List of Port Adelaide Football Club records and statistics

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Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), while its reserves men's team competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The club was a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (SAFA), later renamed the SANFL, and later joined the AFL in 1997.

Travis Boak holds the record for most games played for Port Adelaide with 408.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Port Adelaide and its players, and records set by the club, its managers and its players across both SANFL and AFL competitions. The individual records section includes details on the club's leading goalscorers, multiple-premiership winning players and coaches, and those who have made the most appearances as both player and coach in senior competition.

The club has won a record thirty-six SANFL premierships and one AFL premiership, and in addition to four Championship of Australia titles. The club's games record holder is Travis Boak with 408, whilst the SANFL games record holder is Russell Ebert with 392. Tim Evans is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 1041 goals across his career.

All statistics are correct as of 19 March 2026.

Club honours

Port Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in senior level football, having won a combined 37 senior premierships across both the AFL and SANFL competitions.[1] The club won its first premiership in 1884,[2] while its thirty-seventh and most recent senior level premiership was in 2004.[3]

The club has seen two notable sustained periods of success during its existence. The first came under the leadership of Fos Williams, who coached the club to 9 senior premierships,[4] including a span of five consecutive premierships.[5] The second came under John Cahill, who coached the club to an equal-record 10 senior premierships in the SANFL.[6][7]

The club has won a record four Championship of Australia titles,[8] and won the Stanley H. Lewis trophy 12 times, second to only Norwood (14).[9]

More information Club Achievements, Competition ...
Club Achievements
Competition Level Wins Years won
Premierships
Australian Football LeagueSeniors[3]12004
South Australian National Football LeagueSeniors (1877–2013)
Reserves (2014–present)[10]		361884, 1890, 1897, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Reserves (1906–2018)[11][10][12]191911, 1923, 1933, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2010
Under 19s (1937–2008)[10]131946, 1950, 1953, 1962, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007
Under 17s (1939–2008)[10]61951, 1955, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1994
Under 18s (2009–2014)[13]12011
War League (1942–1944)[14]11942[a]
South Australian Patriotic Football LeagueSeniors (1916–1918)[16]21916, 1917
Other titles and honours
Championship of AustraliaSeniors[8]41890, 1910, 1913, 1914
Stanley H Lewis Memorial Trophy (1962–2014)Multiple[9]121962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999
AFL pre-season competitionSeniors[17]22001, 2002
SANFL Lightning PremiershipSeniors[18]11948
Finishing positions
Australian Football LeagueMinor premiership[19]42002, 2003, 2004, 2020
Runners Up[3]12007
Wooden spoons0Nil
South Australian National Football LeagueMinor premiership[20]441889, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2014
Runners Up[10]371878, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1898, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1997, 2014, 2017, 2019
Wooden spoons[20][21]41886, 1896, 1900, 2024
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Player honours

Ollie Wines became the club's first Brownlow Medallist in 2021.[22]

Competition awards

Brownlow Medal (AFL best and fairest)[22]

Magarey Medal (SANFL best and fairest)[23]

AFLCA Champion Player of the Year[24]

AFL Rising Star (Best player under 21)[25]

Grand final best on ground awards

Norm Smith Medal (AFL)[26]

Jack Oatey Medal (SANFL)[27]

Club awards

Main article: List of Port Adelaide Football Club honours
Kane Cornes has won the most John Cahill Medals, with four.

John Cahill Medal[28]

The John Cahill Medal is a medal awarded to the club's best performing AFL player each year.[28] It was introduced as a successor to Port Adelaide's best and fairest award handed out from 1870 to 1996.

Allan Robert McLean Medal[28]

The Allan Robert McLean Medal is a medal awarded to the club's best performing SANFL player each year.[28]

All-Australian

Main article: All-Australian team

An All-Australian team is considered a 'best-of' selection of players for each calendar year, with each player represented in their team position. Each team is selected by a panel of experts.[29]

Sporting Life's All Australian

Bob Quinn was named as captain in Sporting Life's All-Australian.

