2023 Port Adelaide Football Club season explained

Club:	Port Adelaide Football Club
Season:	2023
President:	David Koch
Coach:	Ken Hinkley (AFL) Lauren Arnell (AFLW) Tyson Goldsack (SANFL)
Captain:	Tom Jonas (AFL) Erin Phillips (AFLW) Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL)
Home Ground:	Adelaide Oval (AFL) Alberton Oval (AFLW) Alberton Oval (SANFL)
Regularseason Comp:	Regular season
Regularseason Result:	3rd (AFL) 15th (AFLW) 5th (SANFL)
Finals Series:	Finals series
Finals Result:	Semi Final (AFL) DNQ (AFLW) Elimination Final (SANFL)
Club B&Amp;F:	Best and Fairest
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

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).

Squads

AFLW

AFL season

Pre-season

Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
Saturday, 25 February (2:00 pm)		13.6 (84)	11.10 (76)		Mineral Resources Park	^[2]
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm)		13.14 (92)	8.13 (61)		Fremantle Oval	^[3]

Regular season

See main article: 2023 AFL season.

Rd	Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 18 March (4:05 pm)		18.18 (126)	11.6 (72)		Adelaide Oval (H)	34,255	4th	^[4]
2	Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm)		21.9 (135)	9.10 (64)		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	60,744	11th	^[5]
3	Saturday, 1 April (7:00 pm)		13.8 (86)	18.9 (117)		Adelaide Oval (H)	48,962	13th	^[6]
4	Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm)		9.10 (64)	9.12 (66)		Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	31,686	10th	^[7]
5	Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm)		10.10 (70)	8.8 (56)		Adelaide Oval (H)	45,115	9th	^[8]
6	Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm)		16.13 (109)	10.9 (69)		Adelaide Oval (H)	31,638	7th	^[9]
7	Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm)		11.10 (76)	12.11 (83)		Marvel Stadium (A)	25,845	6th	^[10]
8	Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm)		12.20 (92)	13.9 (87)		Adelaide Oval (H)	36,247	5th	^[11]
9	Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm)		10.5 (65)	20.15 (135)		Blundstone Arena (A)	6,310	4th	^[12]
10	Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm)		11.14 (80)	11.10 (76)		Adelaide Oval (H)	37,565	3rd	^[13]
11	Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm)		9.13 (67)	10.17 (77)		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	30,357	2nd	^[14]
12	Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm)		23.13 (151)	14.12 (96)		Adelaide Oval (H)	34,234	2nd	^[15]
13	Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm)		13.7 (85)	16.11 (107)		Marvel Stadium (A)	23,110	2nd	^[16]
14	Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm)		16.14 (110)	11.6 (72)		Adelaide Oval (H)	36,316	1st	^[17]
15	Bye							2nd
16	Saturday, 1 July (7:25 pm)		10.14 (74)	11.12 (78)		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	38,957	2nd	^[18]
17	Saturday, 8 July (7:10 pm)		16.10 (106)	11.7 (73)		Adelaide Oval (H)	31,053	2nd	^[19]
18	Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm)		18.14 (122)	10.12 (72)		Marvel Stadium (A)	34,306	2nd	^[20]
19	Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm)		12.11 (83)	13.7 (85)		Adelaide Oval (H)	47,965	2nd	^[21]
20	Saturday, 29 July (7:10 pm)		16.16 (112)	9.11 (65)		Adelaide Oval (A)	50,023	2nd	^[22]
21	Saturday, 5 August (7:25 pm)		14.13 (97)	12.13 (85)		GMHBA Stadium (A)	21,279	4th	^[23]
22	Sunday, 13 August (4:10 pm)		21.10 (136)	13.7 (85)		Adelaide Oval (H)	32,597	3rd	^[24]
23	Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm)		8.10 (58)	11.8 (74)		Optus Stadium (A)	38,360	3rd	^[25]
24	Sunday, 27 August (12:00 pm)		13.16 (94)	8.15 (63)		Adelaide Oval (H)	39,860	3rd	^[26]

Finals series

See also: 2023 AFL finals series.

Round	Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
Second Qualifying Final	Saturday, 9 September (7:25 pm)		19.9 (123)	11.9 (75)		Gabba (A)	36,020	^[27]
Second Semi Final	Saturday, 16 September (7:10 pm)		9.16 (70)	13.15 (93)		Adelaide Oval (H)	45,520	^[28]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 AFL finals series

Ladder

SANFL season

Pre-season

Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
Saturday, 18 March (11:00 am)		17.10 (112)	8.11 (59)		Thebarton Oval (A)	^[29]
Sunday, 26 March (10:00 am)		6.11 (47)	16.11 (107)		Alberton Oval (H)	^[30]

Regular season

See main article: 2023 SANFL season.

