Ken Hinkley (born 30 September 1966) is the senior coach of the

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in the

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(AFL) and a former player with the

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and

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Early life

Hinkley was born in Cobden,

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. He spent his youth in Camperdown as the 7th of 10 children. As a teenager Hinkley played for the

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Playing career

Fitzroy (1987–1988)

In 1987 Hinkley made his VFL debut as a forward for Fitzroy in a match against North Melbourne at Waverley Park. Hinkley did not enjoy his time in Melbourne and was approached by Geelong at the end of the

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Geelong (1989–1995)

Hinkley moved to Geelong for the

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and it was at his second club where he played his best football as a rebounding defender. Hinkley walked out of Fitzroy in 1988 and asked for a clearance to Geelong. He stood out of football for the rest of 1988 season before being traded to Geelong for the 1989 season. A half back flanker in the 1991 and 1992

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teams, Hinkley also won a

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as Geelong's best and fairest player in the

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. In the same year he finished third at the Brownlow Medal count, behind winner

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and Hawthorn's

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. He appeared in 12 finals with Geelong, including the

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and

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Grand Final losses.

Coaching career

Hampden senior coach (1996–1998)

Retiring after the

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, Hinkley joined

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club Mortlake as coach, where he remained for three seasons.

Camperdown senior coach (1999–2000)

Hinkley returned to Camperdown and coached the club to back-to-back premierships in 1999 and 2000, the former as captain-coach.

St Kilda Football club assistant coach (2001)

St Kilda acquired his services as an assistant coach in 2001 under senior coaches

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and Grant Thomas, but he left the club after one season.

Bell Park senior coach (2002–2003)

The year after leaving St Kilda he took up the role of senior coach of

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in the

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and oversaw a premiership in 2003.

Geelong Football Club assistant coach (2004–2009)

He resumed his AFL coaching career in 2004, as an assistant coach under senior coach Mark Thompson at Geelong, and was part of the coaching group in their

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and

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AFL premierships. Hinkley left Geelong at the end of the 2009 season.

Gold Coast Suns assistant coach (2011–2012)

At the end of the 2009 season, Hinkley was announced as an assistant coach at the new

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under senior coach

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. Hinkley served as assistant coach for the Suns in their inaugural season in the 2011 season and the 2012 season. during this period, Hinkley also interviewed for the

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, Geelong and St Kilda senior coach positions but was unsuccessful.

Port Adelaide Football Club senior coach (2013–present)

On 8 October 2012, Hinkley was announced as the senior coach of Port Adelaide making him the first coach that has not been associated with the club before since

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. Hinkley replaced Port Adelaide caretaker senior coach

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, who replaced

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, after Primus was sacked during the 2012 season. In his debut season, Hinkley led Port to 13 wins, which included an elimination final win at the

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against Collingwood before being eliminated by Geelong in a close game a week later. This came to a surprise to many as Port Adelaide had only won eight games in the previous two seasons combined. For his impressive season, Hinkley was voted as the Coach of the Year by the AFL Coaches Association. A year later, despite predictions by many that Port Adelaide would miss the finals, Hinkley led the club to a preliminary final finish; having finished the minor rounds in fifth place on the ladder, the Power defeated and in their first two finals before losing to eventual premiers . The Power disappointingly missed finals in 2015 and 2016 before returning in 2017, only to be eliminated in the first week in an intense Elimination Final against the

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which went all the way down to a kick after the siren in extra-time. Hinkley's contract with Port Adelaide was extended in late 2017. After guiding Port Adelaide to minor premiership and a Preliminary Final appearance during the 2020 AFL season, Hinkley signed a contract extension until the end of 2023. 2021 saw another Preliminary Final appearance for the Power, while in 2022 the team slipped out of the top eight, placing pressure on Hinkley for his final contracted season in 2023.

Personal life

Hinkley is a cousin of Geelong player

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Statistics

Playing statistics

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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

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1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

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1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 39 , , 15 , , 27 , , 25 , , 149 , , 64 , , 213 , , 64 , , 10 , , 1.8 , , 1.7 , , 9.9 , , 4.3 , , 14.2 , , 4.3 , , 0.7 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

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, style="text-align:center;", , 29 , , 14 , , 13 , , 14 , , 137 , , 59 , , 196 , , 37 , , 8 , , 0.9 , , 1.0 , , 9.8 , , 4.2 , , 14.0 , , 2.6 , , 0.6 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 132 ! 79 ! 82 ! 1737 ! 590 ! 2327 ! 539 ! 123 ! 0.6 ! 0.6 ! 13.2 ! 4.5 ! 17.6 ! 4.1 ! 0.9

Coaching statistics

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, , , 22 , , 12 , , 10 , , 0 , , 54.6% , , 9 , , 18 , - ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal",

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , 22 , , 10 , , 12 , , 0 , , 45.5% , , 10 , , 18 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal",

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, , 23 , , 14 , , 9 , , 0 , , 60.9% , , 7, , 18 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal",

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, , 22 , , 11 , , 11 , , 0 , , 50.0% , , 10, , 18 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal",

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, , 17, , 14 , , 3 , , 0 , , 82.4% , , 1 , , 18 , - class="sortbottom" , - class="sortbottom" !colspan=2, Career totals !176 !102 !74 !0 !58.0% ! colspan=2, *''Hinkley did not coach the round 6, 2013 match due to an illness.''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinkley, Ken 1966 births Living people Geelong Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players Carji Greeves Medal winners All-Australians (AFL) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Port Adelaide Football Club coaches Mortlake Football Club players Mortlake Football Club coaches Camperdown Football Club players Camperdown Football Club coaches Victorian State of Origin players