Sporting Life Magazine first pioneered the concept of an All-Australian 'team of the year' in 1947, and would run each year until 1955.[30] The AFL does not recognise the teams selected by Sporting Life.[31]

Official

All Australian teams from the Interstate Carnivals and Australian Football League have been endorsed as official by governing bodies of the sport, such as the Australian National Football Council and the AFL.[30]

Interstate carnivals[36]

Australian Football League[36]

  • Adam Heuskes – 1997
  • Gavin Wanganeen – 2001, 2003
  • Matthew Primus – 2001, 2002
  • Warren Tredrea – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Brett Montgomery – 2002
  • Josh Francou – 2002
  • Chad Cornes – 2004, 2007
  • Mark Williams – 2004 (coach)
  • Kane Cornes – 2005, 2007
  • Brendon Lade – 2006, 2007
  • Shaun Burgoyne – 2006
  • Chad Wingard – 2013, 2015
  • Travis Boak – 2013, 2014, 2020 (VC)
  • Robbie Gray – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Paddy Ryder – 2017
  • Darcy Byrne-Jones – 2020
  • Charlie Dixon – 2020
  • Aliir Aliir – 2021
  • Ollie Wines – 2021
  • Connor Rozee – 2022, 2023
  • Zak Butters – 2023, 2024
  • Dan Houston – 2023, 2024

Australian Football Hall of Fame

Main article: Australian Football Hall of Fame

The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 to recognise and celebrated members of the Australian rules football community who had made notable contributions to the sport. All nominees are required to have retired prior to nomination, with a stipulation on former players requiring them to have been retired for at least 10 years. All inductees are selected by the AFL Hall of Fame committee, with a maximum of 8 inductees per year.[37]

Hall of Fame inductees[38][39]

  • Bob Quinn – 1996
  • Fos Williams – 1996
  • Geof Motley – 2002
  • John Cahill – 2002
  • Craig Bradley – 2006
  • Bob McLean – 2007[40]
  • Gavin Wanganeen – 2010
  • Nathan Buckley – 2011
  • Andrew McLeod – 2014
  • Warren Tredrea – 2014
  • John Abley – 2020
  • Greg Phillips – 2020
  • Mark Williams – 2023

AFL Hall of Fame Legend[41]

The highest status attainable to a Hall of Fame inductee is 'Legend' status. 'Legend' status is awarded to former players and coaches who have made significant contributions to the sport that have substantially improved the game.[37]

Club records

Glanville Hall Estate was the home of the first match played by Port Adelaide. The estate was owned by club president John Hart Jr.[42]

Firsts

  • First Game: Young Australian 1-1 Port Adelaide, 28 July 1870[43]
  • First SANFL Match: Kensington 0-3 Port Adelaide, 12 May 1877[44]
  • First AFL Match: Collingwood 26.10 (166) def. Port Adelaide 13.9 (87)[45]
  • First Win: Port Adelaide 1-0 Kensington, 23 August 1873[46]
  • First AFL Win: Port Adelaide 18.21 (129) def. Geelong 14.6 (90)[47]

Game records

Biggest wins

AFL

More information Rank, Margin ...
Rank Margin Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 117 Hawthorn 2005 13 Football Park [48]
2 115 Gold Coast 2017 23 Adelaide Oval [49]
3 113 Brisbane 2014 4 Adelaide Oval [50]
4 112 Sydney 2024 22 Adelaide Oval [51]
West Coast 2001 22 Football Park [52]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Margin ...
Rank Margin Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 169 Woodville 1970 17 Woodville Oval [53]
2 161 Woodville 1980 3 Football Park [54]
Central District 1976 11 Football Park [55]
4 160 West Adelaide 1903 14 Alberton Oval [56]
5 159 South Adelaide 1988 16 Alberton Oval [57]
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Biggest losses

AFL

More information Rank, Margin ...
Rank Margin Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 165 Hawthorn 2011 21 M.C.G. [58]
2 138 Collingwood 2011 20 Football Park [59]
3 119 Geelong 2007 GF M.C.G. [60]
4 117 West Coast 2005 10 Subiaco Oval [61]
5 98 Adelaide 2025 21 Football Park [62]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Margin ...
Rank Margin Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 126 North Adelaide 2022 13 Prospect Oval [63]
2 122 Norwood 1997 5 Adelaide Oval [64]
3 117 Norwood 2002 16 Norwood Oval [65]
4 114 Sturt 1983 5 Football Park [66]
5 112 Norwood 1982 5 Norwood Oval [67]
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Highest score

