Whateley in a Snapshot | Wednesday (24.06.26)

Gerard Whateley· Host0:00

I'm Gerard Whateley. Here's a snapshot of Wednesday, June 24. Ken Hinkley reflected on his 13-game winning streak in 2023.

Ken Hinkley· Guest0:08

Once you get past 13, it's a, [laughs] a secret to success.

Gerard Whateley· Host0:12

It is.

Ken Hinkley· Guest0:13

And, uh, [laughs] we never got past 13. So... And I look back and think back and go, "Well, it was a... Some of our, some of our wins in that, in that period were just remarkable with what we were able to do." They weren't, they weren't dominant wins that, that we're probably seeing from Fremantle as much. I mean, Fremantle have been very dominant in most of their wins. I do remember that season, we did some incredibly, uh, crazy things to get it over the line and win games. And, uh, you know, it, it, it was probably... I look at... I don't wanna say it was a false 13, but it was a, it was a lucky 13, if, if there can be a lucky 13, Gerard. So, uh, we got through okay. My last memories of a side that I think tr- that I was involved with, I think it was back to Geelong. I reckon in 2009, Geelong and St. Kilda played off in round 13. Maybe it must've been round 14, where both sides entered the round 13 and 0, I think. And, uh, you know, both sides go on to play in the grand final that year, and Geelong ga- get away with a, with a famous premiership.

Gerard Whateley· Host1:09

And Kenny with the art of coaching when you need to protect players from themselves.

Ken Hinkley· Guest1:15

Yeah. Yeah, this is exactly the art of coaching. And the challenge of that is the type of player that Will Day is too, to, to ex- to get him to be convinced enough that he's so valuable to the team that picking and choosing some contests and some battles is the right