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Updated: 15 January 2021 | |||||||
| 2021 season | |||
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| President | David Koch | ||
| Coach | Ken Hinkley (AFL) Matthew Lokan (SANFL) | ||
| Captain(s) | Tom Jonas (AFL) Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL) | ||
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval (AFL) Alberton Oval (SANFL) | ||
| Regular season | 2nd (AFL) 7th (SANFL) | ||
| Finals series | Preliminary Final (AFL) DNQ (SANFL) | ||
| Best and Fairest | Ollie Wines (AFL) Sam Hayes (SANFL) | ||
| Club membership | 56,532 [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]
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| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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 |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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: [59]
Source: [60]
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