2023 Port Adelaide Football Club season

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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).

PresidentDavid Koch
CoachKen Hinkley (AFL)
Lauren Arnell (AFLW)
Tyson Goldsack (SANFL)
CaptainsTom Jonas (AFL)
Erin Phillips (AFLW)
Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL)
Home groundAdelaide Oval (AFL)
Alberton Oval (AFLW)
Alberton Oval (SANFL)
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Port Adelaide Football Club
2023 season
PresidentDavid Koch
CoachKen Hinkley (AFL)
Lauren Arnell (AFLW)
Tyson Goldsack (SANFL)
CaptainsTom Jonas (AFL)
Erin Phillips (AFLW)
Cameron Sutcliffe (SANFL)
Home groundAdelaide Oval (AFL)
Alberton Oval (AFLW)
Alberton Oval (SANFL)
Regular season3rd (AFL)
15th (AFLW)
5th (SANFL)
Finals seriesSemi Final (AFL)
DNQ (AFLW)
Elimination Final (SANFL)
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Squads

AFL

More information Senior list, Rookie list ...
2023 Port Adelaide Football Club AFL squad
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: 1 March 2026
Source(s): [2]

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SANFL

More information SANFL list, Coaching Staff ...
2023 Port Adelaide Football Club SANFL squad
SANFL list[a] Coaching Staff
  • Cameron Sutcliffe
  • Dylan Aldridge
  • Preston Cockatoo-Collins
  • Oliver Cheesman
  • Miller Carter
  • Hugh Ferrari
  • Will Ferrari
  • Jed Hagan
  • Brayden Kirk
  • Jackson Lee
  • Charlie McArthur
  • Nick Moore
  • Ethan Miller
  • Will Ferrari
  • Brodie Motlop
  • Ethan Moore
  • Murphy Short
  • Cody Szust
  • Aidan Turner
  • Jake Weidemann
  • Campbell Wildman
  • Anthony Wilson

Head coach


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

Updated: 30 March 2023
Source(s): [3]

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  1. [a]
    Port Adelaide AFL-listed players (not selected to play AFL) are allowed to play for the SANFL squad.

AFLW

More information Senior list, Coaching staff ...
2023 Port Adelaide Football Club AFLW squad
Senior list Coaching 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: 1 March 2026
Source(s): [4]

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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) West Coast 13.6 (84) 11.10 (76) Lost by 8 points Mineral Resources Park [5]
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) Fremantle 13.14 (92) 8.13 (61) Lost by 31 points Fremantle Oval [6]

Regular season

Main article: 2023 AFL season
More information Bye ...
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) Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126) 11.6 (72) Won by 54 points Adelaide Oval (H) 34,255 4th [7]
2 Saturday, 25 March (1:45 pm) Collingwood 21.9 (135) 9.10 (64) Lost by 71 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 60,744 11th [8]
3 Saturday, 1 April (7:00 pm) Adelaide 13.8 (86) 18.9 (117) Lost by 31 points Adelaide Oval (H) 48,962 13th [9]
4 Saturday, 8 April (7:30 pm) Sydney 9.10 (64) 9.12 (66) Won by 2 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 31,686 10th [10]
5 Saturday, 15 April (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70) 8.8 (56) Won by 14 points Adelaide Oval (H) 45,115 9th [11]
6 Saturday, 22 April (1:15 pm) West Coast 16.13 (109) 10.9 (69) Won by 40 points Adelaide Oval (H) 31,638 7th [12]
7 Friday, 28 April (7:50 pm) St Kilda 11.10 (76) 12.11 (83) Won by 7 points Marvel Stadium (A) 25,845 6th [13]
8 Sunday, 7 May (12:40 pm) Essendon 12.20 (92) 13.9 (87) Won by 5 points Adelaide Oval (H) 36,247 5th [14]
9 Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 10.5 (65) 20.15 (135) Won by 70 points Blundstone Arena (A) 6,310 4th [15]
10 Friday, 19 May (7:20 pm) Melbourne 11.14 (80) 11.10 (76) Won by 4 points Adelaide Oval (H) 37,565 3rd [16]
11 Sunday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 9.13 (67) 10.17 (77) Won by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 30,357 2nd [17]
12 Saturday, 3 June (1:15 pm) Hawthorn 23.13 (151) 14.12 (96) Won by 55 points Adelaide Oval (H) 34,234 2nd [18]
13 Friday, 9 June (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85) 16.11 (107) Won by 22 points Marvel Stadium (A) 23,110 2nd [19]
14 Thursday, 15 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 16.14 (110) 11.6 (72) Won by 38 points Adelaide Oval (H) 36,316 1st [20]
15 Bye 2nd
16 Saturday, 1 July (7:25 pm) Essendon 10.14 (74) 11.12 (78) Won by 4 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 38,957 2nd [21]
17 Saturday, 8 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 16.10 (106) 11.7 (73) Won by 33 points Adelaide Oval (H) 31,053 2nd [22]
18 Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm) Carlton 18.14 (122) 10.12 (72) Lost by 50 points Marvel Stadium (A) 34,306 2nd [23]
19 Saturday, 22 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83) 13.7 (85) Lost by 2 points Adelaide Oval (H) 47,965 2nd [24]
20 Saturday, 29 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.16 (112) 9.11 (65) Lost by 47 points Adelaide Oval (A) 50,023 2nd [25]
21 Saturday, 5 August (7:25 pm) Geelong 14.13 (97) 12.13 (85) Lost by 12 points GMHBA Stadium (A) 21,279 4th [26]
22 Sunday, 13 August (4:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 21.10 (136) 13.7 (85) Won by 51 points Adelaide Oval (H) 32,597 3rd [27]
23 Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58) 11.8 (74) Won by 16 points Optus Stadium (A) 38,360 3rd [28]
24 Sunday, 27 August (12:00 pm) Richmond 13.16 (94) 8.15 (63) Won by 31 points Adelaide Oval (H) 39,860 3rd [29]
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Finals series

