Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)

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Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club logo.svg
Names
Full namePort Adelaide Football Club Limited [1]
Nickname(s)Port, Power
MottoHerstory in the making
Club songAFL:Power to Win
2022 (S7) season
Club details
Colours  Black   White
  Teal   Silver
Competition AFLW
Chairman David Koch
CEO Matthew Richardson
Coach Lauren Arnell
Captain(s) Erin Phillips
Ground(s) Alberton Oval (capacity: 17,000)
Training ground(s) Alberton Oval
Other information
Official website portadelaidefc.com.au
AFL current event.svg Current season

Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's) is a professional Australian rules football team based in Alberton, South Australia. The team plays in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. The team is part of the Port Adelaide Football Club.

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In May 2021, the club was granted a license by the AFL to compete in the league from the start of 2022 season 7. The team play their home games at Alberton Oval, in Alberton, South Australia.

History

Early women's Football

1918 Port Adelaide Ladies Football Match team.png
Port Adelaide Workers Memorial, Port Adelaide, 1 May 2021.jpeg
Left: 1918 Port Adelaide team from the clubs 'Ladies Football Match' against a team representing Thebarton held on Alberton Oval. [2]
Right: This match helped raise funds to construct the Port Adelaide Workers Memorial (pictured). [2]

The earliest recorded instance of the Port Adelaide Football Club fielding a Women's side was in 1918 for a match played on Alberton Oval to raise funds for the Port Adelaide Workers Memorial against a team representing Thebarton. [2] Port Adelaide was captained by Eileen Reid. [2] In 1951 Port Adelaide awarded Ruby Dewar with life membership at the club, the first SANFL club to bestow the honour upon a woman, with club secretary Bob McLean praising her contribution saying that she had over 29 years "organised probably more than 100 functions for us — balls, dinners, competitions — as convener of the women's social committee." [3] Port Adelaide has given 17 women life membership at the club. [4] On 8 March 2004 Jenny Williams organised a Women's Showdown as a curtain raiser to Port Adelaide's home game at Football Park. [5] The Port Adelaide Women's side won the match 16.5 (101) to Adelaide's 1.1 (7) with Erin Phillips considered a unanimous best on ground. [5] The Port Adelaide Football Club also supported the local Port Adelaide Women's Football Club (nicknamed the Magpies and wearing the "Prison Bar" guernsey) who played in the Adelaide Football League from 2003-2018

2015–present: AFLW Bids and Formation

On 16 December 2015 Erin Phillips entered into an agreement with Port Adelaide to be their marquee AFL Women's (AFLW) signing on the contingency the club received a licence for that competition. [6] However, due to the logistical demands placed on Port Adelaide's administration and staff associated with the club's China program, which sought to ensure the club had sustainable revenue streams, the club was deemed not capable to bid for an AFLW licence for the 2017 AFL Women's season. [7] Subsequently, the Adelaide Crows signed Phillips as a rookie. [8] Port Adelaide turned its attention towards entering a Women's side in the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) competition but this approach was rejected by the South Australian Football Commission. After this, in 2018 the local Port Adelaide Women's Football Club in the Adelaide Football League was wound up. [9] In May 2021, the AFL Commission announced that the remaining four clubs without AFLW teams would be admitted to the competition by the end of 2023, with the clubs to bid for entry order. [10] Port Adelaide's bid to enter the competition was successful, with the AFL Commission deciding all four clubs would debut in the AFLW in 2022 season 7. [11] On 26 October 2021 Port Adelaide appointed Juliet Haslam as the clubs head of Women's football. [12] On 3 February 2022 Port Adelaide announced Naomi Maidment as the clubs inaugural AFLW list manager. [13] On 17 February 2022 Rachael Sporn was appointed to an Operations Manager role to organise the logistics of running an AFLW program at Port Adelaide. [14]

Current squad

In April 2022, former Carlton captain and Brisbane premiership player Lauren Arnell was announced as Port Adelaide's inaugural AFLW coach, [15] and two weeks later, three-time Adelaide premiership player Erin Phillips, whose father Greg played in 343 games and eight premierships with the club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), was announced as the club's inaugural AFLW player signing. [16] On the opening day of the expansion signing period in May, Port Adelaide signed Adelaide players Ange Foley and Justine Mules, Brisbane midfielder Maria Moloney, Fremantle forward Gemma Houghton and twins Laquoiya and Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap, [17] the nieces of former Essendon and Port Adelaide player Che Cockatoo-Collins. [18] The next day, Port Adelaide signed Phillips, Brisbane defender Indy Tahau and Collingwood midfielder Ebony O'Dea, [19] while also finalising its AFLW coaching team. [20] In August, Phillips was named Port Adelaide's inaugural AFLW captain. [21]

Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)
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: 10 November 2023
Source(s): Port Adelaide AFLW

Club honour roll

Port Adelaide Football Club (women's) Honour Board
YearLadderW–L–D%FinalsChairmanCEO Coach Captain Best & Fairest Leading Goalkicker(s)
2022 (S7) 17th1–8–170.6DNQ David Koch Matthew Richardson Lauren Arnell Erin Phillips Hannah Ewings Hannah Ewings, Jade de Melo,
Gemma Houghton, Brittany Perry 		4

Best and fairest

SeasonWinnerRunner–upThird–placeRef.
2022 (S7) Hannah Ewings Erin Phillips Abbey Dowrick [22]
2023 Abbey Dowrick Gemma Houghton Matilda Scholz [23]

Corporate

Administrative positions

Sponsors

Current major sponsors

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