2026 Port Adelaide Football Club season

Port Adelaide Football Club

2026 season
President	David Koch
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The 2026 Port Adelaide Football Club season will be the club's 30th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 156th year since its inception in 1870. ^[1] The club will also field its reserves men's team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and its women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Overview

Port Adelaide's 2026 administration ^[2]

Chair	Deputy	CEO	Board
David Koch	Jamie Restas	Matthew Richardson	Kevin Osborn	Cos Cardone	Holly Ransom	Greg Columbus	Tara Page	George Fiacchi	Vacant

Port Adelaide's 2026 season overview

League	Captain	Coach	Home ground	W–L–D	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
AFL	Connor Rozee	Josh Carr	Adelaide Oval
AFLW	TBC	Lauren Arnell	Alberton Oval
SANFL	TBC	Jacob Surjan	Alberton Oval

Squads

AFL

2026 Port Adelaide AFL squad

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Connor Rozee (c)  2 Sam Powell-Pepper  3 Jackson Mead  4 Todd Marshall  5 Joe Berry  6 Kane Farrell  7 Jase Burgoyne  8 Josh Sinn  9 Zak Butters (vc) 11 Christian Moraes 12 Jack Lukosius 13 Ivan Soldo 14 Miles Bergman 15 Jacob Wehr 16 Ollie Wines 17 Jack Whitlock		18 Jason Horne-Francis 19 Mitch Georgiades 21 Aliir Aliir 24 Will Brodie 24 Jordon Sweet 25 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 27 Esava Ratugolea 28 Willem Drew 29 Thomas Anastasopoulos 30 Ollie Lord 33 Darcy Byrne-Jones 34 Lachie Jones 35 Joe Richards 36 Will Lorenz 38 Dante Visentini 44 Corey Durdin				22 Logan Evans 26 Tom Cochrane 31 Ewan Mackinlay 32 Harrison Ramm 40 Benny Barrett (B) 42 Jacob Moss (B) 43 Josh Lai 45 Xavier Walsh 50 Mani Liddy		Head coach Josh Carr Assistant coaches Andy Collins Mitch Clisby Stuart Dew Hamish Hartlett Matthew Lobbe Darren Reeves Jacob Surjan Cameron Sutcliffe Luke Webster Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list Long-term injury Updated: 16 January 2026 Source(s): [3] [4]

Arrivals

Name	Previous club	via	Ref.
Jacob Wehr	Greater Western Sydney	2025 free agency period	[5]
Corey Durdin	Carlton	2025 trade period	[6]
Will Brodie	Fremantle	2025 trade period	[7]
Jack Watkins	Port Adelaide (SANFL)	2025 rookie draft	[8]

Departures

Name	Method of departure	Ref.
Rory Atkins	Retired	[9]
Travis Boak		[10]
Willie Rioli		[11]
Ryan Burton	Delisted	[12]
Jeremy Finlayson
Dylan Williams
Lachie Charleson
Hugh Jackson
Jed McEntee		[13]

AFLW

2026 Port Adelaide AFLW squad

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Senior list								Coaching staff
1 Justine Mules-Robinson (c)  2 Ebony O'Dea  3 Jasmine Evans  4 Piper Window  5 Abbey Dowrick  6 Molly Brooksby  8 Ashleigh Woodland  9 Maria Moloney 10 Indy Tahau 11 Caitlin Wendland (i) 12 Ella Heads 15 Julia Teakle (vc) 16 Shineah Goody 17 Ella Boag 18 Jemma Whittington-Charity		20 Sachi Syme 21 Amelie Borg (vc) 22 Lauren Young 27 Gemma Houghton 28 Cheyenne Hammond 29 Matilda Scholz 30 Teagan Germech 31 Chloe Gaunt 32 Jasmine Sowden 35 Kirsty Lamb 44 Katelyn Pope ?? Ellie Hampson ?? Lucy Boyd ?? Sophie Eaton ?? Olivia Crane						Head coach Lauren Arnell Assistant coaches Daniel Merrett (assistant coach) Sam Virgo (assistant coach) Sam Venning (development coach) Braedon Talbot (development coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (i) Inactive player Updated: 16 December 2025 Source(s): [14] [15]