See also: 2023 AFL finals series
More information Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 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) Brisbane Lions 19.9 (123) 11.9 (75) Lost by 48 points Gabba (A) 36,020 [30]
Second Semi Final Saturday, 16 September (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.16 (70) 13.15 (93) Lost by 23 points Adelaide Oval (H) 45,520 [31]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 AFL finals series
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Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood (P) 23 18 5 0 2142 1687 127.0 72 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 23 17 6 0 2180 1771 123.1 68
3 Port Adelaide 23 17 6 0 2149 1906 112.7 68
4 Melbourne 23 16 7 0 2079 1660 125.2 64
5 Carlton 23 13 9 1 1922 1697 113.3 54
6 St Kilda 23 13 10 0 1775 1647 107.8 52
7 Greater Western Sydney 23 13 10 0 2018 1885 107.1 52
8 Sydney 23 12 10 1 2050 1863 110.0 50
9 Western Bulldogs 23 12 11 0 1919 1766 108.7 48
10 Adelaide 23 11 12 0 2193 1877 116.8 44
11 Essendon 23 11 12 0 1838 2050 89.7 44
12 Geelong 23 10 12 1 2088 1855 112.6 42
13 Richmond 23 10 12 1 1856 1983 93.6 42
14 Fremantle 23 10 13 0 1835 1898 96.7 40
15 Gold Coast 23 9 14 0 1839 2006 91.7 36
16 Hawthorn 23 7 16 0 1686 2101 80.2 28
17 North Melbourne 23 3 20 0 1657 2318 71.5 12
18 West Coast 23 3 20 0 1418 2674 53.0 12
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Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

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) North Adelaide 17.10 (112) 8.11 (59) Lost by 53 points Thebarton Oval (A) [32]
Sunday, 26 March (10:00 am) Adelaide 6.11 (47) 16.11 (107) Lost by 60 points Alberton Oval (H) [33]

Regular season

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) Adelaide 6.10 (46) 19.10 (124) Lost by 78 points Adelaide Oval (H) N/A[a] 10th [34]
2 Friday, 7 April (4:40 pm) Glenelg 10.10 (70) 7.11 (53) Lost by 17 points Glenelg Oval (A) 3,766 9th [35]
-[b] Saturday, 15 April (4:00 pm) AFL National Academy 8.9 (57) 10.10 (70) Won by 13 points Summit Sports Park (A) N/A N/A [36]
3 Sunday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 16.12 (108) 10.10 (70) Lost by 38 points Unley Oval (A) 3,212 9th [37]
4 Sunday, 30 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 10.8 (68) 12.13 (85) Won by 17 points Loxton Oval (A) 1,387 9th [38]
5 Saturday, 6 May (2:30 pm) Norwood 8.10 (58) 7.9 (51) Won by 7 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,544 6th [39]
6 Sunday, 14 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 15.12 (102) 11.8 (74) Won by 28 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,194 6th [40]
7 Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 15.10 (100) 14.8 (92) Lost by 8 points Prospect Oval (A) 1,639 7th [41]
8 Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59) 9.8 (62) Lost by 3 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,690 7th [42]
9 Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm) Central District 13.14 (92) 10.9 (69) Won by 23 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,738 6th [43]
10 Sunday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 8.12 (60) 8.5 (53) Lost by 7 points Norwood Oval (A) 2,382 6th [44]
11 Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 13.14 (92) 12.10 (82) Won by 10 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,314 4th [45]
12 Saturday, 8 July (12:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.4 (52) 13.10 (88) Won by 36 points Woodville Oval (A) 1,411 4th [46]
13 Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.7 (91) 6.17 (53) Won by 38 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,195 4th [47]
14 Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm) Sturt 10.13 (73) 7.12 (54) Won by 19 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,717 4th [48]
15 Saturday, 29 July (3:30 pm) Adelaide 14.8 (92) 2.15 (27) Lost by 65 points Adelaide Oval (A) N/A[a] 4th [49]
16 Saturday, 12 August (4:40 pm) Glenelg 8.9 (57) 9.12 (66) Lost by 9 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,290 4th [50]
17 Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 15.7 (97) 14.13 (97) Draw Noarlunga Oval (A) 1,380 4th [51]
18 Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Central District 14.7 (91) 11.10 (76) Lost by 15 points Elizabeth Oval (A) 2,253 5th [52]

