2023 Port Adelaide Football Club season

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Port Adelaide Football Club
2023 season
President David Koch
Coach Ken Hinkley (AFL)
Lauren Arnell (AFLW)
Tyson Goldsack (SANFL)
Captain(s) Tom Jonas (AFL)
Erin Phillips (AFLW)
Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL)
Home ground Adelaide Oval (AFL)
Alberton Oval (AFLW)
Alberton Oval (SANFL)
Regular season3rd (AFL)
15th (AFLW)
5th (SANFL)
Finals seriesSemi Final (AFL)
DNQ (AFLW)
Elimination Final (SANFL)
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The 2023 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 27th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 153rd 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 women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Contents

Squads

AFL

2023 Port Adelaide Football Club AFL squad
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: 13 June 2025
Source(s): [2]

SANFL

2023 Port Adelaide Football Club SANFL squad
SANFL list [a] Coaching Staff

Head coach


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

Updated: 30 March 2023
Source(s): [3]

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

AFLW

2023 Port Adelaide Football Club AFLW squad
Senior listCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Daniel Caire (assistant coach)
  • Sam Virgo (assistant coach)
  • Cam Sutcliffe (assistant coach)
  • Dave Reynolds (development coach)
  • Braedon Talbot (development coach)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (i) Inactive player

Updated: 13 June 2025
Source(s): [4]

AFL season

Pre-season

Date and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueRef.
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 25 February (2:00 pm) West Coast 13.6 (84)11.10 (76)Lost by 8 points Mineral Resources Park [5]
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) Fremantle 13.14 (92)8.13 (61)Lost by 31 points Fremantle Oval [6]

Regular season

RdDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126)11.6 (72)Won by 54 points Adelaide Oval (H)34,2554th [7]
2Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm) Collingwood 21.9 (135)9.10 (64)Lost by 71 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)60,74411th [8]
3Saturday, 1 April (7:00 pm) Adelaide 13.8 (86)18.9 (117)Lost by 31 points Adelaide Oval (H)48,96213th [9]
4Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) Sydney 9.10 (64)9.12 (66)Won by 2 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)31,68610th [10]
5Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70)8.8 (56)Won by 14 points Adelaide Oval (H)45,1159th [11]
6Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) West Coast 16.13 (109)10.9 (69)Won by 40 points Adelaide Oval (H)31,6387th [12]
7Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) St Kilda 11.10 (76)12.11 (83)Won by 7 points Marvel Stadium (A)25,8456th [13]
8Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm) Essendon 12.20 (92)13.9 (87)Won by 5 points Adelaide Oval (H)36,2475th [14]
9Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.5 (65)20.15 (135)Won by 70 points Blundstone Arena (A)6,3104th [15]
10Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80)11.10 (76)Won by 4 points Adelaide Oval (H)37,5653rd [16]
11Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 9.13 (67)10.17 (77)Won by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)30,3572nd [17]
12Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm) Hawthorn 23.13 (151)14.12 (96)Won by 55 points Adelaide Oval (H)34,2342nd [18]
13Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85)16.11 (107)Won by 22 points Marvel Stadium (A)23,1102nd [19]
14Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 16.14 (110)11.6 (72)Won by 38 points Adelaide Oval (H)36,3161st [20]
15Bye2nd
16Saturday, 1 July (7:25 pm) Essendon 10.14 (74)11.12 (78)Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)38,9572nd [21]
17Saturday, 8 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 16.10 (106)11.7 (73)Won by 33 points Adelaide Oval (H)31,0532nd [22]
18Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122)10.12 (72)Lost by 50 points Marvel Stadium (A)34,3062nd [23]
19Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83)13.7 (85)Lost by 2 points Adelaide Oval (H)47,9652nd [24]
20Saturday, 29 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.16 (112)9.11 (65)Lost by 47 points Adelaide Oval (A)50,0232nd [25]
21Saturday, 5 August (7:25 pm) Geelong 14.13 (97)12.13 (85)Lost by 12 points GMHBA Stadium (A)21,2794th [26]
22Sunday, 13 August (4:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 21.10 (136)13.7 (85)Won by 51 points Adelaide Oval (H)32,5973rd [27]
23Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58)11.8 (74)Won by 16 points Optus Stadium (A)38,3603rd [28]
24Sunday, 27 August (12:00 pm) Richmond 13.16 (94)8.15 (63)Won by 31 points Adelaide Oval (H)39,8603rd [29]

