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Mid-season review: Time to put a full-stop on Ken's tenure
SEN • May 29th, 2025 5:25 pm
Kane Cornes and David King have graded each AFL team's performances throughout 2025 entering the mid-season bye rounds.
Graded on SEN's Fireball, the pair delve into the positives and negatives from each side's opening fixtures, judging their position amongst the competition with a rating scored from one to 10.
With Port Adelaide heading into the bye in Round 12, Cornes and King shone the spotlight on the Power.
Ken Hinkley's side currently sits 15th with a 4-7 win-loss record through 11 games.
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide have made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2025.
Residing in the bottom four, with a string of injury concerns and a faltering succession plan, there is far more for Port Adelaide to consider than just their gameday woes.
“They are down on star factor players which has really challenged their depth,” said King.
“The bottom line is, they are just not good enough. Even the first six weeks of the season I thought there was flaws in the way they wanted to play.
“Their contest stuff wasn’t anywhere near the level, their clearance work wasn’t near the level, I thought their work with the footy was impotent.
“The only discussion regarding Port Adelaide at the halfway mark of the year is what to do with Ken (Hinkley), because this year is a right-off.
“The past is the past; they’ve got to put a full stop on this tenure at some stage.
“He has been great for the place, but it is just simply time. The star factor players in (Connor) Rozee, (Zak) Butters and (Jason) Horne-Francis are going to carry this group for some time you would think, but they’ve got to get better around the edges.”
King's rating: 3/10
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