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News that Port Adelaide Football Club plans to leave the SANFL sent shockwaves through South Australian football, though if we are honest with ourselves, the writing has been on the wall for years. Port Adelaide Chief Executive Matthew Richardson confirmed that once our current Adelaide Oval licence agreement finishes at the end of 2028, the…

There’s a specific smell that defines the back corridors of Alberton Oval: leather grease, damp grass, liniment, and decades of sweat shed in pursuit of one non-negotiable directive: winning premierships. On this blog, we spend plenty of time debating politics, tactics, selections, and what “the Port Adelaide way” actually means. But if you want the…

The Port Adelaide Football Club has always been about wins and losses, our stated mission is that we exist to win premierships, and in that light 2026 can’t be seen as anything but a failure at the PAFC. And if you look strictly at the win-loss column this season, it would be easy to throw…

There was a time when wearing the Port Adelaide jumper carried an unspoken, unbreakable contract. You won premierships, or you died trying. If you couldn’t handle the heat, you were shown the door. Today? We seem to be watching the dismantling of the most successful football team in Australia, and the silence from Alberton is…

There are wins that tick a box on a premiership ladder, and then there are wins that realign the very universe of the Port Adelaide Football Club. Saturday night’s Showdown victory was the latter. For years, the faithful have sat in the stands of the Adelaide Oval watching a version of this club that felt…

Listening to Phil Davis on SEN this morning talking about Essendon’s coaching situation, something he said stood out. Before even discussing who the next coach should be, he said he would want a full review of the football club. He would want to understand the external influences and coteries, know what the water cooler conversations…

The AFL didn’t just adjust the draft today, it further ingrained the gap between the way it prioritises clubs that do and do not align with its strategic and financial goals. The changes to the father-son and academy bidding system tighten the discounts and the quality of picks required when clubs match bids, particularly in…

The AFL never stops adjusting the system. Just when clubs think they understand the landscape, the rules shift again. The latest proposed changes to father son and NGA access are a perfect example, and once again, it is clubs like the Port Adelaide Football Club that look set to wear it. The changes centre around…

When David Koch speaks, Port Adelaide people listen. Not always because they agree, but because his words reveal the direction of the club. His recent claim that Port Adelaide will never use the word rebuild sounds strong on the surface. It speaks to stability and competitiveness. But it also highlights the mindset that has kept…

There are moments in a footy club’s journey where a decision says more than a press conference ever could. This is one of them. Congratulations to Zak Butters on being named stand-in captain of the Port Adelaide Football Club, and just as importantly, credit to Josh Carr for having the conviction to make the call.…