2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season

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Port Adelaide Football Club
2020 season
President David Koch
Coach Ken Hinkley
Captain(s) Tom Jonas
Home ground Adelaide Oval
Regular season 1st
(4th minor premiership)
Finals Series 3rd (Preliminary Final)

The 2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 24th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 150th year since its inception in 1870. [1] The club would ordinarily have fielded its reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though was prevented from doing so as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Squad

AFL

Senior listRookie listCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

Updated:
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

SANFL

SANFL listCoaching Staff
  • 9 Matt Appleton
  • 42 Tom Corcoran
  • 43 Jack Strange
  • 33 Mitchell Mead
  • 3 Adam Mahney
  • 10 Sam Davidson
  • 49 Simon Wong
  • 50 Jack Elsworthy
  • 29 Dallas Hill
  • 7 Levi Proude
  • 4 Ben Edwards
  • 2 Mony Makoi
  • 11 Lachlan Smith
  • Tyson Goldsack

Head coach



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

Updated: 28 November 2019
Source(s): Playing list

AFL season

Pre-season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Sunday, 23 February (3:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.5 (77)14.14 (98)Won by 21 points Moreton Bay Sports Complex (A)2,027 [3]
2Saturday, 7 March (3:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95)13.7 (85)Won by 10 points Bennett Oval (H)4,770 [4]

Regular season

RdDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 21 March (6:25 pm) Gold Coast 4.5 (29)10.16 (76)Won by 57 points Metricon Stadium (A)01st [7]
2Saturday, 13 June (7:10 pm) Adelaide 17.8 (110)5.5 (35)Won by 75 points Adelaide Oval (H)2,240 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [8]
3Sunday, 21 June (5:35 pm) Fremantle 6.5 (41)10.10 (70)Won by 29 points Metricon Stadium (A)180 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [9]
4Saturday, 27 June (1:15 pm) West Coast 13.11 (89)6.5 (41)Won by 48 points Metricon Stadium (H)450 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [10]
5Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85)6.12 (48)Lost by 37 points Gabba (A)10,161 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [11]
6Sunday, 12 July (1:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63)6.10 (46)Won by 17 points Metricon Stadium (H)368 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [12]
7Sunday, 19 July (1:05 pm) Carlton 9.7 (61)9.10 (64)Won by 3 points Gabba (A)3,510 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [13]
8Saturday, 25 July (7:40 pm) St Kilda 6.8 (44)12.1 (73)Lost by 29 points Adelaide Oval (H)16,727 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [14]
9Thursday, 30 July (8:10 pm) Melbourne 4.8 (32)12.11 (83)Won by 51 points Gabba (A)323 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [15]
10Monday, 3 August (6:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55)5.12 (42)Won by 13 points Adelaide Oval (H)14,159 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [16]
11Saturday, 8 August (4:05 pm) Richmond 13.15 (93)11.6 (72)Won by 21 points Adelaide Oval (H)10,256 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [17]
12Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm) Geelong 14.7 (91)4.7 (31)Lost by 60 points Metricon Stadium (A)3,378 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [18]
13Saturday, 22 August (4:05 pm) Hawthorn 9.14 (68)9.4 (58)Won by 10 points Adelaide Oval (H)11,740 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [19]
14Saturday, 29 August (1:15 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73)7.5 (47)Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval (H)11,801 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [20]
15Bye1st
16Saturday, 5 September (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 6.6 (42)11.12 (78)Won by 36 points Metricon Stadium (A)592 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [21]
17Saturday 12 September (4:05 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79)4.5 (29)Won by 50 points Adelaide Oval (H)17,482 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [22]
18Monday, 21 September (7:15 pm) Collingwood 7.3 (45)9.7 (61)Won by 16 points Gabba (A)5,424 [lower-alpha 1] 1st [23]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Port Adelaide 1714301185869136.456 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 1714301184948124.956
3 Richmond (P)1712411135874129.950
4 Geelong 1712501233901136.848
5 West Coast 1712501095936117.048
6 St Kilda 1710701159997116.240
7 Western Bulldogs 17107011031034106.740
8 Collingwood 17971965881109.538
9 Melbourne 179801063986107.836
10 Greater Western Sydney 178901007105395.632
11 Carlton 1771001017107894.328
12 Fremantle 17710086692493.728
13 Essendon 176101938118579.226
14 Gold Coast 175111996109990.622
15 Hawthorn 1751201004119484.120
16 Sydney 175120890107782.620
17 North Melbourne 173140858120571.212
18 Adelaide 173140826128364.412
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2020. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

FinalDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying FinalThursday, 1 October (7:10 pm) Geelong 9.4 (58)5.12 (42)Won by 16 points Adelaide Oval (H)22,755 [24]
Semi FinalBye
Preliminary FinalFriday, 16 October (7:20 pm) Richmond 6.4 (40)6.10 (46)Lost by 6 points Adelaide Oval (H)24,292 [25]

SANFL season (cancelled)

Port Adelaide's reserves team, known as the Magpies, had been fixtured for another season in the SANFL. In May 2020 however the AFL ordered all AFL-listed players not to play in any state league, preventing Port Adelaide from fielding their SANFL team for the 2020 season. [2]

Awards

Power (AFL)

Notes

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