AFL

More information Rank, Score ...
Rank Score Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 29.14 (188) Hawthorn 2005 13 Football Park [68]
2 25.23 (174) Brisbane 2016 19 Gabba [69]
3 26.15 (171) Hawthorn 2004 3 Football Park [70]
4 25.15 (165) Carlton 1998 7 Princes Park [71]
5 26.8 (164) North Melbourne 2005 EF Docklands [72]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Score ...
Rank Score Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 37.21 (243) Woodville 1986 11 Football Park [54]
2 35.16 (226) Central District 1976 11 Football Park [55]
3 34.18 (222) Sturt 1990 18 Adelaide Oval [73]
33.24 (222) South Adelaide 1988 16 Alberton Oval [57]
5 33.19 (217) Glenelg 1934 3 Alberton Oval [74]
34.13 (217) Woodville 1981 16 Alberton Oval [75]
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Lowest score

AFL

More information Rank, Score ...
Rank Score Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 3.3 (21) Collingwood 1900 20 Football Park [59]
2 3.12 (30) Richmond 1900 10 Football Park [76]
3 4.7 (31) Geelong 1909 12 Carrara Stadium [77]
4 4.8 (32) Richmond 1899 11 Football Park [78]
5.2 (32) Hawthorn 1900 21 M.C.G. [58]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Score ...
Rank Score Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 1.1 (7) North Adelaide 1900 1 Alberton Oval [79]
2 1.2 (8) Norwood 1900 9 Adelaide Oval [80]
3 1.4 (10) Norwood 1909 3 Alberton Oval [81]
South Adelaide 1899 17 Adelaide Oval [82]
North Adelaide 2022 13 Prospect Oval [63]
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Biggest comebacks

AFL

More information Rank, Largest Deficit ...
Rank Largest Deficit Opponent Year Round Venue Ref
1 41 Hawthorn 2024 11 Adelaide Oval [83]
West Coast 2013 5 Football Park [83]
3 40 Western Bulldogs 1997 12 Princes Park [83]
4 39 West Coast 2000 14 Subiaco Oval [83]
5 37 Adelaide 2001 18 Football Park [83]
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Season records

Most season wins

Fewest season losses

Streaks

  • Longest undefeated streak (AFL): 13 games[89]
  • Longest undefeated streak (SANFL): 30 games[90]
  • Longest winless streak (AFL): 11 games[90]
  • Longest winless streak (SANFL): 8 games[90]
  • Longest winless streak (All-time): 28 matches (Round 1, 1870 - Round 2, 1873)[c][46]

Attendances

Win–loss record

Overall win–loss record

  • AFL – 669 matches / 357 wins / 307 losses / 5 draws (53.74%)[95]
  • SANFL – 2711 games – 1750 wins, 895 losses, 66 draws[90]

Best win-loss record

  • AFL: Gold Coast – 17 matches / 15 wins / 2 losses / 0 draws (88.24%)[95]
  • SANFL - All Time: Woodville – 58 matches / 50 wins / 7 losses / 1 draw (87.06%)[90]
  • SANFL - Current: Glenelg – 258 matches / 182 wins / 73 losses / 3 draws (71.12%)[90]

Worst win-loss record

  • AFL: Geelong – 14 wins / 30 losses / 1 draw (32.22%)[95]
  • SANFL: Norwood – 412 matches / 199 wins / 196 losses / 17 draws (50.36%)[90]

AFL

More information Port Adelaide win–loss record (AFL), Win% ...
Port Adelaide win–loss record (AFL)[95]
Win% Opponent Games Wins Losses Draws
88.24 Gold Coast 17 15 2 0
68.42 St Kilda 38 26 12 0
61.54 Essendon 39 24 15 0
60.71 Richmond 42 25 16 1
60 West Coast 40 24 16 0
59.52 Melbourne 42 25 17 0
58.14 Hawthorn 43 25 18 0
57.32 Carlton 41 23 17 1
56.41 Western Bulldogs 39 22 17 0
55.56 Fremantle 45 25 20 0
52.94 Greater Western Sydney 17 9 8 0
48.28 Adelaide 58 28 30 0
46.15 Collingwood 39 18 21 0
45.45 Brisbane 44 19 23 2
45.24 North Melbourne 42 19 23 0
42.11 Sydney 38 16 22 0
32.22 Geelong 44 14 30 1
Last updated: 19 March 2026
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SANFL

