Overview

• Port Adelaide closed Hinkley’s tenure with a 10.11 (71) to 9.13 (67) win over Gold Coast at Adelaide Oval as the club also farewelled Boak.
• Hinkley said offers from rival clubs are arriving but he will not consider them yet because he is “in love with the Port Adelaide footy club.”
• He plans to step back to spend time with his wife, Donna, and family and to plan a holiday after three decades of continuous coaching.
• Boak retired after 387 games and credited Hinkley with lifting standards since 2012, when the club was struggling and Geelong tried to lure him away.
• Reflecting on his legacy, Hinkley acknowledged the absence of a flag, joked about selection challenges in his final win, and remarked that the club is still “in debt.”