Coach incident twists as backstory emerges
A backstory to Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley’s fiery stoush with Hawthorn players has emerged after an ugly end to Friday’s final.
A backstory to Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley’s fiery stoush with Hawthorn players has emerged after an ugly end to Friday’s final.
The AFL is reportedly looking into the incident between Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley and Hawthorn players over one detail.
Port Adelaide was desperate on Friday night – and no one typified the Power’s renewed fight more than Willem Drew. Is he set for a bigger job next week? We rate every player.
Under the pressure-cooker of footy, Ken Hinkley’s side produced their finest hour. But with all eyes on what happened after, Mark Robinson writes, let’s not hang Ken for the incident.
Luckless young Hawk Mitch Lewis’ season is over after a serious injury on Saturday, while the Western Bulldogs are licking their wounds after their horror loss to Port Adelaide.
Whether or not Jacob Weitering is fit, Michael Voss has a call to make down back, while it’s mixed news on the injury front as the Hawks. JON RALPH has the latest injury news.
Like many clubs before them, Hawthorn headed down the highway and drove straight into a wall, writes JOSH BARNES. But this was a game that told us more about Chris Scott’s Cats.
Jack Ginnivan, Nick Watson, Connor Macdonald – is the next rat pack forming at Hawthorn? Macdonald opens up on just what’s really going on at the club – and what the future might hold.
Hawthorn will reportedly offer St Kilda’s Josh Battle a massive six year deal, but coach Sam Mitchell won’t apologise for the Hawks’ aggressive approach when it comes to free agents.
Hawthorn haven’t done everything perfectly since their dynasty in 2013-15, but 15 clever list decisions have brought them back into finals calculations – and maybe flag contention soon.
They lost their first five games and looked like the rebuild had failed. Fast forward 10 weeks and Hawthorn are just two points outside the top eight. Is finals on the cards?
The critics wondered whether there was tension between Will Day and Jack Ginnivan after an emotion-charged goal celebration. The Hawks midfield star sets the record straight in wide-ranging interview.
Hawthorn has rallied from 0-5, producing a rapid rebuild which is fast becoming the envy of the AFL. JOSH BARNES breaks down how Sam Mitchell’s side went from wooden spoon danger to finals threat in 10 weeks.
Forty years ago, Paul Salmon threatened to redefine Australian football as a giant goalkicker. He talks to SHANNON GILL about whirlwind stardom wrapped in tragedy, the moment it changed and its complex legacy.
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