Port Adelaide Magpies
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The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football
club which competes in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL). Originally established in 1870 for the local competition, the Port Adelaide Football club existed as two entities between 1997 and 2010: the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, which continued the club's presence in the SANFL; and the Port Adelaide Power Football Club, which competed in the Australian Football League
(AFL). These two clubs shared the same history but existed as separate legal entities. In 2010 this changed when the two clubs merged to form the current Port Adelaide Football Club, fielding teams in both the SANFL and the AFL.
Since it was founded in 1870, the Port Adelaide Football Club, in its various forms, has won a record 36 SANFL premierships and finished as runner-up in the SANFL grand final 35 times, finishing runners-up in the AFL Grand Final
and wining their first AFL Grand Final
in 2004, making it the most successful football club in Australia.
. Based in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, its traditional supporter base is among the working-class residents of Port Adelaide and its surrounding areas; a strong rivalry naturally ensued with clubs of the wealthier suburbs, such as Norwood
and Glenelg.
In 1877, Port Adelaide was a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed the SANFL). Port Adelaide won its first premiership in 1884. Its colours and mascot changed several times in the early years; shortly after the turn of the century it had settled on a distinctive "prison bar" strip in black and white with the nickname "the Magpie
s". Its 1914 team went through the season undefeated and then defeated Victorian
champions Carlton
in a match mooted as deciding that year's "Champions of Australia". In the 1950s, under coach Fos Williams
, the club was exceptionally dominant, winning seven premierships, including six in a row.
Throughout the 20th century, the Victorian Football League
became richer than its interstate counterparts (notably the SANFL and the WAFL
) and consequently the quality of its players and play increased. Port Adelaide's dominance of the SANFL led to frequent calls, of varying degrees of seriousness, for it to join the VFL. The VFL expanded into Perth
, Sydney
and Brisbane
during the 1980s and then renamed itself the Australian Football League
in 1989. Moves for Port Adelaide to join the expanded competition reached an initial peak in 1990 when the Port Adelaide Football Club entered into discussions with the AFL. However, when news of the negotiations broke in late July 1990, strong opposition to the move emerged from within South Australia and, in particular, the other SANFL clubs. These clubs took court action to delay Port Adelaide's move, and this allowed the SANFL to gain support for their new alternative proposal to field a "combined team" in the national competition. As a result the license was granted to the SANFL, denying Port Adelaide's attempt, and in 1991 the Adelaide Football Club entered the Australian Football League.
The agreement between the SANFL and the AFL included a five-year moratorium on the entry of a second club from South Australia, and thus Port Adelaide was prevented from joining the national competition in the immediate future. Nevertheless, the club continued to plan for an eventual entry into the AFL. On 14 December 1994 this was realised, with the SANFL announcing that Port Adelaide was to be granted the second South Australian license for the Australian Football League. This was endorsed by the AFL in May 1996, and Port Adelaide entered the AFL as part of a sixteen team competition in 1997.
The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club would therefore be able share the statistical history of the former PAFC from 1870 to 1996 even though they are both separate clubs.
Stephen Williams
was appointed coach of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club when John Cahill stepped aside mid-season in 1996 to concentrate solely on his job as coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club that had joined the AFL. Williams guided the club to three more premierships (one in 1996 as the previous PAFC and two as the PAMFC) before announcing his resignation at the end of the 2003 season.
The 2005 season saw club legend John Cahill return to coach the Magpies for a year, leading the club to finish in third position. Recruit Jeremy Clayton
dominated the competition until a rupturing his spleen in the qualifying final victory over the Eagles ended his season and meant that he had to watch from his hospital bed as won the 2005 Magarey Medal
. In 2006 Tim Ginever
, who was Cahill’s assistant in 2005, took over the reins as senior coach and Mark Clayton as the new captain of the club.
.
, Fos Williams
, Dave Boyd
, Russell Ebert
and Greg Phillips
was given the task of announcing the "Greatest Team" composed of Port Adelaide Magpies players between 1870–2000.
There are 201 premiership medals held by the 22 players in the Greatest Team; 532 state games; 16 Magarey Medals and a long list of football accolades and achievements.
