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2020 Port Adelaide Football Club season

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)
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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]

Squad

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AFL

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Port Adelaide Football Club
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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Port Adelaide SANFL squad
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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Main article: 2020 Marsh Community Series
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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Main article: 2020 AFL season
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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Main article: 2020 AFL finals series
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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See also: 2020 SANFL season

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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