2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season

The 2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season was 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 COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Port Adelaide Football Club
2020 season
PresidentDavid Koch
CoachKen Hinkley
Captain(s)Tom Jonas
Home groundAdelaide Oval
Regular season1st
(4th minor premiership)
Finals Series3rd (Preliminary Final)

Squad

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Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • italics - Inactive player list
  •   Long-term injury
  • (ret.) Retired

Updated:
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff


SANFL

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SANFL list Coaching Staff
  • 9 Matt Appleton
  • 42 Tom Corcoran
  • 43 Jack Strange
  • 33 Mitchell Mead
  • 3 Adam Mahney
  • 10 Sam Davidson
  • 49 Simon Wong
  • 50 Jack Elsworthy
  • 29 Dallas Hill
  • 7 Levi Proude
  • 4 Ben Edwards
  • 2 Mony Makoi
  • 11 Lachlan Smith
  • Tyson Goldsack

Head coach



Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 28 November 2019
Source(s): Playing list


AFL season

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Pre-season

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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

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  • 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[a] 1st [8]
3 Sunday, 21 June (5:35 pm) Fremantle 6.5 (41) 10.10 (70) Won by 29 points Metricon Stadium (A) 180[a] 1st [9]
4 Saturday, 27 June (1:15 pm) West Coast 13.11 (89) 6.5 (41) Won by 48 points Metricon Stadium (H) 450[a] 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[a] 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) 368[a] 1st [12]
7 Sunday, 19 July (1:05 pm) Carlton 9.7 (61) 9.10 (64) Won by 3 points Gabba (A) 3,510[a] 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[a] 1st [14]
9 Thursday, 30 July (8:10 pm) Melbourne 4.8 (32) 12.11 (83) Won by 51 points Gabba (A) 323[a] 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[a] 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[a] 1st [17]
12 Friday, 14 August (7:50 pm) Geelong 14.7 (91) 4.7 (31) Lost by 60 points Metricon Stadium (A) 3,378[a] 1st [18]
13 Saturday, 22 August (4:05 pm) Hawthorn 9.14 (68) 9.4 (58) Won by 10 points Adelaide Oval (H) 11,740[a] 1st [19]
14 Saturday, 29 August (1:15 pm) Sydney 11.7 (73) 7.5 (47) Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval (H) 11,801[a] 1st [20]
15 Bye 1st
16 Saturday, 5 September (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 6.6 (42) 11.12 (78) Won by 36 points Metricon Stadium (A) 592[a] 1st [21]
17 Saturday 12 September (4:05 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79) 4.5 (29) Won by 50 points Adelaide Oval (H) 17,482[a] 1st [22]
18 Monday, 21 September (7:15 pm) Collingwood 7.3 (45) 9.7 (61) Won by 16 points Gabba (A) 5,424[a] 1st [23]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Port Adelaide 17 14 3 0 1185 869 136.4 56 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 17 14 3 0 1184 948 124.9 56
3 Richmond (P) 17 12 4 1 1135 874 129.9 50
4 Geelong 17 12 5 0 1233 901 136.8 48
5 West Coast 17 12 5 0 1095 936 117.0 48
6 St Kilda 17 10 7 0 1159 997 116.2 40
7 Western Bulldogs 17 10 7 0 1103 1034 106.7 40
8 Collingwood 17 9 7 1 965 881 109.5 38
9 Melbourne 17 9 8 0 1063 986 107.8 36
10 Greater Western Sydney 17 8 9 0 1007 1053 95.6 32
11 Carlton 17 7 10 0 1017 1078 94.3 28
12 Fremantle 17 7 10 0 866 924 93.7 28
13 Essendon 17 6 10 1 938 1185 79.2 26
14 Gold Coast 17 5 11 1 996 1099 90.6 22
15 Hawthorn 17 5 12 0 1004 1194 84.1 20
16 Sydney 17 5 12 0 890 1077 82.6 20
17 North Melbourne 17 3 14 0 858 1205 71.2 12
18 Adelaide 17 3 14 0 826 1283 64.4 12
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2020. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

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Final Date and time Opponent Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
Qualifying Final Thursday, 1 October (7:10 pm) Geelong 9.4 (58) 5.12 (42) Won by 16 points Adelaide Oval (H) 22,755 [24]
Semi Final Bye
Preliminary Final Friday, 16 October (7:20 pm) Richmond 6.4 (40) 6.10 (46) Lost by 6 points Adelaide Oval (H) 24,292 [25]

SANFL season (cancelled)

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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

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Power (AFL)

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Capped stadium capacity.

References

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  1. ^ "150 Years On: Port Adelaide Is Back Together Again". The Mongrel Punt. 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Port Magpies, Crows out of SANFL". Canberra Times. 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Port pair provide the fire Power to hunt down Lions". AFL.com.au. 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Injuries sour Power's thrilling win over Dogs". AFL.com.au. 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "AFL cuts season to 17 rounds but delays call on suspending start of competition". ABC News. 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Port Adelaide fixtures rounds 2 to 5". Port Adelaide FC. 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Power on: Port a class above low-scoring Suns". AFL.com.au. 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Young guns provide spark in big Showdown win". AFL.com.au. 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Power remain undefeated but injury mars win over Dockers". AFL.com.au. 21 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Power flex their muscles to crush struggling Eagles". AFL.com.au. 27 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Second-quarter blitz fires Lions to share of top spot". AFL.com.au. 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Power pull away from Giants to kick clear at the top". AFL.com.au. 12 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Gray's match-winner breaks Blues hearts after the siren". AFL.com.au. 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Saints march into third after late show stuns ladder leaders". AFL.com.au. 25 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Port shows its power to thrash dismal Demons". AFL.com.au. 30 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Top-notch Power kick clear after downing wasteful Dogs". AFL.com.au. 3 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Game of the season: Power prevail against premiers". AFL.com.au. 8 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Hatchet job: Tomahawk tears apart Power". AFL.com.au. 14 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Butters' brilliance saves Power after Hawk scare". AFL.com.au. 22 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Charlie, Power flex their muscles to shake off Swans". AFL.com.au. 29 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Power cruise past Roos to surge a game clear on top". AFL.com.au. 7 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Top-class Power steamroll limp Bombers in the wet". AFL.com.au. 12 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Full Power: Port seals minor premiership, send Pies on horror trip". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Power surge into home prelim after domesticating stray Cats". AFL.com.au. 2 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Tigers into another GF after outlasting Port in brutal thriller". AFL.com.au. 16 October 2020.
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