2022 season | |||
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President | David Koch | ||
Coach | Ken Hinkley (AFL) Lauren Arnell (AFLW) Matthew Lokan (SANFL) | ||
Captain(s) | Tom Jonas (AFL) Erin Phillips (AFLW) Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL) | ||
Home ground | Adelaide Oval (AFL) Alberton Oval (AFLW) Alberton Oval (SANFL) | ||
Regular season | 11th (AFL) 17th (AFLW) 8th (SANFL) | ||
Finals series | DNQ (AFL) DNQ (AFLW) DNQ (SANFL) | ||
Best and Fairest | Connor Rozee (AFL) Hannah Ewings (AFLW) Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL) | ||
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The 2022 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 26th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 152nd year since its inception in 1870. [1] The club also fielded its reserves men's team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and its inaugural women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||
Friday, 25 February (2:00 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.10 (76) | 6.19 (55) | Lost by 21 points | Metricon Stadium | 0 (BCD) | [4] |
Saturday, 5 March (3:40 pm) | Adelaide | 11.8 (74) | 17.9 (111) | Won by 35 points | Richmond Oval | 7,265 | [5] |
Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||||
1 | Saturday, 19 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 12.9 (80) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 11 points | The Gabba (A) | 25,100 | 11th | [6] |
2 | Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 7.14 (56) | 19.6 (120) | Lost by 64 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,267 | 18th | [7] |
3 | Friday, 1 April (7:50 pm) | Adelaide | 15.6 (96) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 4 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 39,190 | 16th | [8] |
4 | Thursday, 7 April (7:10 pm) | Melbourne | 4.12 (36) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 32 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 23,058 | 18th | [9] |
5 | Sunday, 17 April (1:40 pm) | Carlton | 14.10 (94) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 33,433 | 18th | [10] |
6 | Saturday, 23 April (4:05 pm) | West Coast | 18.9 (117) | 4.9 (33) | Won by 84 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 28,587 | 14th | [11] |
7 | Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) | St Kilda | 4.18 (32) | 5.13 (43) | Won by 1 point | Cazalys Stadium (A) | 6,645 | 13th | [12] |
8 | Friday, 6 May (7:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.14 (86) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 17 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 29,290 | 11th | [13] |
9 | Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | 17.13 (115) | Won by 69 points | Blundstone Arena (A) | 5,114 | 10th | [14] |
10 | Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 11.16 (82) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 35 points | GMHBA Stadium (A) | 18,721 | 11th | [15] |
11 | Sunday, 29 May (4:10 pm) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | 6.14 (50) | Won by 16 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 25,877 | 11th | [16] |
12 | Bye | 12th | |||||||
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13 | Thursday, 9 June (7:20 pm) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 12 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 21,757 | 12th | [17] |
14 | Saturday, 18 June (1:15 pm) | Sydney | 12.10 (82) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 23 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,455 | 12th | [18] |
15 | Sunday, 26 June (3:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 13.15 (93) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 2 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 26,241 | 12th | [19] |
16 | Sunday, 3 July (3:20 pm) | Fremantle | 15.9 (99) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 8 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 41,326 | 12th | [20] |
17 | Saturday, 9 July (7:00 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 12.12 (84) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 55 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 24,744 | 12th | [21] |
18 | Sunday, 17 July (2:50 pm) | Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 14 points | Traeger Park (A) | 6,312 | 11th | [22] |
19 | Saturday, 23 July (4:05 pm) | Geelong | 14.10 (94) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 12 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,937 | 11th | [23] |
20 | Saturday, 30 July (1:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 40,716 | 12th | [24] |
21 | Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 38 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 27,051 | 12th | [25] |
22 | Sunday, 14 August (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 9.8 (62) | 23.8 (146) | Won by 84 points | Marvel Stadium (A) | 20,568 | 11th | [26] |
23 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 16.15 (111) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 56 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,090 | 11th | [27] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2146 | 1488 | 144.2 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1936 | 1483 | 130.5 | 64 | |
3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1616 | 127.9 | 64 | |
4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1839 | 1763 | 104.3 | 64 | |
5 | Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1739 | 1486 | 117.0 | 62 | |
6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2147 | 1799 | 119.3 | 60 | |
7 | Richmond | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2165 | 1780 | 121.6 | 54 | |
8 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1973 | 1812 | 108.9 | 48 | |
9 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1857 | 1714 | 108.3 | 48 | |
10 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1703 | 1715 | 99.3 | 44 | |
11 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1806 | 1638 | 110.3 | 40 | |
12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1871 | 1820 | 102.8 | 40 | |
13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1787 | 1991 | 89.8 | 32 | |
14 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1721 | 1986 | 86.7 | 32 | |
15 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 2087 | 83.2 | 28 | |
16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1631 | 1927 | 84.6 | 24 | |
17 | West Coast | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1429 | 2389 | 59.8 | 8 | |
18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1337 | 2397 | 55.8 | 8 |
Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||
Saturday, 5 March (10:00 am) | Woodville-West Torrens | 10.9 (69) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 4 points | Alberton Oval (H) | [28] |
Saturday, 19 March (12:00 pm) | North Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 5 points | Alberton Oval (H) | [29] |
Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||||
1 | Friday, 1 April (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | 18.15 (123) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 62 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | N/A | 10th | [30] |
2 | Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide | 14.17 (101) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 10 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,160 | 9th | [31] |