Finals series

RoundDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
Second Qualifying FinalSaturday, 9 September (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 19.9 (123)11.9 (75)Lost by 48 points Gabba (A)36,020 [30]
Second Semi FinalSaturday, 16 September (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.16 (70)13.15 (93)Lost by 23 points Adelaide Oval (H)45,520 [31]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 AFL finals series

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Collingwood (P)23185021421687127.072Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 23176021801771123.168
3 Port Adelaide 23176021491906112.768
4 Melbourne 23167020791660125.264
5 Carlton 23139119221697113.354
6 St Kilda 231310017751647107.852
7 Greater Western Sydney 231310020181885107.152
8 Sydney 231210120501863110.050
9 Western Bulldogs 231211019191766108.748
10 Adelaide 231112021931877116.844
11 Essendon 23111201838205089.744
12 Geelong 231012120881855112.642
13 Richmond 23101211856198393.642
14 Fremantle 23101301835189896.740
15 Gold Coast 2391401839200691.736
16 Hawthorn 2371601686210180.228
17 North Melbourne 2332001657231871.512
18 West Coast 2332001418267453.012
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

SANFL season

Pre-season

Date and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueRef.
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 18 March (11:00 am) North Adelaide 17.10 (112)8.11 (59)Lost by 53 points Thebarton Oval (A) [32]
Sunday, 26 March (10:00 am) Adelaide 6.11 (47)16.11 (107)Lost by 60 points Alberton Oval (H) [33]

Regular season

RdDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 1 April (3:00 pm) Adelaide 6.10 (46)19.10 (124)Lost by 78 points Adelaide Oval (H)N/A [a] 10th [34]
2Friday, 7 April (4:40 pm) Glenelg 10.10 (70)7.11 (53)Lost by 17 points Glenelg Oval (A)3,7669th [35]
- [b] Saturday, 15 April (4:00 pm) AFL National Academy 8.9 (57)10.10 (70)Won by 13 points Summit Sports Park (A)N/AN/A [36]
3Sunday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 16.12 (108)10.10 (70)Lost by 38 points Unley Oval (A)3,2129th [37]
4Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 10.8 (68)12.13 (85)Won by 17 points Loxton Oval (A)1,3879th [38]
5Saturday, 6 May (2:30 pm) Norwood 8.10 (58)7.9 (51)Won by 7 points Alberton Oval (H)1,5446th [39]
6Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 15.12 (102)11.8 (74)Won by 28 points Alberton Oval (H)1,1946th [40]
7Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.10 (100)14.8 (92)Lost by 8 points Prospect Oval (A)1,6397th [41]
8Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59)9.8 (62)Lost by 3 points Alberton Oval (H)1,6907th [42]
9Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm) Central District 13.14 (92)10.9 (69)Won by 23 points Alberton Oval (H)1,7386th [43]
10Sunday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 8.12 (60)8.5 (53)Lost by 7 points Norwood Oval (A)2,3826th [44]
11Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 13.14 (92)12.10 (82)Won by 10 points Alberton Oval (H)1,3144th [45]
12Saturday, 8 July (12:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.4 (52)13.10 (88)Won by 36 points Woodville Oval (A)1,4114th [46]
13Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.7 (91)6.17 (53)Won by 38 points Alberton Oval (H)1,1954th [47]
14Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm) Sturt 10.13 (73)7.12 (54)Won by 19 points Alberton Oval (H)1,7174th [48]
15Saturday, 29 July (3:30 pm) Adelaide 14.8 (92)2.15 (27)Lost by 65 points Adelaide Oval (A)N/A [a] 4th [49]
16Saturday, 12 August (4:40 pm) Glenelg 8.9 (57)9.12 (66)Lost by 9 points Alberton Oval (H)1,2904th [50]
17Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 15.7 (97)14.13 (97)Draw Noarlunga Oval (A)1,3804th [51]
18Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Central District 14.7 (91)11.10 (76)Lost by 15 points Elizabeth Oval (A)2,2535th [52]

Finals series

RoundDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
Elimination FinalSunday, 3 September (12:15 pm) Central District 12.10 (82)11.9 (75)Lost by 7 points Adelaide Oval (A)8,021 [c] [53]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 SANFL finals series

