{"id":33141,"date":"2015-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/ken-hinkley-grades-port-adelaide\/"},"modified":"2015-04-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T00:00:00","slug":"ken-hinkley-grades-port-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/ken-hinkley-grades-port-adelaide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hinkley grades the Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two wins and two losses so far \u2013 is that a pass mark?<\/h3>\n

\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley told Rowey and Bicks on FIVEAA, adding: \u201cit\u2019s an incredibly tough start to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hinkley said in their first four games the Power had taken on the \u201cbest four teams in the competition in the last 12 months\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re pretty handy sides. And we go up against potentially the most improved side this year in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

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Chad Wingard after the Power’s win over the Hawks | Image | AFL Photos<\/h6>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a really tough start, but one that we said that we welcome,\u201d Hinkley said.<\/p>\n

Hinkley said he thought the team was yet to match its form from the first 12 rounds of 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure that we\u2019re playing as consistent footy as we did last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve been just a little inconsistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the pleasing part is we\u2019ve replaced Robbie Gray, Ollie Wines and we\u2019ve been able to beat the reigning premiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re pretty comfortable that we know we\u2019ve still got more room to improve, but we\u2019ve done a pretty good job at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

LISTEN to the full Ken Hinkley interview here:<\/strong><\/p>\n