Player list
AFL player list
SANFL player list
| SANFL list | Coaching Staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 1 December 2014 | |||||||
| President | David Koch | ||
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| Coach | Ken Hinkley | ||
| Captain(s) | Travis Boak | ||
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval | ||
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The 2016 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 146th season since formation, the club's 139th season of senior competition and its 20th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the SANFL.
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 1 December 2014 | |||||||
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.
| Player | Previous Club | League | via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Toumpas | Melbourne | Australian Football League | Trade period |
| Charlie Dixon | Gold Coast | Australian Football League | Trade period |
| Player | New Club | League | via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Cornes | Retired | Australian Football League | |
| Tom Logan | Retired | Australian Football League | |
| Daniel Flynn | Retired | Australian Football League | |
| Mitch Harvey | Delisted | Australian Football League | |
| Andrew Moore | Delisted | Australian Football League | |
| Jarrad Redden | Delisted | Australian Football League | |
| Mason Shaw | Delisted | Australian Football League | |
| Sam Russell | Delisted | Australian Football League | |
| Johann Wagner | Delisted | Australian Football League |
Bold indicates home game
| Rd | Day | Date | Time PM | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | March 27 | 2:50 | St Kilda | 20.13 (133) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 33 | Adelaide Oval | 43,807 | 6th |
| 2 | Sat | 2 April | 1:15 | Adelaide | 22.12 (144) | 11.20 (86) | Lost by 58 | Adelaide Oval | 51,585 | 12th |
| 3 | Fri | April 8 | 7:20 | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 61 | Adelaide Oval | 44,601 | 8th |
| 4 | Sun | 17 April | 1:10 | Greater Western Sydney | 22.19 (151) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 86 | Manuka Oval | 10,028 | 11th |
| 5 | Sat | April 23 | 7:10 | Geelong | 8.11 (59) | 16.11 (107) | Lost by 48 | Adelaide Oval | 44,937 | 12th |
| 6 | Sat | 30 April | 7:25 | Richmond | 8.11 (59) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 35 | MCG | 27,077 | 11th |
| 7 | Sun | May 8 | 4:10 | Brisbane Lions | 21.10 (136) | 7.17 (59) | Won by 77 | Adelaide Oval | 32,399 | 10th |
| 8 | Sun | 15 May | 1:10 | Carlton | 14.9 (93) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 2 | Etihad Stadium | 26,924 | 10th |
| 9 | Sat | May 21 | 4:05 | West Coast | 13.8 (86) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 8 | Adelaide Oval | 38,695 | 10th |
| 10 | Sat | 28 May | 1:40 | Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | 18.13 (121) | Won by 45 | TIO Traeger Park | 5,146 | 10th |
| 11 | Sun | 8 June | 1:10 | Collingwood | 7.16 (58) | 19.11 (125) | Won by 67 | MCG | 28,567 | 9th |
| 12 | Sat | June 11 | 1:10 | Western Bulldogs | 14.13 (97) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 3 | Adelaide Oval | 40,096 | 9th |
| 13 | Sat | 18 June | 2:35 | Fremantle | 12.14 (86) | 9.15 (69) | Lost by 17 | Domain Stadium | 32,448 | 9th |
| 14 | Bye | 9th | ||||||||
| 15 | Fri | July 1 | 7:20 | Richmond (2) | 14.10 (94) | 8.8 (56) | Won by 38 | Adelaide Oval | 37,848 | 9th |
| 16 | Thu | July 7 | 7:20 | Hawthorn | 12.7 (79) | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 22 | Adelaide Oval | 43,025 | 9th |
| 17 | Sat | 16 July | 4:35 | North Melbourne | 10.17 (77) | 16.9 (105) | Won by 28 | Etihad Stadium | 24,361 | 9th |
| 18 | Sun | July 24 | 4:10 | Greater Western Sydney (2) | 9.6 (60) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 19 | Adelaide Oval | 27,935 | 10th |
| 19 | Sat | 30 July | 7:25 | Brisbane Lions (2) | 11.13 (79) | 25.23 (173) | Won by 94 | The Gabba | 13,085 | 9th |
| 20 | Sat | 6 August | 1:45 | Sydney | 14.16 (100) | 4.9 (33) | Lost by 67 | SCG | 30,204 | 10th |
| 21 | Sat | August 13 | 7:10 | Melbourne (2) | 8.6 (54) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 40 | Adelaide Oval | 33,426 | 11th |
| 22 | Sat | August 20 | 7:10 | Adelaide (2) | 14.10 (94) | 15.19 (109) | Lost by 15 | Adelaide Oval | 49,541 | 11th |
| 23 | Sat | 27 August | 12:00 | Gold Coast | 9.12 (66) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 23 | Metricon Stadium | 9,213 | 10th |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.2 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.8 | 68 | |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.6 | 68 | |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.1 | 64 | |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.3 | 64 | |
| 6 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | 130.0 | 64 | |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.4 | 60 | |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | 106.0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.3 | 16 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.6 | 12 | |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | 61.0 | 12 |
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