The 2021 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 151st year since its inception in 1870. The club also fielded its reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), having rejoined the competition after missing the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Squad AFL
SANFL
AFL season Pre-season
Date and timeOpponentScores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef. Home Away Result Saturday, 27 February (11:00 am) 18.17 (125) 11.7 (73) Alberton Oval (H) 0 Sunday, 7 March (3:40 pm) 6.9 (45) 17.14 (116) Flinders University Stadium (A) 3,028
Regular season
RdDate and timeOpponentScores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef. Home Away Result 1 Sunday, 21 March (1:10 pm) 9.11 (65) 17.15 (117) Marvel Stadium (A) 13,050 1st 2 Saturday, 27 March (4:35 pm) 18.11 (119) 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (H) 29,978 1st 3 Saturday, 3 April (5:10 pm) 16.12 (108) 11.5 (71) Optus Stadium (A) 42,090 4th 4 Friday, 9 April (7:10 pm) 11.13 (79) 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval (H) 33,742 4th 5 Saturday, 17 April (7:25 pm) 9.14 (68) 15.6 (96) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,893 4th 6 Sunday, 25 April (6:10 pm) 14.9 (93) 5.9 (39) Adelaide Oval (H) 33,125 3rd 7 Saturday, 1 May (7:25 pm) 5.14 (44) 13.15 (93) Gabba (A) 20,007 3rd 8 Saturday, 8 May (7:10 pm) 5.8 (38) 12.15 (87) Adelaide Oval (H) 43,069 3rd 9 Saturday, 15 May (7:10 pm) 15.6 (96) 12.5 (77) Adelaide Oval (H) 32,787 5th 10 Sunday, 23 May (3:20 pm) 8.10 (58) 8.11 (59) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 23,415 5th 11 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) 18.7 (115) 9.15 (69) Adelaide Oval (H) 26,759 5th 12 Bye 5th 13 Thursday, 10 June (7:10 pm) 14.7 (91) 17.10 (112) Adelaide Oval (H) 28,718 5th 14 Saturday, 19 June (1:45 pm) 4.7 (31) 12.9 (81) Metricon Stadium (A) 7,117 5th 15 Saturday, 26 June (7:10 pm) 12.9 (81) 10.11 (71) Adelaide Oval (H) 29,631 4th 16 Saturday, 3 July (7:40 pm) 7.11 (53) 13.9 (87) Marvel Stadium (A) 18,251 4th 17 Thursday, 8 July (7:10 pm) 8.7 (55) 12.14 (86) Adelaide Oval (H) 30,908 5th 18 Saturday, 17 July (1:45 pm) 8.13 (61) 10.14 (74) Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 5th 19 Friday, 23 July (7:10 pm) 14.13 (97) 10.9 (69) Marvel Stadium (H) 0 (BCD) 4th 20 Sunday, 1 August (6:10 pm) 11.7 (73) 15.10 (100) Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 4th 21 Saturday, 7 August (7:10 pm) 7.9 (51) 7.13 (55) Adelaide Oval (A) 14,376 4th 22 Saturday, 14 August (4:05 pm) 21.14 (140) 5.15 (45) Adelaide Oval (H) 13,943 3rd 23 Friday, 20 August (7:50 pm) 10.4 (64) 9.12 (66) Marvel Stadium (A) 0 (BCD) 2nd
Finals series
RoundDate and timeOpponentScores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef. Home Away Result Qualifying Final Friday, 27 August (7:20 pm) 12.14 (86) 5.13 (43) Adelaide Oval (H) 19,712 Preliminary Final Saturday, 11 September (7:10 pm) 6.9 (45) 17.14 (116) Adelaide Oval (H) 26,400
Ladder
SANFL season
Pre-season Date and timeOpponentScores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueRef. Home Away Result Saturday, 27 February (8:30 am) 6.16 (52) 9.12 (66) Alberton Oval (H) Thursday, 4 March (6:00 pm) 8.13 (61) 7.7 (49) Alberton Oval (H) Friday, 19 March (5:00 pm) 8.13 (61) 14.18 (92) Alberton Oval (H) Friday, 26 March (5:00 pm) 13.11 (89) 11.8 (74) Alberton Oval (H)
Regular season RdDate and timeOpponentScores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef. Home Away Result 1 Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) 14.13 (97) 7.10 (52) Coopers Stadium (A) 4,946 8th 2 Saturday, 10 April (2:10 pm) 8.16 (64) 7.5 (47) Alberton Oval (H) 1,568 6th 3 Saturday, 17 April (2:10 pm) 12.9 (81) 10.12 (72) Flinders University Stadium (A) 1,471 7th 4 Saturday, 24 April (6:30 pm) 12.11 (83) 10.13 (73) ACH Group Stadium (A) N/A 7th 5 Sunday, 2 May (2:10 pm) 16.11 (107) 7.5 (47) Alberton Oval (H) 1,927 5th 6 Saturday, 8 May (4:05 pm) 13.9 (87) 10.13 (73) Adelaide Oval (H) 1,582 5th 7 Saturday, 22 May (1:10 pm) 13.8 (86) 11.12 (78) Alberton Oval (H) 1,885 5th 8 Saturday, 29 May (2:10 pm) 12.9 (81) 8.4 (52) Alberton Oval (H) 1,410 4th 9 Bye 4th 10 Saturday, 12 June (2:10 pm) 17.7 (109) 6.5 (41) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (A) 2,482 5th 11 Sunday, 20 June (2:10 pm) 7.8 (50) 14.7 (91) Alberton Oval (H) 2,180 5th 12 Saturday, 26 June (1:25 pm) 18.12 (120) 6.8 (44) Prospect Oval (A) 1,516 6th 13 Saturday, 3 July (2:10 pm) 6.12 (48) 9.3 (57) X Convenience Oval (A) 1,687 6th 14 Saturday, 10 July (2:35 pm)) 9.6 (60) 14.12 (96) Alberton Oval (H) 2,096 6th 15 Sunday, 18 July (1:10 pm) 11.5 (71) 13.6 (84) Hisense Stadium (A) 1,346 6th 16 Saturday, 7 August (3:30 pm) 13.4 (82) 10.9 (69) Adelaide Oval (A) N/A 7th 17 Saturday, 14 August (2:30 pm) 14.12 (96) 10.12 (72) Peter Motley Oval (A) 2,151 7th 18 Saturday, 21 August (2:05 pm) 15.7 (97) 13.6 (84) Alberton Oval (H) N/A 7th 19 Saturday, 4 September (2:10 pm) 11.8 (74) 5.8 (38) Alberton Oval (H) 2,370 7th
Ladder
Awards Power (AFL) – Ollie Wines – Travis Boak – Aliir Aliir – Travis Boak – Mitch Georgiades – Karl Amon – Travis Boak Source:
Magpies (SANFL) – Sam Hayes – Joel Garner – Campbell Wildman – Dylan Williams (31 goals) – Bob O’Malley Source:
Notes
References
External links Official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League