Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley confirmed he has a clause inserted in his contract where playing finals is a requirement for him to keep his job beyond 2020.
AFL journalist Caroline Wilson reported on Channel Nine’s Footy Classified on Monday night that Hinkley must make finals in one of his first three years in his contract to trigger a 2021 extension.
The Power coach inked a three-year deal to remain at Alberton in September 2017 with chairman David Koch set to review his position at season's end.
“I’m quite happy to say that my contract has clauses in it, everyone’s contract has some type of clause in it. If you don’t perform you don’t deserve to get those add-ons of a contract,” Hinkley told SEN SA Breakfast.
“From my point of view, I’m more than comfortable and accept the responsibility of performance. At the time when I signed the contract, if I don’t perform and as a club we don’t perform that well, it’s probably that time.
“I’m quite happy to say that if we don’t make finals, I won’t be the coach of the football club in the near future but that’s what it should be, that’s what we set out to be.
“I’m very comfortable that I will fulfil the entire part of my contract and possibly more if that’s what we can do as a football club.”
Port Adelaide are in danger of missing the finals for a second straight season under Hinkley.
The Power must beat Fremantle at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday and rely on other results going their way if they’re to feature in September for the first time since 2017.
Listen to Ken Hinkley’s chat on SEN SA Breakfast in the player below