Arrivals

Name	Previous club	via	Ref.
Ellie Hampson	Brisbane Lions	2025 trade period	[16]
Lucy Boyd	West Coast	2025 trade period	[17]
Sophie Eaton	Central District	2025 national draft	[18]
Olivia Crane	Subiaco	2025 national draft	[19]

Departures

Name	Method of departure	Ref.
Janelle Cuthbertson	Retired	[20]
Alissa Brook	Delisted	[21]
Coby Morgan
Jasmin Stewart
Lily Paterson	Traded to West Coast	[22]

SANFL

• SANFL squad to be unveiled at a later date

AFL season

Pre-season

See also: 2026 AFL season § Practice matches

Date and time	Opponent	Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result
Sunday, 1 March (3:10 pm)	West Coast				Mineral Resources Park (A)

Regular season

Main article: 2026 AFL season

Rd	Date and time	Opponent	Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
			Home	Away	Result
OR	Bye							–
1	Sunday, 15 March (1:10 pm)	North Melbourne				Marvel Stadium (A)
2	Sunday, 22 March (2:45 pm)	Essendon				Adelaide Oval (H)
3	Sunday, 29 March (12:00 pm)	West Coast				Adelaide Oval (H)
4	Saturday, 4 April (4:15 pm)	Richmond				Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
5	Sunday, 12 April (6:45 pm)	St Kilda				Adelaide Oval (H)
6	Saturday, 18 April (4:15 pm)	Hawthorn				Marvel Stadium (A)
7	Saturday, 25 April (6:05 pm)	Geelong				Adelaide Oval (H)
8	Friday, 1 May (7:40 pm)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (A)
9	Friday, 8 May (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Adelaide Oval (H)
10	Friday, 15 May (7:40 pm)	Gold Coast				TIO Stadium (A)
11	Saturday, 23 May (7:05 pm)	Carlton				Adelaide Oval (H)
12	Bye
13	Saturday, 6 June (6:15 pm)	West Coast				Optus Stadium (A)
14	Saturday, 13 June (7:05 pm)	Sydney				Adelaide Oval (H)
15	Saturday, 20 June (7:35 pm)	Collingwood				Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
16	TBC (TBC)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (H)
17	TBC (TBC)	North Melbourne				Adelaide Oval (H)
18	TBC (TBC)	St Kilda				Marvel Stadium (A)
19	TBC (TBC)	Fremantle				Adelaide Oval (H)
20	TBC (TBC)	Brisbane Lions				Gabba (A)
21	TBC (TBC)	Greater Western Sydney				Adelaide Oval (H)
22	TBC (TBC)	Sydney				Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
23	TBC (TBC)	Melbourne				Adelaide Oval (H)
24	TBC (TBC)	Essendon				Docklands Stadium (A)

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	Finals series
2	Brisbane Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
3	Carlton	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
4	Collingwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
5	Essendon	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
6	Fremantle	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
7	Geelong	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
8	Gold Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
9	Greater Western Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
10	Hawthorn	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
11	Melbourne	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
12	North Melbourne	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
13	Port Adelaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
14	Richmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
15	St Kilda	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
16	Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
17	West Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
18	Western Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