"Greatest Team":
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club which competes in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL). Originally established in 1870 for the local competition, the Port Adelaide Football club existed as two entities between 1997 and 2010: the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, which continued the club's presence in the SANFL; and the Port Adelaide Power Football Club, which competed in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL). These two clubs shared the same history but existed as separate legal entities. In 2010 this changed when the two clubs merged to form the current Port Adelaide Football Club, fielding teams in both the SANFL and the AFL.
Since it was founded in 1870, the Port Adelaide Football Club, in its various forms, has won a record 36 SANFL premierships and finished as runner-up in the SANFL grand final 35 times, finishing runners-up in the AFL Grand Final
AFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
and wining their first AFL Grand Final
AFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
in 2004, making it the most successful football club in Australia.
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club was first founded on 20 April 1870 and played its first match on 24 May 1870 at Buck's Flat in GlanvilleGlanville, South Australia
Glanville is a north western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.- See also :* Glanville railway station...
. Based in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, its traditional supporter base is among the working-class residents of Port Adelaide and its surrounding areas; a strong rivalry naturally ensued with clubs of the wealthier suburbs, such as Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
and Glenelg.
In 1877, Port Adelaide was a founding member of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed the SANFL). Port Adelaide won its first premiership in 1884. Its colours and mascot changed several times in the early years; shortly after the turn of the century it had settled on a distinctive "prison bar" strip in black and white with the nickname "the Magpie
Australian Magpie
The Australian Magpie is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. A member of the Artamidae, it is closely related to the butcherbirds...
s". Its 1914 team went through the season undefeated and then defeated Victorian
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
champions Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in a match mooted as deciding that year's "Champions of Australia". In the 1950s, under coach Fos Williams
Fos Williams
Foster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
, the club was exceptionally dominant, winning seven premierships, including six in a row.
Throughout the 20th century, the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
became richer than its interstate counterparts (notably the SANFL and the WAFL
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
) and consequently the quality of its players and play increased. Port Adelaide's dominance of the SANFL led to frequent calls, of varying degrees of seriousness, for it to join the VFL. The VFL expanded into Perth
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
, Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Brisbane
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
during the 1980s and then renamed itself the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
in 1989. Moves for Port Adelaide to join the expanded competition reached an initial peak in 1990 when the Port Adelaide Football Club entered into discussions with the AFL. However, when news of the negotiations broke in late July 1990, strong opposition to the move emerged from within South Australia and, in particular, the other SANFL clubs. These clubs took court action to delay Port Adelaide's move, and this allowed the SANFL to gain support for their new alternative proposal to field a "combined team" in the national competition. As a result the license was granted to the SANFL, denying Port Adelaide's attempt, and in 1991 the Adelaide Football Club entered the Australian Football League.
The agreement between the SANFL and the AFL included a five-year moratorium on the entry of a second club from South Australia, and thus Port Adelaide was prevented from joining the national competition in the immediate future. Nevertheless, the club continued to plan for an eventual entry into the AFL. On 14 December 1994 this was realised, with the SANFL announcing that Port Adelaide was to be granted the second South Australian license for the Australian Football League. This was endorsed by the AFL in May 1996, and Port Adelaide entered the AFL as part of a sixteen team competition in 1997.
Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club, in effect, was a reverse-merger. From one club were created two entities, one to join the AFL and another to continue in the SANFL. The AFL entity was named "The Power", wearing black, teal, white and silver colours. The existing SANFL entity was renamed as the "Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club".The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club would therefore be able share the statistical history of the former PAFC from 1870 to 1996 even though they are both separate clubs.
Stephen Williams
Stephen Williams (footballer)
Stephen Williams is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for the Port Adelaide Magpies and is currently an assistant development coach at Port Adelaide Power....
was appointed coach of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club when John Cahill stepped aside mid-season in 1996 to concentrate solely on his job as coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club that had joined the AFL. Williams guided the club to three more premierships (one in 1996 as the previous PAFC and two as the PAMFC) before announcing his resignation at the end of the 2003 season.
The 2005 season saw club legend John Cahill return to coach the Magpies for a year, leading the club to finish in third position. Recruit Jeremy Clayton
Jeremy Clayton
Jeremy Clayton is an Australian rules footballer who played at AFL level for the Kangaroos before enjoying great success with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL, winning the Magarey Medal and four consecutive Best and Fairest Awards between 2005-2008.Clayton was originally from Warracknabeal...
dominated the competition until a rupturing his spleen in the qualifying final victory over the Eagles ended his season and meant that he had to watch from his hospital bed as won the 2005 Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
. In 2006 Tim Ginever
Tim Ginever
Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old...
