Ken Hinkley 'could be a matter of weeks away' from leaving Port Adelaide
Ken Hinkley's future at Port Adelaide has become clearer as the club battles to stay in top eight contention.
This year was already confirmed as Hinkley's last at the Power, with Josh Carr set to take over at the end of the season.
But his tenure could end earlier, according to 9News reporter Tom Morris.
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"Ken Hinkley will walk away from Port Adelaide if and when he believes the club is out of contention," he said on Nine's Footy Classified.
"Port and Ken are perfectly aligned on this, they're very pragmatic about his future. Port aren't going to walk in and sack Ken Hinkley halfway through the year.
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"They're going to let Ken make that call, if and when it does get to that stage and if it does, they'll do it with dignity and they'll do it the right way. We're not there yet but it could be a matter of weeks away."
Port Adelaide is 15th on the ladder, two wins outside of the eight.
Former Crows player Rory Sloane said he was worried about how Port's players had been performing.
"It's more concerning how players have been finishing the game. Their second halves of footy have been deplorable at the moment," he said.
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Sloane asked James Hird if the shackles would be off for the players with a weight off their shoulders.
The Essendon great replied: "I'm not sure why you wouldn't be playing your best footy anyway".
"There might be a bump if Ken goes and Carr's in there," he said.
"But what I would worry about for Carr, is whether that's the right time for it to happen.
"At the moment he's got cover while Ken's there ... if he's gone and they have a bad performances (he'll have to answer), what the supporters want is instantaneous success which might not come."