SANFL season

Pre-season

• Pre-season fixtures to be revealed at a later date

Regular season

Main article: 2026 SANFL season

Rd	Date and time	Opponent	Scores(Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 28 March (4:10 pm)	Glenelg				Alberton Oval (H)
2	Friday, 3 April (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide				Magain Stadium (A)
3	Sunday, 19 April (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide				Alberton Oval (H)
4	Friday, 24 April (7:40 pm)	Norwood				Coopers Stadium (A)
5	Friday, 1 May (4:30 pm)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (A)
6	Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm)	Central District				Alberton Oval (H)
7	Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens				Woodville Oval (A)
8	Bye
9	Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm)	Glenelg				Stratarama Stadium (A)
10	Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide				Alberton Oval (H)
11	Sunday, 21 June (2:10 pm)	Sturt				Thomas Farms Oval (A)
12	TBC (TBC)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (H)
13	TBC (TBC)	South Adelaide				Alberton Oval (H)
14	TBC (TBC)	North Adelaide				Revo Fitness Oval (A)
15	TBC (TBC)	Woodville-West Torrens				Alberton Oval (H)
16	TBC (TBC)	Norwood				Alberton Oval (H)
17	TBC (TBC)	West Adelaide				Richmond Oval (A)
18	TBC (TBC)	Sturt				Alberton Oval (H)
19	TBC (TBC)	Central District				X Convenience Oval (A)

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Sturt	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	Finals series
2	Glenelg	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
3	Adelaide (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
4	Central District	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
5	Norwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
6	Port Adelaide (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
7	Woodville-West Torrens	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
8	South Adelaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
9	North Adelaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
10	West Adelaide	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2026. Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

References

1. "150 Years On: Port Adelaide Is Back Together Again". The Mongrel Punt. 14 October 2019.
2. "Board of Directors". portadelaidefc.com.au.
3. "Port Adelaide AFL squad". portadelaidefc.com.au.
4. "Port Adelaide AFL coaches". portadelaidefc.com.au.
5. "Power switch: Former Giant officially joins Port". afl.com.au. 3 October 2025.
6. "Suns small forward traded to Carlton, Blue joins Port". afl.com.au. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
7. "SIXTH-round pick sees midfielder join third club in trade: Will Brodie has found a new home, joining the Power from the Dockers". afl.com.au. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
8. Jamie Anderson (21 November 2025). "Port Adelaide selects Jack Watkins in 2025 Rookie Draft". portadelaidefc.com.au.
9. "Atkins to retire at season's end". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 29 July 2025. Port Adelaide defender Rory Atkins will hang up the boots at the end of the season.
10. "Club great Boak to retire after record-breaking career". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 5 August 2025.
11. "Willie Rioli announces retirement". portadelaidefc.com.au. 25 August 2025.
12. "Port Adelaide farewells five". portadelaidefc.com.au. 25 August 2025. Ryan Burton, Jeremy Finlayson, Dylan Williams, Lachie Charleson and Hugh Jackson will not be offered contracts in 2026.
13. "Port Adelaide thanks Jed McEntee". portadelaidefc.com.au. 26 August 2025. Port Adelaide can confirm Jed McEntee has not received a playing contract for 2026.
14. "Port Adelaide AFLW squad". portadelaidefc.com.au.
15. "Port Adelaide AFLW coaches". portadelaidefc.com.au.
16. Ruby McHaffie (8 December 2025). "Port Adelaide welcomes premiership Lion Ellie Hampson". portadelaidefc.com.au.
17. Ruby McHaffie (10 December 2025). "Port Adelaide secures Lucy Boyd, boosts draft capital in trade with West Coast". portadelaidefc.com.au.
18. Ruby McHaffie (15 December 2025). "Port Adelaide selects Sophie Eaton with pick 17". portadelaidefc.com.au.
19. Ruby McHaffie (15 December 2025). "Port Adelaide secures defender Olivia Crane with pick 30". portadelaidefc.com.au.
20. McHaffie, Ruby (3 November 2025). "Janelle Cuthbertson calls time on AFLW career". Port Adelaide Football Club . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
21. McHaffie, Ruby (5 November 2025). "Port Adelaide farewells trio". Port Adelaide Football Club . Retrieved 6 November 2025.
22. "Eagles swoop on Lily Paterson in late trade". westcoasteagles.com.au. 10 December 2025.

External links

• Official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• Official website of the Australian Football League