, who was Cahill’s assistant in 2005, took over the reins as senior coach and Mark Clayton as the new captain of the club.
Return as Port Adelaide Football Club
In 2010, the club was merged with the Port Adelaide Football ClubPort Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
.
Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club (36)
1884, 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, 1999Port Adelaide Football Club
- Stan MalinStan MalinStanley 'Stan' Malin was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL.Malin usually played across the half forward line or in the centre and played for Port Adelaide in 1898 and 1899. He won the Magarey Medal in 1899, making him the first Port Adelaide player to ever...
(1899) - Jack MackJack MackJack Mack was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League .A follower, Mack made his debut for Port Adelaide in 1900 and played with the club until 1906 when he spent a season with Central Broken Hill. In 1907 he returned to Port...
(1907) - Sampson HoskingSampson HoskingSampson 'Shine' Hosking was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Port Adelaide in the SAFL.Sampson started his league career in 1907 with Port Adelaide and by the time he retired in 1921 he had played 161 games and was a dual Magarey Medalist...
(1910, 1915) - Jack AshleyJack Ashley (footballer)John 'Jack' Ashley was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL.Before Ashley arrived at the Port Adelaide Football Club he had already made an impression in Sydney where he had been playing. He represented New South Wales at the inaugural state carnival. A follower,...
(1914) - Charlie AdamsCharlie Adams (footballer)Charles Adams was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SAFL during the 1920s.The 1921 season was the highlight of Adam's career, he played in a premiership side with Port Adelaide, won their best and fairest award and tied for the Magarey Medal. He lost the Magarey in...
(1921) - Peter BamptonPeter BamptonPeter Bampton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL during the 1920s.Bampton played a total of 137 games for Port Adelaide, often at centre half back. He made his debut during the 1919 season and was a member of their 1921 premiership side...
(1925) - Bob QuinnBob Quinn (Australian footballer)Robert Berrima Quinn MM was a champion Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and war hero.-Biography:...
(1938, 1945) - Dave BoydDave BoydDave 'Davey' Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL. He is a half forward flanker in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000....
(1956) - Geof MotleyGeof MotleyGeof Motley OAM was an Australian Rules Football player and coach who played for SANFL side Port Adelaide. Motley was born near Alberton Oval, the home ground of the Port Adelaide Football Club, and grew up supporting Port Adelaide....
(1964) - Trevor ObstTrevor ObstTrevor Obst is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL during the 1960s.Obst was a back pocket specialist but occasionally ventured into the forward line and was used at times as a rover. In 1967 he was a surprise winner of the Magarey Medal, becoming the...
(1967) - Russell EbertRussell EbertRussell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...
(1971, 1974, 1976, 1980) - Peter WoitePeter WoitePeter Woite is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and Glenelg in the SANFL during the 1970s. He is on the interchange bench in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000....
(1975) - Greg Anderson (1986)
- Scott HodgesScott HodgesScott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
(1990) - Nathan BuckleyNathan BuckleyNathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
(1992)
Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
- Tony BrownTony Brown (Australian rules footballer)Tony Brown is an Australian rules footballer who has played in the AFL and the SANFL.Recruited from Geelong Falcons, Brown made his AFL debut in 1995 with the St Kilda Football Club...
and Ryan O'Connor (tied) (2001) - Brett EbertBrett EbertBrett Ebert is an Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert and cousin of Port Adelaide's Brad Ebert.-Early career :...
(2003) - Jeremy ClaytonJeremy ClaytonJeremy Clayton is an Australian rules footballer who played at AFL level for the Kangaroos before enjoying great success with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL, winning the Magarey Medal and four consecutive Best and Fairest Awards between 2005-2008.Clayton was originally from Warracknabeal...
(2005)
Club Records
- South Australian Premiers: 36 – 1884, 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
- Champions of Australia: 4 - 1890, 1910, 1913, 1914
- Home Ground: Alberton OvalAlberton OvalAlberton Oval is located in Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and has a capacity of 17,000 people with seated grandstands holding 2,000,...
