Ken Hinkley

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Playing Career
Fitzroy: 11 games, 21 goals
Geelong: 121 games, 58 goals

Coaching Career
Geelong: asst coach 2004-09
Bell Park: coach 2002-03
St Kilda: asst coach 2001
Camperdown: coach 1999-2000
Mortlake: coach 1996-98

The 2008 season marked Ken’s fifth as an assistant coach with the Cats and saw him help the club to a fifth grand final as player or coach. The season marked Ken’s 12th overall at Skilled Stadium, having played 121 games in seven years with the club. He was a key member of the drought breaking coaching staff that landed the 2007 flag.

Since returning to Geelong as an assistant coach the Cats have fashioned a 83-36-1 record.

He spent most of the 2001 season at St Kilda as an assistant with Malcolm Blight.

Hinkley began his coaching career immediately after retiring as an AFL player. He coached Mortlake in the Hampden League before crossing to Camperdown. He led the club to back-to-back premierships in 1999 and 2000 before heading to Moorabbin in 2001.

Hinkley returned to Geelong in 2002, and spent two seasons as coach at Bell Park. He posted a 30-10-3 record at the helm, including a premiership in the 2003 Geelong League grand final replay against St Mary’s.

Overall Hinkley has a 83-49-3 win-loss mark as a coach.

COACHING RECORD

Year	Club	League	Pl	W	L	D	Pct	Pos
1996	Mortlake	Hampden	18	3	15	0	17	8th
1997	Mortlake	Hampden	16	8	8	0	50	6th
1998	Mortlake	Hampden	18	3	15	0	17	8th
1999	Cam'down	Hampden	20	20	0	0	100	1st
2000	Cam'down	Hampden	20	19	1	0	95	1st
2002	Bell Park	Geelong	20	13	6	1	68	4th
2003	Bell Park	Geelong	23	17	4	2	78	1st
Total			135	83	49	3	63

PLAYING HISTORY

Ken Hinkley made his name as an attacking half back with Geelong. He began his AFL career with Fitzroy as a forward, but after one season he returned home to Camperdown and it appeared his league career would end after 11 games and 20 goals.

Geelong enticed him to Skilled Stadium and he went on to play 121 games with the Cats. Hinkley played in three grand finals, and was club captain in 1995.

Hinkley finished third in the Brownlow Medal in 1992, the same season that he captured the Cats’ best & fairest award. He earned All Australian honours in 1991 and 1992, represented Victoria and was considered one of the AFL's elite players.

Overall Hinkley played 132 AFL games and kicked 79 goals.

Yr	Club	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Gls	Beh	B'low
1987	FITZ	10	79	33	39	112	20	12	0
1988	FITZ	1	15	3	4	18	1	3	0
1989	GEEL	1	6	2	0	8	0	0	0
1990	GEEL	15	149	64	64	213	27	25	4
1991	GEEL	24	391	110	114	501	3	10	13
1992	GEEL	26	443	100	130	543	8	7	17
1993	GEEL	16	211	89	56	300	5	7	6
1994	GEEL	25	306	130	95	436	2	4	1
1995	GEEL	14	137	59	37	196	13	14	2
Total		132	1737	590	539	2327	79	82	43