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Inspiring Ken Hinkley

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A wise old motivational speaker once said "if you try to motivate an idiot, you do not make the person a success, what you have is a motivated idiot!"

We need to have some good skilled footballers first and then Ken would do well, our challenge is getting the good players./quote]

great post........
 
Hinkley reminds me in appearance of Frank Burns from MASH

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GoTigers84 said:
Here is Jay Clark's words that accompany the footage...

Jay Clark
These are the moments when Ken Hinkley's AFL coaching dream took flight.

In his last address as a local football senior coach, 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 his card 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.


One of Hinkley’s tricks the week before was to get his troops to sing the club song minutes after the tied epic.

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.

This is only a brief snippet of what Hinkley may bring to the table.


Wasn't Geischen a successful country coach as well with inspiring speeches!! I've seen better speeches down at my local footy club so not sure that excites me too much. Hardwick thanks.
 
One of the reasons I wanted Hinkley was he was one of the outsiders and no one knew anything about him. Suddenly there's a video of him giving a speech and some more comments from Geelong, and he's the raging favourite. What a joke. I don't feel comfortable with Hardwick either if he's off talking to port. Which job do you want numbnuts? give it to Richardson.
 
A few years ago one PREender posted a topic re the development of new apartments at the corner of Punt Rd & Brunton Ave.
If Hinkley coaches Richmond, might be worth saving a few extra penny's and beating the real estate bubble, by making a purchase off the plans. Infact, things could end-up worse than a Frawely era.
I can just see Melbourne Golf Courses buzzing with ex. Tiger supporters on weekends.
 
Nothing against Ken but local league coaches come out with that stuff.Words in a huddle to me dont mean as much as whats taught & said on the training track
 
Skills said:
A few years ago one PREender posted a topic re the development of new apartments at the corner of Punt Rd & Brunton Ave.
If Hinkley coaches Richmond, might be worth saving a few extra penny's and beating the real estate bubble, by making a purchase off the plans. Infact, things could end-up worse than a Frawely era.
I can just see Melbourne Golf Courses buzzing with ex. Tiger supporters on weekends.
strong words, care to elaborate a bit on why?
 
AstuteTiger said:
See an inspiring speech by Ken Hinkley, one of the contenders for Richmond's coaching job.

http://player.video.news.com.au/heraldsun/#1219061807
Thats brilliant AT... ive actually heard it before... obviously after 6 years with the leagues super club... (geelong) his coaching skills would be adapt & well honed under bomber to instill an new order at any AFL club....

Who knows what influence he has had over the Geelong side.... has to be positive....
 
French Tiger said:
Nothing against Ken but local league coaches come out with that stuff.Words in a huddle to me dont mean as much as whats taught & said on the training track

Yet from what you hear out of Geelong and can see with them should put those thoughts to rest don't you think?

I think this video tape will underrate Hinkley even more now. We will have all these guys come out and say "local comp this, and local comp that", where they will forget why he is even in contention in the first place.

Billy Brownless described him as Geelong's secret weapon. Mark Thomson says he is integral to their success. Gary Ablett has attributed him to his turn around as a player. Frank Costa doesn't want to lose him and flirted with a succession plan.

If he is the one, lets support the bloke yeah?
 
Col.W.Kurtz said:
strong words, care to elaborate a bit on why?
Hinkley reminds me so much of Geelong in 94 & 95. A time when the Geelong FC dished up filth in GF's and the football culture needed changing.
But, if we are happy serve up the opportunity to a former player (who played like a champion during H&A) and struggled to get a kick when the heat was applied in finals, then I wish the RFC all the best.
 
Skills said:
Hinkley reminds me so much of Geelong in 94 & 95. A time when the Geelong FC dished up filth in GF's and the football culture needed changing.
But, if we are happy serve up the opportunity to a former player (who played like a champion during H&A) and struggled to get a kick when the heat was applied in finals, then I wish the RFC all the best.

Ouch.
 
Skills said:
Hinkley reminds me so much of Geelong in 94 & 95. A time when the Geelong FC dished up filth in GF's and the football culture needed changing.
But, if we are happy serve up the opportunity to a former player (who played like a champion during H&A) and struggled to get a kick when the heat was applied in finals, then I wish the RFC all the best.

Yet Hinkley was part of the review that has been attributed to changing the culture of Geelong?

It's all relative.

Dangerous to judge a coach on his playing abilities too. Just watched Wallace perform brilliantly in a Grand Final.......enough said! :hihi