would have the job.... so much for leaking information..... ::)
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What I don't understand is how he could be a clear favourite before he even had his 2nd interview tonight
Makes no sense
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What I don't understand is how he could be a clear favourite before he even had his 2nd interview tonight
Makes no sense
Thats what I am talking about, really we would be silly to think that the inner football circle doesn't know what is going on.
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Agree Infamy
I have to say I am absolutely baffled as to why Hinkley is favourite when he hasn't had his 2nd interview yet ???
If he had that 2nd interview not a problem but he hasn't so it seems strange...no.... actually it seems likes the media is grasping again
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Wouldn't surprise me if it was something as stupid as that video and few recent articles on him on the Herald Scum website which got a few punters interested
People saw his odds drop quickly and jumped on thinking there was some sort of inside info, in turn dropping the odds even further creating a cycle drawing punters in
I don't think they allow big bets on coaching appointments as they really can be affected by inside info
If you played your cards right at varying times throughout the process you could have got all 4 candidates at really good odds where you couldn't lose no matter what the outcome
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With all the odds coming in favouring Hinkley and the speculation favouring his appointment it appears he would have the job.... so much for leaking information..... ::)
RFC= The Titanic
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Infamy - I think you are not far from the money. If Hinkley has not even had his 2nd interview yet then his sudden favouritism would more than likely linked to the recent articles and video as you mentioned. The fact the media are divided in their opinions and keep jumping from candidate to candidate indicated to me that there has been no leak but rather they are jumping at shadows all trying to make a scoop without evidence.
That article was a little concerning for me just because the way they described Hinkley as a player reminded me of the way TW played. They even said he was less defensively minded which is the area I feel our players have been most lacking in. While I'm only being wary here - I hope he doesn't coach like he played or we will have TW #2.
Now in saying that, I don't think Hinkley would base his coaching philosophy on his playing style particularly given the side he has helped build at Geelong and the defensive pressure they focus on each week. He is the offensive coach though but he coached 3 of the 4 teams he oversaw before becoming an assistant to Geelong to premierships which you would assume is built on the back of a good defense. ??? ??? ???
I'm more confused now than ever. :help
Stripes
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Agree Infamy
I have to say I am absolutely baffled as to why Hinkley is favourite when he hasn't had his 2nd interview yet ???
If he had that 2nd interview not a problem but he hasn't so it seems strange...no.... actually it seems likes the media is grasping again
because regardless how hinkley dressed for the occasion, his first interview was that impressive and so far ahead of the pack, even ur beloved jade (man with a girls name) that from there on its just a formality
the process continued, just to be fair and to be sure, but ken hinkley has the job if he wants it! and he will make a difference
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Agree Infamy
I have to say I am absolutely baffled as to why Hinkley is favourite when he hasn't had his 2nd interview yet ???
If he had that 2nd interview not a problem but he hasn't so it seems strange...no.... actually it seems likes the media is grasping again
because regardless how hinkley dressed for the occasion, his first interview was that impressive and so far ahead of the pack, even ur beloved jade (man with a girls name) that from there on its just a formality
the process continued, just to be fair and to be sure, but ken hinkley has the job if he wants it! and he will make a difference
The time he was stopped by the media in casual clothes going to the PWC building was not for a meeting with the RFC, it was for something else.
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because regardless how hinkley dressed for the occasion, his first interview was that impressive and so far ahead of the pack, even ur beloved jade (man with a girls name) that from there on its just a formality
the process continued, just to be fair and to be sure, but ken hinkley has the job if he wants it! and he will make a difference
"a man with a girls name" hmmm there have been so many hasn't there? John Wayne anyone ;D
Actually if Hinkley does get the job I really do hope he makes a difference because if he doesn't you will jump off his bandwagon quickly :rollin
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What I don't understand is how he could be a clear favourite before he even had his 2nd interview tonight
Makes no sense
He's not, but he is being primed for it. It is a great Puff piece by the Age in an attempt to garner a greater support for Hinkley. Someone there or someone close to the action is driving this campaign or push if you will by firstly disseminating the video and now the articles are comming forward. He's not the clear favorite "on the record" but the journos at least in this case want the public perception to be so.
