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ANSWER: Ken Hinkley & Alastair Clarkson
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley and Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson both had long apprenticeships before landing senior positions.
Each had very brief stints at the Saints on the way to becoming two of the most respected coaches in the AFL.
After his playing career came to an end at the end of 1997, Clarkson spent a year as the runner for his former team Melbourne before joining the Saints in 1999 as an assistant to new coach Tim Watson.
Clarkson coached the Saints to a Grand Final appearance, before losing to an Essendon team that won off the back of a solid performance up forward from a young Stephen Milne.
It was the last year of an AFL reserves competition and Clarkson moved on to Werribee in the revamped VFL team the following year.
Hinkley joined the Saints in 2001 as an assistant to his former Geelong coach Malcolm Blight. His tenure came to an end shortly after Blight’s early departure and he moved on to coach Bell Park in the Geelong Football League.