Rd	Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 1 April (3:00 pm)		6.10 (46)	19.10 (124)		Adelaide Oval (H)	N/A	10th	^[31]
2	Friday, 7 April (4:40 pm)		10.10 (70)	7.11 (53)		Glenelg Oval (A)	3,766	9th	^[32]
-	Saturday, 15 April (4:00 pm)	AFL National Academy	8.9 (57)	10.10 (70)		Summit Sports Park (A)	N/A	N/A	^[33]
3	Sunday, 23 April (2:10 pm)		16.12 (108)	10.10 (70)		Unley Oval (A)	3,212	9th	^[34]
4	Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm)		10.8 (68)	12.13 (85)		Loxton Oval (A)	1,387	9th	^[35]
5	Saturday, 6 May (2:30 pm)		8.10 (58)	7.9 (51)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,544	6th	^[36]
6	Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm)		15.12 (102)	11.8 (74)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,194	6th	^[37]
7	Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm)		15.10 (100)	14.8 (92)		Prospect Oval (A)	1,639	7th	^[38]
8	Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm)		8.11 (59)	9.8 (62)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,690	7th	^[39]
9	Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm)		13.14 (92)	10.9 (69)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,738	6th	^[40]
10	Sunday, 18 June (2:10 pm)		8.12 (60)	8.5 (53)		Norwood Oval (A)	2,382	6th	^[41]
11	Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm)		13.14 (92)	12.10 (82)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,314	4th	^[42]
12	Saturday, 8 July (12:40 pm)		8.4 (52)	13.10 (88)		Woodville Oval (A)	1,411	4th	^[43]
13	Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm)		14.7 (91)	6.17 (53)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,195	4th	^[44]
14	Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm)		10.13 (73)	7.12 (54)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,717	4th	^[45]
15	Saturday, 29 July (3:30 pm)		14.8 (92)	2.15 (27)		Adelaide Oval (A)	N/A	4th	^[46]
16	Saturday, 12 August (4:40 pm)		8.9 (57)	9.12 (66)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,290	4th	^[47]
17	Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm)		15.7 (97)	14.13 (97)		Noarlunga Oval (A)	1,380	4th	^[48]
18	Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm)		14.7 (91)	11.10 (76)		Elizabeth Oval (A)	2,253	5th	^[49]

Finals series

Round	Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
Elimination Final	Sunday, 3 September (12:15 pm)	Central District	12.10 (82)	11.9 (75)		Adelaide Oval (A)	8,021	^[50]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 SANFL finals series

Ladder

AFLW season

Pre-season

Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
Saturday, 12 August (11:00 am)		8.5 (53)	3.4 (22)		Alberton Oval (H)	^[51]
Friday, 18 August (7:10 pm)		9.4 (58)	2.10 (22)		Alberton Oval (H)	^[52]

Regular season

See main article: 2023 AFL Women's season.

Rd	Date and time	Opponent	Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 2 September (2:35 pm)		8.10 (58)	4.4 (28)		Norwood Oval (A)	8,772	15th	^[53]
2	Saturday, 9 September (12:35 pm)		4.2 (26)	11.10 (76)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,928	17th	^[54]
3	Sunday, 17 September (1:05 pm)		7.6 (48)	8.8 (56)		RSEA Park (A)	2,016	14th	^[55]
4	Saturday, 23 September (12:35 pm)		5.12 (42)	11.4 (70)		Alberton Oval (H)	2,132	14th	^[56]
5	Friday, 29 September (7:15 pm)		6.3 (39)	4.9 (33)		Mineral Resources Park (A)	1,134	14th	^[57]
6	Saturday, 7 October (4:35 pm)		3.12 (30)	6.9 (45)		Alberton Oval (H)	2,597	14th	^[58]
7	Sunday, 15 October (1:05 pm)		13.9 (87)	2.6 (18)		Arden Street Oval (A)	1,912	15th	^[59]
8	Saturday, 21 October (4:35 pm)		7.3 (45)	7.3 (45)		Alberton Oval (H)	1,853	17th	^[60]
9	Sunday, 29 October (5:05 pm)		6.4 (40)	5.2 (32)		Kinetic Stadium (A)	1,771	17th	^[61]
10	Saturday, 4 November (2:35 pm)		13.10 (88)	4.6 (30)		Alberton Oval (H)	3,353	15th	^[62]

Ladder

Awards

Power (AFL)

• – Zak Butters
• – Connor Rozee
• – Dan Houston
• – Willem Drew
• – Jason Horne-Francis
• – Miles Bergman
• – Trent Dumont

Source:^{[63] [64]}

Magpies (SANFL)

• – Nick Moore
• – Trent Dumont
• – Nick Moore
• – Cody Szust (22 goals)
• – Paul Rizonico

Source:^[64]

Power (AFLW)

• – Abbey Dowrick
• – Gemma Houghton
• – Matilda Scholz
• – Matilda Scholz
• – Julia Teakle
• – Maria Moloney

Source:^[65]

External links

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

Notes and References

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