Bold eight-word February declaration comes back to haunt Port amid shock finals exit
“It’s as good a list as we’ve had in my time. That’s not being disrespectful to any of the boys gone in the past, but the reality is we’ve built this group over a good little period of time now, since about 2018.But seven months later, Hinkley’s tune changed dramatically as he conceded he played underdone players, including star Charlie Dixon, against GWS because the depth wasn’t there.
“They were forced to play players that were underdone through necessity on Saturday night – Dixon probably being one. “I know injuries cruelled them to key personnel and sadly now for them, reality has hit. Their depth of talent and Ken even said himself after the game, he doesn’t trust the kids that are there. They are still developing.
“They keep talking about this jigsaw puzzle that’s got one or two pieces missing … they’ve got more than one piece of that jigsaw puzzle missing.“The talent on that list now, the types of players they are getting in and that list demographic, I think their top 25 Ken’s happy to play – the others he has no confidence in or aren’t ready.”
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