3 | Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood | 11.9 (75) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 16 points | Norwood Oval (A) | 3,225 | 9th | [32] |
4 | Sunday, 24 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt | 7.8 (50) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 13 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,221 | 9th | [33] |
5 | Sunday, 1 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg | 9.12 (66) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 3 points | Glenelg Oval (A) | 2,982 | 8th | [34] |
6 | Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 7.5 (47) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 26 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,895 | 8th | [35] |
7 | Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 12.9 (81) | 15.15 (105) | Won by 24 points | Loxton Oval (A) | 3,756 | 8th | [36] |
8 | Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide | 5.11 (41) | 12.16 (88) | Lost by 47 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,218 | 8th | [37] |
9 | Bye | 8th | |||||||
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10 | Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) | Central District | 8.9 (57) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 17 points | Elizabeth Oval (A) | 1,514 | 8th | [38] |
11 | Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) | Norwood | 11.10 (76) | 15.4 (94) | Lost by 18 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,644 | 8th | [39] |
12 | Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg | 4.13 (37) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 39 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,801 | 8th | [40] |
13 | Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide | 20.16 (136) | 1.4 (10) | Lost by 126 points | Prospect Oval (A) | 2,017 | 9th | [41] |
14 | Saturday, 9 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 13.11 (89) | 4.5 (29) | Lost by 60 points | Woodville Oval (A) | 1,632 | 9th | [42] |
15 | Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 7.12 (54) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 27 points | Richmond Oval (H) [lower-alpha 2] | 1,071 | 9th | [44] |
16 | Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) | Central District | 11.8 (74) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 23 points | Woodville Oval (H) [lower-alpha 2] | 676 [45] | 9th | [46] |
17 | Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt | 13.7 (85) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 31 points | Unley Oval (A) | 1,749 | 9th | [47] |
18 | Sunday, 14 August (1:35 pm) | South Adelaide | 10.9 (69) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 9 points | Noarlunga Oval (A) | 1,025 | 9th | [48] |
19 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 3 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | N/A | 8th | [49] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | North Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1577 | 1181 | 57.18 | 26 | Finals series |
2 | Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1692 | 1245 | 57.61 | 24 | |
3 | Norwood (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1276 | 1102 | 53.66 | 24 | |
4 | Glenelg | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1334 | 1260 | 51.43 | 24 | |
5 | Sturt | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1256 | 1136 | 52.51 | 22 | |
6 | South Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1158 | 1167 | 49.81 | 18 | |
7 | Woodville-West Torrens | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1235 | 1260 | 49.50 | 18 | |
8 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1076 | 1490 | 41.93 | 10 | |
9 | Central District | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1118 | 1447 | 43.59 | 8 | |
10 | West Adelaide | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1123 | 1557 | 41.90 | 6 |
Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||
Saturday, 13 August (11:00 am) | Essendon | 8.8 (56) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 20 points | NEC Hangar | [50] |
Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||||
1 | Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 6.4 (40) | 4.4 (28) | Lost by 12 points | Mineral Resources Park (A) | 1,846 | 12th | [51] |
2 | Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 1.3 (9) | 3.10 (28) | Lost by 19 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 5,367 | 14th | [52] |
3 | Sunday, 11 September (12:10 pm) | Carlton | 4.3 (27) | 4.3 (27) | Draw | Ikon Park (A) | 1,664 | 15th | [53] |
4 | Saturday, 17 September (12:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.8 (68) | 0.2 (2) | Won by 66 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,741 | 14th | [54] |
5 | Sunday, 25 September (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 7.4 (46) | 5.2 (32) | Lost by 14 points | Bond University (A) | 1,419 | 14th | [55] |
6 | Friday, 30 September (7:30 pm) | Adelaide | 0.3 (3) | 8.15 (63) | Lost by 60 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 20,652 | 16th | [56] |
7 | Saturday, 8 October (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 4.5 (29) | 1.10 (16) | Lost by 13 points | SkyBus Stadium (A) | 2,029 | 16th | [57] |
8 | Saturday, 15 October (12:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 25 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,818 | 16th | [58] |
9 | Sunday, 23 October (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 4.11 (35) | 5.3 (33) | Lost by 2 points | RSEA Park (A) | 1,514 | 17th | [59] |
10 | Sunday, 30 October (12:40 pm) | Essendon | 1.4 (10) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 27 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,096 | 17th | [60] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brisbane | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 545 | 193 | 282.4 | 36 | Finals series |
2 | Melbourne (P) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 184 | 282.1 | 36 | |
3 | Adelaide | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 234 | 176.1 | 32 | |
4 | Richmond | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 321 | 217 | 147.9 | 30 | |
5 | Geelong | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 384 | 222 | 173.0 | 28 | |
6 | Collingwood | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 244 | 118.4 | 28 | |
7 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 297 | 109.8 | 28 | |
8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 229 | 166.8 | 26 | |
9 | Gold Coast | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 309 | 351 | 88.0 | 20 | |
10 | Essendon | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 354 | 98.6 | 16 | |
11 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 420 | 63.1 | 16 | |
12 | Fremantle | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 267 | 400 | 66.8 | 14 | |
13 | St Kilda | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 309 | 373 | 82.8 | 12 | |
14 | Carlton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 253 | 342 | 74.0 | 12 | |
15 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 429 | 57.1 | 12 | |
16 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 449 | 53.2 | 8 | |
17 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 361 | 70.6 | 6 | |
18 | Sydney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 207 | 577 | 35.9 | 0 |
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