amber_fluid wrote:
IMO Port haven’t progressed as much as other clubs.
They were leaders years ago and clubs copied and adopted their model.
I’m not saying Ports programme is terrible, I just think from what I know that other clubs have progressed further.
I think Williams had a lot more say than what Hinkley does and also Williams had a better relationship with the indigneous players than what Hinkley does.
Port were streets ahead of the rest a few years ago, so of course clubs have made more "significant" progress over recent years to CATCH UP
Ports engagement extends beyond clinics and school based programs as well, and it's little things that go a long way - welcome to country, boomerang gift for visiting clubs, engaging in various groups and backgrounds, promoting and respecting Aboriginal culture as a whole.
As for the Hinkley/Williams relationship point, that's a completely different argument altogether and in no way whatsoever should reflect on what they're doing in other areas... Williams is certainly a more relationship based operator - he was a school teacher wasn't he? Educating and building those relationships is second nature to him.. Hinkley I'm not so sure.