2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season
The 2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season is the club's 24th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 150th year since its inception in 1870.[1] The club would ordinarily have fielded its reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though was prevented from doing so as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
2020 season | |||
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President | David Koch | ||
Coach | Ken Hinkley | ||
Captain(s) | Tom Jonas | ||
Home ground | Adelaide Oval | ||
Regular season | TBC | ||
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Squad
AFL
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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SANFL
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Head coach
Updated: 28 November 2019 |
- Note: AFL-listed players not selected in the senior team are allowed to play for the SANFL team
AFL season
Pre-season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Sunday, 23 February (3:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 12.5 (77) | 14.14 (98) | Won by 21 points | Moreton Bay Sports Complex (A) | 2,027 | [3] |
2 | Saturday, 7 March (3:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.11 (95) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 10 points | Bennett Oval (H) | 4,770 | [4] |
Regular season
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFL reduced the season to 17 rounds and played some matches behind closed doors.[5][6]
Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | |||||||
1 | Saturday, 21 March (6:25 pm) | Gold Coast | 4.5 (29) | 10.16 (76) | Won by 57 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 0 | 1st | [7] |
2 | Saturday, 13 June (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 17.8 (110) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 75 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 2,240[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [8] |
3 | Sunday, 21 June (5:35 pm) | Fremantle | 6.5 (41) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 29 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | ~1,000[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [9] |
4 | Saturday, 27 June (1:15 pm) | West Coast | 13.11 (89) | 6.5 (41) | Won by 48 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | ~1,000[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [10] |
5 | Saturday, 4 July (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 12.13 (85) | 6.12 (48) | Lost by 37 points | Gabba (A) | 10,161[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [11] |
6 | Sunday, 12 July (1:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.9 (63) | 6.10 (46) | Won by 17 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | ~1,000[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [12] |
7 | Sunday, 19 July (1:05 pm) | Carlton | 9.7 (61) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 3 points | Gabba (A) | 3,510[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [13] |
8 | Saturday, 25 July (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 6.8 (44) | 12.1 (73) | Lost by 29 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 16,727[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [14] |
9 | Thursday, 30 July (8:10 pm) | Melbourne | 4.8 (32) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 51 points | Gabba (A) | ~1,000[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [15] |
10 | Monday, 3 August (6:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 8.7 (55) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 13 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 14,159[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [16] |
11 | Saturday, 8 August (4:05 pm) | Richmond | 13.15 (93) | 11.6 (72) | Won by 21 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 10,256[lower-alpha 1] | 1st | [17] |
12 | Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm) | Geelong | Gabba (A) | ||||||
13 | Saturday, 22 August (4:05 pm) | Hawthorn | Adelaide Oval (H) | ||||||
14 | TBC | TBC | |||||||
15 | TBC | TBC | |||||||
16 | TBC | TBC | |||||||
17 | TBC | TBC |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 826 | 648 | 127.5 | 36 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 853 | 721 | 118.3 | 36 | |
3 | Geelong | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 888 | 641 | 138.5 | 32 | |
4 | West Coast | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 752 | 621 | 121.1 | 32 | |
5 | St Kilda | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 850 | 734 | 115.8 | 32 | |
6 | Richmond | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 784 | 659 | 119.0 | 30 | |
7 | Collingwood | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 681 | 649 | 104.9 | 26 | |
8 | Melbourne | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 733 | 620 | 118.2 | 24 | |
9 | Greater Western Sydney | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 668 | 680 | 98.2 | 24 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 763 | 779 | 97.9 | 24 | |
11 | Essendon | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 625 | 726 | 86.1 | 22 | |
12 | Carlton | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 696 | 729 | 95.5 | 20 | |
13 | Gold Coast | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 732 | 747 | 98.0 | 18 | |
14 | Fremantle | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 544 | 616 | 88.3 | 16 | |
15 | Sydney | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 601 | 709 | 84.8 | 16 | |
16 | Hawthorn | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 613 | 743 | 82.5 | 16 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 684 | 823 | 83.1 | 12 | |
18 | Adelaide (E) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 542 | 990 | 54.7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Eliminated.
SANFL season (cancelled)
Port Adelaide's reserves team, known as the Magpies, had been fixtured for another season in the SANFL. In May 2020 however the AFL ordered all AFL-listed players not to play in any state league, preventing Port Adelaide from fielding their SANFL team for the 2020 season.[2]
Awards
Power (AFL)
- John Cahill Medal –
- Fos Williams Medal –
- Gavin Wanganeen Award –
- Coaches’ Award –
- John McCarthy Award –
Magpies (SANFL)
- A.R. McLean Medal –
- Fos Williams Memorial Trophy –
- Anthony Williams Memorial Trophy –
- Max Porter Memorial Trophy –
- Bruce Weber Memorial Trophy –
Notes
- Capped stadium capacity.
References
- "150 Years On: Port Adelaide Is Back Together Again". The Mongrel Punt. 14 October 2019.
- "Port Magpies, Crows out of SANFL". Canberra Times. 12 May 2020.
- "Port pair provide the fire Power to hunt down Lions". AFL.com.au. 23 February 2020.
- "Injuries sour Power's thrilling win over Dogs". AFL.com.au. 7 March 2020.
- "AFL cuts season to 17 rounds but delays call on suspending start of competition". ABC News. 16 March 2020.
- "Port Adelaide fixtures rounds 2 to 5". Port Adelaide FC. 25 May 2020.
- "Power on: Port a class above low-scoring Suns". AFL.com.au. 21 March 2020.
- "Young guns provide spark in big Showdown win". AFL.com.au. 13 June 2020.
- "Power remain undefeated but injury mars win over Dockers". AFL.com.au. 21 June 2020.
- "Power flex their muscles to crush struggling Eagles". AFL.com.au. 27 June 2020.
- "Second-quarter blitz fires Lions to share of top spot". AFL.com.au. 4 July 2020.
- "Power pull away from Giants to kick clear at the top". AFL.com.au. 12 July 2020.
- "Gray's match-winner breaks Blues hearts after the siren". AFL.com.au. 19 July 2020.
- "Saints march into third after late show stuns ladder leaders". AFL.com.au. 25 July 2020.
- "Port shows its power to thrash dismal Demons". AFL.com.au. 30 July 2020.
- "Top-notch Power kick clear after downing wasteful Dogs". AFL.com.au. 3 August 2020.
- "Game of the season: Power prevail against premiers". AFL.com.au. 8 August 2020.