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https://www.neds.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GWLS-Hinkley-Presser-.png1033572Watching the whimper with which Port went down in The Showdown on Saturday night, I thought of Ken Hinkley and the rod that the club which he has faithfully (and mostly successfully) formed for his back. That rod, in my eyes, took away the Ken Hinkley superpower that has made his teams so special to watch. I remember that 2014 Port team that took the league by storm because they ran. They were like Coach Carter’s Richmond High School team and the rest of the league couldn’t keep up. They overwhelmed teams with their running power, and had enough skill…