2026 Port Adelaide Football Club season

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Port Adelaide Football Club
2026 season
President David Koch
  2025
2027 

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).

Contents

Overview

Port Adelaide's 2026 administration [2]
ChairDeputyCEOBoard
David Koch Jamie Restas Matthew Richardson Kevin OsbornCos CardoneHolly RansomGreg ColumbusTara Page George Fiacchi Vacant
Port Adelaide's 2026 season overview
LeagueCaptainCoachHome groundW–L–DLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkicker
AFL Connor Rozee Josh Carr Adelaide Oval
AFLW TBC Lauren Arnell Alberton Oval
SANFL TBC Jacob Surjan Alberton Oval

Squads

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

Updated: 17 November 2025
Source(s): [3] [4]

Arrivals

NamePrevious clubviaRef.
Jacob Wehr Greater Western Sydney 2025 free agency period [5]
Corey Durdin Carlton 2025 trade period [6]
Will Brodie Fremantle 2025 trade period [7]

Departures

NameMethod of departureRef.
Rory Atkins Retired [8]
Travis Boak [9]
Willie Rioli [10]
Ryan Burton Delisted [11]
Jeremy Finlayson
Dylan Williams
Lachie Charleson
Hugh Jackson
Jed McEntee [12]

AFL season

Pre-season

Regular season

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

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Adelaide 0000000Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 0000000
3 Carlton 0000000
4 Collingwood 0000000
5 Essendon 0000000
6 Fremantle 0000000
7 Geelong 0000000
8 Gold Coast 0000000
9 Greater Western Sydney 0000000
10 Hawthorn 0000000
11 Melbourne 0000000
12 North Melbourne 0000000
13 Port Adelaide 0000000
14 Richmond 0000000
15 St Kilda 0000000
16 Sydney 0000000
17 West Coast 0000000
18 Western Bulldogs 0000000
Source: afl.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. "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.
  9. "Club great Boak to retire after record-breaking career". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 5 August 2025.
  10. "Willie Rioli announces retirement". portadelaidefc.com.au. 25 August 2025.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.