Finals series

See also: 2023 SANFL season § Finals series
More information Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 SANFL 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) Lost by 7 points Adelaide Oval (A) 8,021[c] [53]
Port Adelaide was eliminated from the 2023 SANFL finals series
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Ladder

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Glenelg (P) 18 15 3 0 1523 1048 59.24 30 Finals series
2 Sturt 18 14 4 0 1289 1193 51.93 28
3 Adelaide 18 13 5 0 1627 1069 60.35 26
4 Central District 18 9 9 0 1084 1192 47.63 18
5 Port Adelaide 18 8 9 1 1311 1373 48.85 17
6 North Adelaide 18 8 10 0 1086 1245 46.59 16
7 Norwood 18 6 11 1 1053 1248 45.76 13
8 Woodville-West Torrens 18 6 12 0 1152 1286 47.25 12
9 South Adelaide 18 5 12 1 1084 1353 44.48 11
10 West Adelaide 18 4 13 1 1110 1312 45.83 9
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Source: SANFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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) Greater Western Sydney 8.5 (53) 3.4 (22) Won by 21 points Alberton Oval (H) [54]
Friday, 18 August (7:10 pm) St Kilda 9.4 (58) 2.10 (22) Won by 36 points Alberton Oval (H) [55]

Regular season

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) Adelaide 8.10 (58) 4.4 (28) Lost by 30 points Norwood Oval (A) 8,772 15th [56]
2 Saturday, 9 September (12:35 pm) Brisbane 4.2 (26) 11.10 (76) Lost by 50 points Alberton Oval (H) 1,928 17th [57]
3 Sunday, 17 September (1:05 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48) 8.8 (56) Won by 8 points RSEA Park (A) 2,016 14th [58]
4 Saturday, 23 September (12:35 pm) Geelong 5.12 (42) 11.4 (70) Lost by 28 points Alberton Oval (H) 2,132 14th [59]
5 Friday, 29 September (7:15 pm) West Coast 6.3 (39) 4.9 (33) Lost by 6 points Mineral Resources Park (A) 1,134 14th [60]
6 Saturday, 7 October (4:35 pm) Sydney 3.12 (30) 6.9 (45) Lost by 15 points Alberton Oval (H) 2,597 14th [61]
7 Sunday, 15 October (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) 2.6 (18) Lost by 69 points Arden Street Oval (A) 1,912 15th [62]
8 Saturday, 21 October (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 7.3 (45) 7.3 (45) Draw Alberton Oval (H) 1,853 17th [63]
9 Sunday, 29 October (5:05 pm) Hawthorn 6.4 (40) 5.2 (32) Lost by 8 points Kinetic Stadium (A) 1,771 17th [64]
10 Saturday, 4 November (2:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.10 (88) 4.6 (30) Won by 58 points Alberton Oval (H) 3,353 15th [65]

Ladder

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 10 9 1 0 599 314 190.8 36 Finals series
2 Melbourne 10 8 2 0 653 293 222.9 32
3 North Melbourne 10 7 3 0 478 213 224.4 28
4 Brisbane (P) 10 7 3 0 505 339 149.0 28
5 Gold Coast 10 6 3 1 416 351 118.5 26
6 Geelong 10 6 4 0 449 318 141.2 24
7 Essendon 10 6 4 0 379 354 107.1 24
8 Sydney 10 6 4 0 462 432 106.9 24
9 St Kilda 10 6 4 0 408 399 102.3 24
10 Richmond 10 5 5 0 382 379 100.8 20
11 Collingwood 10 5 5 0 331 399 83.0 20
12 Carlton 10 4 6 0 361 420 86.0 16
13 Fremantle 10 4 6 0 289 402 71.9 16
14 Hawthorn 10 3 7 0 307 456 67.3 12
15 Port Adelaide 10 2 7 1 404 538 75.1 10
16 Greater Western Sydney 10 2 8 0 316 596 53.0 8
17 West Coast 10 2 8 0 269 530 50.8 8
18 Western Bulldogs 10 1 9 0 320 595 53.8 4
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Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards

Notes

  1. [a]
    No attendance recorded as the match was a curtain raiser to the AFL game played afterwards.
  2. [b]
    Trial match played during a bye week for the SANFL.
  3. [c]
    Total attendance for a double-header which featured another matched played after this one.

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