More information Port Adelaide win–loss record (SANFL), Win% ...
Port Adelaide win–loss record (SANFL)[90]
Win% Opponent Games Wins Losses Draws
87.06 Woodville 58 50 7 1
73.82 West Torrens 235 173 61 1
71.12 Glenelg 258 182 73 3
70.59 South Adelaide 369 254 102 13
69.16 North Adelaide 334 231 103 0
65.50 West Adelaide 300 195 102 3
64.45 Sturt 301 193 106 2
61.53 Adelaide 13 8 5 0
60.52 Central District 152 91 59 2
50.62 Woodville-West Torrens 80 40 39 1
50.36 Norwood 412 199 196 17
Last updated: 19 March 2026
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Individual records

Games

Sampson Hosking became the club's oldest player in 1936, being named as 19th man against West Torrens.

Most games

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Career SANFL AFL Other Total Ref
1 Travis Boak 2007–2025 1 387 20 408 [96][97][98]
2 Russell Ebert 1968–1978, 1980–1985 367 0 25 392 [90]
3 Darren Smith 1984–1996 343 0 0 343 [90]
Greg Phillips 1976–1982, 1987–1993 343 0 0 343 [90]
5 Kane Cornes 2001–2015 0 300 28 328 [101]
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Goalkicking

  • Most goals kicked in all competitions: Tim Evans, 1041[90]
  • First player to score a goal: John Wald (against Young Australia, 30 July 1870)[102]
  • Most goals in a season: Scott Hodges, 153[90]
  • Most goals in a season (AFL): Warren Tredrea, 81[90]
  • Most goals scored in a match: Tim Evans, 16 (against West Adelaide, Round 5, 1980)[90]
  • Most goals scored in a match (AFL): Warren Tredrea and Jay Schulz, 8 (Round 7, 1998 and Round 14, 2014)[103]

Most goals

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Career SANFL AFL Total Ref
1 Tim Evans 1975–1986 1041 0 1041 [90]
2 Scott Hodges 1987–1998 690 690 690 [90]
3 Warren Tredrea 1997–2010 33 549 582 [104]
4 Darren Smith 1984–1996 505 0 505 [90]
5 Rex Johns 1954–1963 451 0 451 [90]
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Games coached

More information Rank, Coach ...
Rank Coach Career SANFL AFL Other Total Ref
1 John Cahill SANFL: 1974–1982, 1988–1996, 2005; AFL: 1997–1998 443 44 0 487 [105]
2 Fos Williams 1950–1958, 1962–1973 447 0 0 447 [106]
3 Jack McGargill 1886–1908 336 0 0 336
4 Ken Hinkley 2013–2025 298 0 22 320 [107]
5 Mark Williams 1999–2010 0 274 0 274 [107]
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Premierships

As player

AFL

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Career Premiership
Count		 Years Ref
1 2004 premiership team Various 1 2004 [108]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Career Premiership
Count		 Years Ref
1 Geof Motley 1953–1966 9 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,
1958, 1959, 1962, 1963,
1965		 [109]
2 Scott Hodges 1987–1990
1992–1998		 8 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1998		 [110]
Greg Phillips 1976–1982
1987–1993		 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1992		 [111]
Neville Hayes 1953–1965 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,
1958, 1959, 1962, 1963		 [112]
Paul Northeast 1987
1989–2000		 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994,
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999		 [113]
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As coach

Fos Williams won 9 premierships as Port Adelaide coach, including five consecutively.

AFL

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Career Premiership
Count		 Years Ref
1 Mark Williams 1999–2010 1 2004 [108]
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SANFL

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Career Premiership
Count		 Years Ref
1 John Cahill 1974–1982
1988–1996
2005		 10 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1995		 [113]
2 Fos Williams 1950–1958
1962–1973		 9 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956,
1957, 1958, 1962, 1963,
1965		 [114]
3 Sampson Hosking 1921
1927–1938,
1942, 1944		 5 1921, 1928, 1936,
1937, 1942		 [115]
4 Jack McGargill 1886–1908 4 1890, 1897, 1903, 1906 [90]
5 Stephen Williams 1996–2003 3 1996, 1998, 1999 [116]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Won the 1942 premiership as a merged team with West Torrens. The league merged all clubs during the Second World War.[15]
  2. [b]
    This record is unbreakable under the current SANFL fixturing rules (current maximum is 20 wins: 18 home-and-away plus two finals).[85]
  3. [c]
    This streak occurred prior to the formation of the SANFL.

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