Personally I don't mind if we pick up Hinkley or Hardwick. I think Hardwick might be a little concerned though.
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Tigers happy to let coaching candidate to negotiate start date
Joel Cresswell
August 20th, 2009
RICHMOND will allow Cats assistant Ken Hinkley to coach out the finals if it offers him its senior coaching job.
Geelong chief executive Brian Cook confirmed yesterday the club would break with recent industry trend and attempt to hold onto Hinkley until season's end.
Collingwood released assistant Brad Scott from his contract on Monday when North Melbourne appointed him coach and Port Adelaide allowed Dean Bailey to leave for Melbourne during its 2007 grand final run.
But Mark Thompson rates Hinkley's input too valuable. "He's a very big part of what we do here, if he was to leave it would leave a massive hole ... we want our team working as a group for as long as we last," Thompson said.
A Richmond spokesperson confirmed yesterday the club would be understanding of applicants involved in a finals campaign and allow the incoming coach to negotiate their own start date.
Bell Park official Peter Burke, who worked closely with Hinkley in his stint at the Dragons, expects Hinkley will want to finish the season with the Cats.
"He's an incredibly ethical, moral bloke. He would finish this (Cats) job off with the greatest of passion, greatest of energy you could possibly ask anyone to do.
"I would be very surprised if he doesn't (see out the season) and if (the Cats) don't offer him that.
"Knowing their respect for Ken and how he operates, they will want to exploit every little bit of his capability right to the line."
Burke has worked in football operations with the Geelong Falcons and Bell Park and was part of Hinkley's match committee in the Dragons' 2003 premiership season.
Burke said Hinkley's coaching fingerprints were on Geelong's hard running, high scoring game plan.
"If you know Ken Hinkley and the way he has his sides play and the way he played himself, then look at Geelong's flair, their run, their attack from deep in defence - that (style) has Ken Hinkley written all over it.
"From the time Bomber allowed his support staff to have a greater input from the end of 2006 ... you can see Geelong footy club has changed the way it plays and I just think that says Ken Hinkley all over."
Hinkley firmed as the bookies favourite for the Richmond job yesterday afternoon. The club is expected to announce its new coach early next week from one of four candidates including Hinkley, Damien Hardwick, Allan Richardson and Jade Rawlings.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/08/20/95341_geelong_sports.html
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been on hols in the USA, good to see Hinkley step in calculations.
ah memories of Monument Valley what a place.
personally regardless on who gets it, the next bloke just might rack up a few monuments for the club and himself
more than confident in the process.
interesting to see some other changes and more to follow it seems.
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Hinkley seems to be very offensively focused and by the sounds of it was the engineer of Geelongs run and carry game out of defense. This is fantastic but as we all know it is not our attacking game that is our greatest weakness but rather our defensive efforts. I am hopeful that if he claims the gig, Hinkley will work on our defensive deficiencies before he focuses on our offensive game.
Stripes
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Hinkley seems to be very offensively focused and by the sounds of it was the engineer of Geelongs run and carry game out of defense. This is fantastic but as we all know it is not our attacking game that is our greatest weakness but rather our defensive efforts.
Stripes
hmm I must have missed somewhere that our <10 goal a game average was by some means acceptable ::)
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Hinkley is over the line............
The only thing now is that RFC may not want him to continue at the cats thru the finals as they feel there is much work to do and they need to get stuck straight into it. RFC may have told him in an earlier interview that it wud be ok to continue.
This will be ratified by the board and an announcement will be imminent.
By the way apparently Hardwick dod himself no favours at the 2nd interview, supposedly was demanding alot of things.....interesting.
Welcome aboard Ken.
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Hinkley seems to be very offensively focused and by the sounds of it was the engineer of Geelongs run and carry game out of defense. This is fantastic but as we all know it is not our attacking game that is our greatest weakness but rather our defensive efforts. I am hopeful that if he claims the gig, Hinkley will work on our defensive deficiencies before he focuses on our offensive game.
Stripes
In another post I quoted that old adage "attack is the best method of defence". Geelong had the lowest points against in 2007, the lowest points against in 2008, and are currently 4th lowest (and only 29 points from 2nd lowest) in 2009. I wonder if attack has anything to do with this?