Port Adelaide Football Club
2021 season
PresidentDavid Koch
CoachKen Hinkley (AFL)
Matthew Lokan (SANFL)
Captain(s)Tom Jonas (AFL)
Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL)
Home groundAdelaide Oval (AFL)
Alberton Oval (SANFL)
Regular season2nd (AFL)
7th (SANFL)
Finals seriesPreliminary Final (AFL)
DNQ (SANFL)
Best and FairestOllie Wines (AFL)
Sam Hayes (SANFL)
Club membership56,532[1]
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The 2021 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 151st year since its inception in 1870.[2] The club also fielded its reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), having rejoined the competition after missing the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Squad

AFL

Port Adelaide Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Long-term injury
  • (ret.) Retired

Updated: 23 January 2024
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff


SANFL

Port Adelaide SANFL squad
SANFL list[a] Coaching Staff
  • Cameron Sutcliffe
  • Dylan Aldridge
  • Matthew Appleton
  • Tom Corcoran
  • Sean Samblich
  • Luke Surman
  • Jake Weidmann
  • Jake Westbrook
  • Miller Carter
  • Ben Edwards
  • Owen Montgomery
  • Ethan Moore
  • Aryan Sareen
  • Jake Strange
  • Campbell Wildman
  • Simon Wong
  • Jace Bode [4]

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2021
Source(s): [5]


AFL season

Pre-season

See also: 2021 AFL Community Series
Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
Saturday, 27 February (11:00 am) Adelaide 18.17 (125) 11.7 (73) Won by 52 points Alberton Oval (H) 0 [6]
Sunday, 7 March (3:40 pm) Adelaide 6.9 (45) 17.14 (116) Won by 71 points Flinders University Stadium (A) 3,028 [7]

Regular season

Main article: 2021 AFL season
Rd Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 21 March (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.11 (65) 17.15 (117) Won by 52 points Marvel Stadium (A) 13,050 1st [8]
2 Saturday, 27 March (4:35 pm) Essendon 18.11 (119) 9.11 (65) Won by 54 points Adelaide Oval (H) 29,978 1st [9]
3 Saturday, 3 April (5:10 pm) West Coast 16.12 (108) 11.5 (71) Lost by 37 points Optus Stadium (A) 42,090 4th [10]
4 Friday, 9 April (7:10 pm) Richmond 11.13 (79) 11.11 (77) Won by 2 points Adelaide Oval (H) 33,742 4th [11]
5 Saturday, 17 April (7:25 pm) Carlton 9.14 (68) 15.6 (96) Won by 28 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,893 4th [12]
6 Sunday, 25 April (6:10 pm) St Kilda 14.9 (93) 5.9 (39) Won by 54 points Adelaide Oval (H) 33,125 3rd [13]
7 Saturday, 1 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 5.14 (44) 13.15 (93) Lost by 49 points Gabba (A) 20,007 3rd [14]
8 Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 5.8 (38) 12.15 (87) Won by 49 points Adelaide Oval (H) 43,069 3rd [15]
9 Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.6 (96) 12.5 (77) Lost by 19 points Adelaide Oval (H) 32,787 5th [16]
10 Sunday, 23 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 8.10 (58) 8.11 (59) Won by 1 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 23,415 5th [17]
11 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) Fremantle 18.7 (115) 9.15 (69) Won by 46 points Adelaide Oval (H) 26,759 5th [18]
12 Bye 5th
13 Thursday, 10 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 14.7 (91) 17.10 (112) Lost by 21 points Adelaide Oval (H) 28,718 5th [19]
14 Saturday, 19 June (1:45 pm) Gold Coast 4.7 (31) 12.9 (81) Won by 50 points Metricon Stadium (A) 7,117 5th [20]
15 Saturday, 26 June (7:10 pm) Sydney 12.9 (81) 10.11 (71) Won by 10 points Adelaide Oval (H) 29,631 4th [21]
16 Saturday, 3 July (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 7.11 (53) 13.9 (87) Won by 34 points Marvel Stadium (A) 18,251 4th [22]
17 Thursday, 8 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 8.7 (55) 12.14 (86) Lost by 31 points Adelaide Oval (H) 30,908 5th [23]
18 Saturday, 17 July (1:45 pm) St Kilda 8.13 (61) 10.14 (74) Won by 13 points Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 5th [24]
19 Friday, 23 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 14.13 (97) 10.9 (69) Won by 28 points Marvel Stadium (H) 0 (BCD) 4th [25]
20 Sunday, 1 August (6:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.7 (73) 15.10 (100) Won by 27 points Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 4th [26]
21 Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 7.9 (51) 7.13 (55) Won by 4 points Adelaide Oval (A) 14,376 4th [27]
22 Saturday, 14 August (4:05 pm) Carlton 21.14 (140) 5.15 (45) Won by 95 points Adelaide Oval (H) 13,943 3rd [28]
23 Friday, 20 August (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.4 (64) 9.12 (66) Won by 2 points Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 2nd [29]

Finals series

See also: 2021 AFL finals series
Round Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
Qualifying Final Friday, 27 August (7:20 pm) Geelong 12.14 (86) 5.13 (43) Won by 43 points Adelaide Oval (H) 19,712 [30]
Preliminary Final Saturday, 11 September (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.9 (45) 17.14 (116) Lost by 71 points Adelaide Oval (H) 26,400 [31]

