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CibbuanoHinkley joins Gold Coast
September 29th 2009 06:02
GEELONG assistant coach Ken Hinkley has joined the coaching panel of the Gold Coast Football Club.
Hinkley, who will join the GCFC in late October, has been an assistant with the Cats since 2004 and played an integral role in Geelong's premiership successes in 2007 and 2009.
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna said securing the services of Hinkley was a coup for the club.
“To have that sort of experience join your coaching panel it’s exciting and I think he is excited about the quality of the young list of players he will be working with,” McKenna said.
“It also says a lot about the person – being involved in the AFL system right now at the highest level - to step back and jump on in the early days when it’s a bit tough and you’ve got to roll up the sleeves. I’m looking forward to working very closely with him.”
Hinkley said the multitude of young players he would be working with was a deciding factor in his decision move on from Geelong.
“In the current system a club gets about 2-3 young players a year to work with so it’s a coach's dream to be able to work with such a large group and hopefully help them develop into a great AFL team and club,” Hinkley said.
“The Gold Coast Football Club is an opportunity which doesn’t come along very often and to help build a competitive team and a culture of success is something I can’t wait to get involved in.”
Hinkley played 132 games for Fitzroy and Geelong, won a best-and-fairest at the Cats, finished third in the Brownlow Medal in 1992 and earned All-Australian honours on two occasions.
Hinkley, who will join the GCFC in late October, has been an assistant with the Cats since 2004 and played an integral role in Geelong's premiership successes in 2007 and 2009.
Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna said securing the services of Hinkley was a coup for the club.
“To have that sort of experience join your coaching panel it’s exciting and I think he is excited about the quality of the young list of players he will be working with,” McKenna said.
“It also says a lot about the person – being involved in the AFL system right now at the highest level - to step back and jump on in the early days when it’s a bit tough and you’ve got to roll up the sleeves. I’m looking forward to working very closely with him.”
Hinkley said the multitude of young players he would be working with was a deciding factor in his decision move on from Geelong.
“In the current system a club gets about 2-3 young players a year to work with so it’s a coach's dream to be able to work with such a large group and hopefully help them develop into a great AFL team and club,” Hinkley said.
“The Gold Coast Football Club is an opportunity which doesn’t come along very often and to help build a competitive team and a culture of success is something I can’t wait to get involved in.”
Hinkley played 132 games for Fitzroy and Geelong, won a best-and-fairest at the Cats, finished third in the Brownlow Medal in 1992 and earned All-Australian honours on two occasions.
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