


Ken Hinkley (born 30 September 1966) is a retired Australian rules footballer and coach who played for the Geelong and Fizroy football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1987 to 1995. Following his playing career Hinkley coached the Port Adelaide Football Club for thirteen seasons between 2013 and 2025, becoming the longest serving coach for the club since it entered the AFL in 1997.
Hinkley holds the VFL/AFL record for the most games coached at a single club without appearing in a grand final, and the fifth-most games coached without winning a premiership.
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