(1880-present) - Record Attendance at Alberton OvalAlberton OvalAlberton Oval is located in Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and has a capacity of 17,000 people with seated grandstands holding 2,000,...
: 22,738 v Norwood in Round 11, 1977 - Record Attendance: 66,897 v Sturt at Football Park, 1976 SANFLSouth Australian National Football LeagueThe South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
Grand Final - Record Attendance since Adelaide Football Club formation (1991): 46,120 v Central DistrictCentral District BulldogsCentral District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia.-Origins and Background:...
at AAMI StadiumAAMI StadiumFootball Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
, 1996 SANFLSouth Australian National Football LeagueThe South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
Grand Final - Most Games: 392 by Russell EbertRussell EbertRussell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...
(1968-78, 1980-85) - Most Goals in a Season: 153 by Scott HodgesScott HodgesScott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
in 1990 - Most Goals for the Club: 1044 by Tim EvansTim EvansTim Evans is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ....
(1975–86 - 248 games) - Most Years as Coach: 21 by Fos WilliamsFos WilliamsFoster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
(1950–1958, 1962–1973) - Most Premierships as Coach: 10 by John Cahill (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
- Most Years as Captain: 9 by Fos WilliamsFos WilliamsFoster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
(1950–58) - Most Premierships as Captain: 6 by Fos WilliamsFos WilliamsFoster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
(1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958) - Most Best & Fairest Awards: 6 by Russell EbertRussell EbertRussell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...
(1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980) - Highest Score: 37.21 (243) v WoodvilleWoodville Football ClubWoodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
13.4 (82) at Football Park in Round 3, 1980
"Greatest Team": 1870–2000
In June 2001, a five man panel composed of Bob QuinnBob Quinn
Bob, Rob, or Robert Quinn may refer to:* Bob Quinn * Bob Quinn , American baseball executive* Bob Quinn , his grandson, American baseball executive...
, Fos Williams
Fos Williams
Foster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
, Dave Boyd
Dave Boyd
Dave 'Davey' Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL. He is a half forward flanker in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000....
, Russell Ebert
Russell Ebert
Russell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...
and Greg Phillips
Greg Phillips
Greg Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide FC in the SANFL and had a stint with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1980s. He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia....
was given the task of announcing the "Greatest Team" composed of Port Adelaide Magpies players between 1870–2000.
There are 201 premiership medals held by the 22 players in the Greatest Team; 532 state games; 16 Magarey Medals and a long list of football accolades and achievements.
"Greatest Team":
- F: Scott HodgesScott HodgesScott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
, Tim EvansTim EvansTim Evans is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ....
, Bob QuinnBob QuinnBob, Rob, or Robert Quinn may refer to:* Bob Quinn * Bob Quinn , American baseball executive* Bob Quinn , his grandson, American baseball executive...
- HF: Dave BoydDave BoydDave 'Davey' Boyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the SANFL. He is a half forward flanker in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000....
, Les DaymanLes DaymanLes 'Bro' Dayman was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and Footscray in the Victorian Football League ....
, Harold Oliver
- C: Craig BradleyCraig BradleyCraig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....
, Russell EbertRussell EbertRussell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...
, John Cahill
- HB: Neville HayesNeville HayesNeville Hayes was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s, who won two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in the 200m butterfly and the 4x100m medley relay....
, Greg PhillipsGreg PhillipsGreg Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide FC in the SANFL and had a stint with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1980s. He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia....
, Geof MotleyGeof MotleyGeof Motley OAM was an Australian Rules Football player and coach who played for SANFL side Port Adelaide. Motley was born near Alberton Oval, the home ground of the Port Adelaide Football Club, and grew up supporting Port Adelaide....
- B: Dick Russell, John AbleyJohn AbleyJohn Abley was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League between 1950 and 1961....
, Ted Whelan
- Foll: Russell JohnstonRussell Johnston (footballer)Russell Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ....
, "Bull" Reval, Fos WilliamsFos WilliamsFoster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...
- Int: Harry Phillips, Jeff Potter, Peter WoitePeter WoitePeter Woite is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and Glenelg in the SANFL during the 1970s. He is on the interchange bench in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team' from 1870 to 2000....
, Lloyd Zucker
- Coach: Fos WilliamsFos WilliamsFoster Neil "Fos" Williams AM was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League in a career spanning 1946-1978...