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PORT ADELAIDE

THE BOSS

Ken Hinkley

Entering his eighth season as Port Adelaide coach, Hinkley still has a 55 per cent winning record, but has taken the Power to finals only once in the past five years. He’s already conceded he won’t be at the club in 2021 if Port can’t make the top eight this season.

Inconsistency has been a byword for Port Adelaide in recent years, and the Power enters 2020 apparently no closer to finding an elixir. The Power were good enough to knock over the likes of finalists West Coast, Geelong and Essendon last year, but couldn’t string together more than two wins in a row. Heading into the new season, Port has opted for a solo captaincy model, with defender Tom Jonas, taking

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