Ken Hinkley reads as an inspired choice to helm the Tasmania Devils as they venture into the AFL landscape.
A renowned motivator, and a lauded connector of men, Hinkley boasts the grit to do the dirty work and the polish to present to stakeholders.
However, if he's to maximise the club's considerable draft and list concessions, and ultimately bring the cup to the Apple Isle, he'll be doing something that he never achieved in more than a decade with the Power, and something the inaugural coach of an AFL team has never, ever done.
Not every inaugural coach struggled - some almost broke even by the conclusion of their tenure.
Take a trip down memory lane, as we rank the inaugural coaches of AFL teams!
6. Sydney Swans / Ricky Quade
Ricky Quade won 54 of his 164 games playing in South Melbourne's red and white, and faced the daunting task of coaching the club after its heartbreaking relocation to the Harbour City.
Succeeding triple Brownlow Medallist Ian Stewart would have been a task in and of itself, but doing it in a city where no one cared for the game? Almost impossible.
Throw in the Hollywood-like antics of those that made the journey, the baying for failure from South Melbourne loyalists, and the extra-marital affair that ended his tenure, and you've got a good old-fashioned soap on your hands.
Quade followed names like Bob Skilton, Norm Smith, Des Tuddenham and the aforementioned Stewart into the role, and won 25 of his 57 games in charge. He boasts the distinction of being the club's first coach since its relocation, but resigned halfway through the 1984 season after a bleeding ulcer sustained in a stoush with captain Barry Round hospitalised him.