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Glenelg (P)1815301523104859.2430 Finals series
2 Sturt 1814401289119351.9328
3 Adelaide 1813501627106960.3526
4 Central District 189901084119247.6318
5 Port Adelaide 188911311137348.8517
6 North Adelaide 1881001086124546.5916
7 Norwood 1861111053124845.7613
8 Woodville-West Torrens 1861201152128647.2512
9 South Adelaide 1851211084135344.4811
10 West Adelaide 1841311110131245.839
Source: SANFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

AFLW season

Pre-season

Date and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueRef.
HomeAwayResult
Saturday, 12 August (11:00 am) Greater Western Sydney 8.5 (53)3.4 (22)Won by 21 points Alberton Oval (H) [54]
Friday, 18 August (7:10 pm) St Kilda 9.4 (58)2.10 (22)Won by 36 points Alberton Oval (H) [55]

Regular season

RdDate and timeOpponentScores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 2 September (2:35 pm) Adelaide 8.10 (58)4.4 (28)Lost by 30 points Norwood Oval (A)8,77215th [56]
2Saturday, 9 September (12:35 pm) Brisbane 4.2 (26)11.10 (76)Lost by 50 points Alberton Oval (H)1,92817th [57]
3Sunday, 17 September (1:05 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48)8.8 (56)Won by 8 points RSEA Park (A)2,01614th [58]
4Saturday, 23 September (12:35 pm) Geelong 5.12 (42)11.4 (70)Lost by 28 points Alberton Oval (H)2,13214th [59]
5Friday, 29 September (7:15 pm) West Coast 6.3 (39)4.9 (33)Lost by 6 points Mineral Resources Park (A)1,13414th [60]
6Saturday, 7 October (4:35 pm) Sydney 3.12 (30)6.9 (45)Lost by 15 points Alberton Oval (H)2,59714th [61]
7Sunday, 15 October (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87)2.6 (18)Lost by 69 points Arden Street Oval (A)1,91215th [62]
8Saturday, 21 October (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 7.3 (45)7.3 (45)Draw Alberton Oval (H)1,85317th [63]
9Sunday, 29 October (5:05 pm) Hawthorn 6.4 (40)5.2 (32)Lost by 8 points Kinetic Stadium (A)1,77117th [64]
10Saturday, 4 November (2:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.10 (88)4.6 (30)Won by 58 points Alberton Oval (H)3,35315th [65]

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Adelaide 10910599314190.836Finals series
2 Melbourne 10820653293222.932
3 North Melbourne 10730478213224.428
4 Brisbane (P)10730505339149.028
5 Gold Coast 10631416351118.526
6 Geelong 10640449318141.224
7 Essendon 10640379354107.124
8 Sydney 10640462432106.924
9 St Kilda 10640408399102.324
10 Richmond 10550382379100.820
11 Collingwood 1055033139983.020
12 Carlton 1046036142086.016
13 Fremantle 1046028940271.916
14 Hawthorn 1037030745667.312
15 Port Adelaide 1027140453875.110
16 Greater Western Sydney 1028031659653.08
17 West Coast 1028026953050.88
18 Western Bulldogs 1019032059553.84
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards

Notes

  1. 1 2 No attendance recorded as the match was a curtain raiser to the AFL game played afterwards.
  2. ↑ Trial match played during a bye week for the SANFL.
  3. ↑ Total attendance for a double-header which featured another matched played after this one.

