The AFL has handed out a hefty fine over the Power coach’s sledge of a Hawks player on the Adelaide Oval surface after Port’s narrow win on Friday night.
The Swans ruckman could not have imagined a celebratory Instagram post after the win over GWS would lead to a war of words between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn.
Ken Hinkley ignited the Hawks’ fury,and drew heavy criticism,for his confrontation with Jack Ginnivan and James Sicily,and the league has demanded an explanation.
Port Adelaide,pumped and primed to atone for their embarrassing display against Geelong,gave Hawthorn precisely what they didn’t experience against the Western Bulldogs one week earlier.
The most lenient view of the Ken Hinkley invective towards Jack Ginnivan is of an old-school coach unable to abide the look-at-me antics of modern footballers.
Port Adelaide prevailed in a classic final against the gallant Hawks,who had salt rubbed into their raw wounds by Ken Hinkley’s verbal jousting towards players.
The Port Adelaide coach had heated words with Hawk forward Jack Ginnivan and skipper James Sicily on the field in the aftermath of a thrilling semi-final match.
The Hawks and one of their key staffers agreed to provide some context and detail around the 2022 strategy after The Age learnt about the plan from an official who served during that period.
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In April,Jack Scrimshaw was on the receiving end of a ferocious spray from his coach. He’s pleased to know his skipper thinks Scrimshaw’s response showed he’d become a man – at 26.
The Swans announced on Wednesday night that skipper Callum Mills will miss the side’s preliminary final,while Hawks coach Sam Mitchell knows he can’t replace the dependable Sam Frost for the Hawks’ must-win final this week.