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!
1. Adelaide Crows / Graham Cornes
One flag as a player and two as coach of Glenelg, and success as coach at state level were enough to see Graham Cornes granted stewardship of the Adelaide Crows ahead of their entry into the national competition, in the 1991 season.
66 players from 10 SANFL clubs greeted Cornes at the Crows' first training session, with the man now revered with godfatherly respect across the border responsible for pointing them all at a common goal.
Cornes went 42-1-43 across four seasons, but was given the 'lemon and sars' just one year removed from a preliminary final berth.
Robert Shaw had a crack for two uncompetitive years, before Malcolm Blight delivered the club its two flags - new ground for him, after grand final losses as coach of Geelong, and new ground for the standalone club.