References

  1. ↑ "150 Years On: Port Adelaide Is Back Together Again". The Mongrel Punt. 14 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "AFL". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Port Adelaide 2023 SANFL List". Port Adelaide FC. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "2023 Port Adelaide AFLW list". Port Adelaide FC. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Michael Rogers (25 February 2023). "Power fall to Eagles, but recruits shine out west". portadelaidefc.com.au. AFL Media.
  6. ↑ Nathan Schmook (3 March 2023). "Port downed by Fremantle, but number of young guns stand out in final pre-season game". portadelaidefc.com.au. AFL Media.
  7. ↑ "AFL round 1 result". australianfootball.com. 18 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "AFL round 2 result". australianfootball.com. 25 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "AFL round 3 result". australianfootball.com. 1 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "AFL round 4 result". australianfootball.com. 8 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "AFL round 5 result". australianfootball.com. 15 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "AFL round 6 result". australianfootball.com. 22 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "AFL round 7 result". australianfootball.com. 28 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "AFL round 8 result". australianfootball.com. 7 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "AFL round 9 result". australianfootball.com. 13 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "AFL round 10 result". australianfootball.com. 19 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "AFL round 11 result". australianfootball.com. 28 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "AFL round 12 result". australianfootball.com. 3 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "AFL round 13 result". australianfootbal.com. 9 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "AFL round 14 result". australianfootball.com. 15 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "AFL round 16 result". australianfootball.com. 1 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "AFL round 17 result". australianfootball.com. 8 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "AFL round 18 result". australianfootball.com. 15 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "AFL round 19 result". australianfootball.com. 22 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "AFL round 20 result". australianfootball.com. 29 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "AFL round 21 result". australianfootball.com. 5 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "AFL round 22 result". australianfootball.com. 13 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "AFL round 23 result". australianfootball.com. 20 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "AFL round 24 result". australianfootball.com. 27 August 2023.
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  31. ↑ "AFL Semi Final result". australianfootball.com. 16 September 2023.
  32. ↑ Jack Hudson (18 March 2023). "Youngsters stand out as Magpies fall to North Adelaide in SANFL practice". Port Adelaide FC.
  33. ↑ Eliza Montgomery (26 March 2023). "SANFL match report: Lord, Mead rally as Magpies fall to dominant Crows". Port Adelaide FC.
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  35. ↑ "SANFL round 2 result". australianfootball.com. 7 April 2023.
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  37. ↑ "SANFL round 3 result". australianfootball.com. 23 April 2023.
  38. ↑ "SANFL round 4 result". australianfootball.com. 30 April 2023.
  39. ↑ "SANFL round 5 result". australianfootball.com. 6 May 2023.
  40. ↑ "SANFL round 6 result". 14 May 2023.
  41. ↑ "SANFL round 7 result". australianfootball.com. 27 May 2023.
  42. ↑ "SANFL round 8 result". australianfootball.com. 4 June 2023.
  43. ↑ "SANFL round 9 result". australianfootball.com. 10 June 2023.
  44. ↑ "SANFL round 10 result". australianfootball.com. 18 June 2023.
  45. ↑ "SANFL round 11 result". australianfootball.com. 1 July 2023.
  46. ↑ "SANFL round 12 result". australianfootball.com. 8 July 2023.
  47. ↑ "SANFL round 13 result". australianfootball.com. 15 July 2023.
  48. ↑ "SANFL round 14 result". 23 July 2023.
  49. ↑ "SANFL round 15 result". australianfootball.com. 29 July 2023.
  50. ↑ "SANFL round 16 result". australianfootball.com. 12 August 2023.
  51. ↑ "SANFL round 17 result". australianfootball.com. 19 August 2023.
  52. ↑ "SANFL round 18 result". australianfootball.com. 26 August 2023.
  53. ↑ "SANFL Elimination Final result". australianfootball.com. 3 September 2023.
  54. ↑ Jamie Anderson (12 August 2023). "Port Adelaide shows strong signs in first pre-season hitout". Port Adelaide FC.
  55. ↑ Jamie Anderson (18 August 2023). "Power caps off pre-season with win over Saints". Port Adelaide FC.
  56. ↑ "AFLW round 1 result". australianfootball.com. 2 September 2023.
  57. ↑ "AFLW round 2 result". australianfootball.com. 10 September 2023.
  58. ↑ "AFLW round 3 result". australianfootball.com. 17 September 2023.
  59. ↑ "AFLW round 4 result". australianfootball.com. 23 September 2023.
  60. ↑ "AFLW round 5 result". australianfootball.com. 29 September 2023.
  61. ↑ "AFLW round 6 result". australianfootball.com. 7 October 2023.
  62. ↑ "AFLW round 7 result". australianfootball.com. 15 October 2023.
  63. ↑ "AFLW round 8 result". australianfootball.com. 21 October 2023.
  64. ↑ "AFLW round 9 result". australianfootball.com. 29 October 2023.
  65. ↑ "AFLW round 10 result". australianfootball.com. 4 November 2023.
  66. ↑ "Butters takes out first John Cahill Medal". Port Adelaide FC. 9 October 2023.
  67. 1 2 "Nick Moore claims 2023 A.R. McLean Medal". Port Adelaide FC. 9 October 2023.
  68. ↑ Jamie Anderson (11 November 2023). "Dowrick named Port Adelaide's best and fairest". Port Adelaide FC.
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