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne (P) 22 17 4 1 1888 1443 130.8 70 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22 17 5 0 1884 1492 126.3 68
3 Geelong 22 16 6 0 1845 1456 126.7 64
4 Brisbane Lions 22 15 7 0 2131 1599 133.3 60
5 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 1994 1501 132.8 60
6 Sydney 22 15 7 0 1986 1656 119.9 60
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 11 10 1 1768 1773 99.7 46
8 Essendon 22 11 11 0 1953 1790 109.1 44
9 West Coast 22 10 12 0 1752 1880 93.2 40
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 1644 1796 91.5 40
11 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 1578 1825 86.5 40
12 Richmond 22 9 12 1 1743 1780 97.9 38
13 Carlton 22 8 14 0 1746 1972 88.5 32
14 Hawthorn 22 7 13 2 1629 1912 85.2 32
15 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1616 1971 82.0 28
16 Gold Coast 22 7 15 0 1430 1863 76.8 28
17 Collingwood 22 6 16 0 1557 1818 85.6 24
18 North Melbourne 22 4 17 1 1458 2075 70.3 18
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

SANFL season

See also: 2021 SANFL season

Pre-season

Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ref.
Home Away Result
Saturday, 27 February (8:30 am) Adelaide 6.16 (52) 9.12 (66) Lost by 14 points Alberton Oval (H) [32]
Thursday, 4 March (6:00 pm) South Adelaide 8.13 (61) 7.7 (49) Won by 12 points Alberton Oval (H) [33]
Friday, 19 March (5:00 pm) Sturt 8.13 (61) 14.18 (92) Lost by 31 points Alberton Oval (H) [34]
Friday, 26 March (5:00 pm) Adelaide 13.11 (89) 11.8 (74) Won by 15 points Alberton Oval (H) [35]

Regular season

Rd Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 14.13 (97) 7.10 (52) Lost by 45 points Coopers Stadium (A) 4,946 8th [36][37]
2 Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) Central District 8.16 (64) 7.5 (47) Won by 17 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,568 6th [38][39]
3 Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 12.9 (81) 10.12 (72) Lost by 9 points Flinders University Stadium (A) 1,471 7th [40][41]
4 Saturday, 24 April (6:30 pm) Glenelg 12.11 (83) 10.13 (73) Lost by 10 points ACH Group Stadium (A) N/A 7th [42][43]
5 Sunday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 16.11 (107) 7.5 (47) Won by 60 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,927 5th [44][45]
6 Saturday, 8 May (4:05 pm) Adelaide 13.9 (87) 10.13 (73) Won by 14 points Adelaide Oval (H) 1,582 5th [46]
7 Saturday, 22 May (1:10 pm) North Adelaide 13.8 (86) 11.12 (78) Won by 8 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,885 5th [47]
8 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 12.9 (81) 8.4 (52) Won by 29 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,410 4th [48]
9 Bye 4th
10 Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 17.7 (109) 6.5 (41) Lost by 68 points Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (A) 2,482 5th [49]
11 Sunday, 20 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 7.8 (50) 14.7 (91) Lost by 41 points Alberton Oval (H) 2,180 5th [50]
12 Saturday, 26 June (1:25 pm) North Adelaide 18.12 (120) 6.8 (44) Lost by 76 points Prospect Oval (A) 1,516 6th [51]
13 Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) Central District 6.12 (48) 9.3 (57) Won by 9 points X Convenience Oval (A) 1,687 6th [52]
14 Saturday, 10 July (2:35 pm)) Norwood 9.6 (60) 14.12 (96) Lost by 36 points Alberton Oval (H) 2,096 6th [53]
15 Sunday, 18 July (1:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.5 (71) 13.6 (84) Won by 13 points Hisense Stadium (A) 1,346 6th [54]
16 Saturday, 7 August (3:30 pm) Adelaide 13.4 (82) 10.9 (69) Lost by 13 points Adelaide Oval (A) N/A 7th [55]
17 Saturday, 14 August (2:30 pm) Sturt 14.12 (96) 10.12 (72) Lost by 24 points Peter Motley Oval (A) 2,151 7th [56]
18 Saturday, 21 August (2:05 pm) South Adelaide 15.7 (97) 13.6 (84) Won by 13 points Alberton Oval (H) N/A 7th [57]
19 Saturday, 4 September (2:10 pm) Glenelg 11.8 (74) 5.8 (38) Won by 36 points Alberton Oval (H) 2,370 7th [58]

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Glenelg 18 17 1 0 1607 1189 57.47 34 Finals series
2 Woodville-West Torrens (P) 18 13 5 0 1568 1056 59.76 26
3 Norwood 18 11 7 0 1188 1101 51.90 22
4 North Adelaide 18 10 8 0 1543 1209 56.07 20
5 South Adelaide 18 10 8 0 1359 1283 51.44 20
6 Sturt 18 9 9 0 1231 1095 52.92 18
7 Port Adelaide 18 9 9 0 1270 1393 47.69 18
8 Adelaide 18 5 13 0 1204 1679 41.76 10
9 Central District 18 4 14 0 1070 1496 41.70 8
10 West Adelaide 18 2 16 0 1001 1540 39.39 4
Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards

Power (AFL)

Source:[59]

Magpies (SANFL)

Source:[60]

Notes

  1. ^ Port Adelaide AFL-listed players (not selected to play AFL) are allowed to play for the SANFL squad.

References

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