Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)

Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
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Names
Full name	Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
2007 season
Leading goalkicker	Brett LeCras
Best and fairest	Jeremy Clayton
Club details
Founded	1870
Competition	South Australian National Football League
Chairman	Robert Cope
Coach	Tony Bamford
Captain(s)	Mark Clayton
Ground(s)	Alberton Oval (capacity: 15,000)
Other information
Official website	www.portmagpies.com.au
Guernsey:

The Australian Rules football club formerly known as the Port Adelaide Football Club, was re-branded as the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1996 after a licence to enter the AFL (Australian Football League) was granted to the club. From that decision, two clubs effectively existed, allowing an AFL entity (PAFC Power), which shares the heritage of its SANFL roots, to play in the AFL competition while the other, (PAMFC), continued the Magpies presence and history in the SANFL. The PAMFC has added on 2 premierships in that time, to take the club's overall tally to 36.

History

The Port Adelaide Football Club was first founded on 20 April 1870, and played its first match on 24 May at Buck's Flat in Glanville^[2] (in comparison, Manchester United was founded in 1878, and the sport of basketball invented in 1891). 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); it 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 Magpies". 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".^[3] In the 1950s under coach Fos Williams, the club was exceptionally dominant in the league, winning seven premierships, including six in a row.^[1]

Over the twentieth century, the Victorian Football League became richer than its interstate counterparts, 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 latter expanded into Perth, Sydney and Brisbane over the 1980s, and after it renamed itself the Australian Football League in 1989, Port Adelaide reached an agreement to join.^[4]

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 retain and continue in the SANFL. The AFL entity was renamed "Power", wearing black, teal, white, and silver colours. The SANFL entity was re-named as the "Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club". The PAMFC and the PAFC (Power) would therefore be able share the statistical history of the former-PAFC from 1870 to 1996, even though 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. In keeping with tradition, Steven guided the club to three more premierships (1 in 1996 as the previous PAFC + 2 with the PAMFC) before announcing his resignation at the end of the 2003 season. In 2003 Brett Ebert created history by becoming the first son of a Magarey Medallist to also claim the coveted award.

2005 saw club legend John Cahill return to coach the Magpies for 1 year, leading the Club to finish in 3rd position and really set the Club up for an exciting and successful future once again. Recruit Jeremy Clayton dominated the competition until a devastating ruptured spleen in the Qualifying Final victory over the Eagles ended his season and meant that he had to watch from his hospital bed as he took out the 2005 Magarey Medal. In 2006 Tim Ginever, who was Cahill’s assistant in 2005, took over the reins as senior coach together with the appointment of Mark Clayton as the new Club Captain.

SANFL Premierships (36 — Australian Record)

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 — Australian Record)

1890, 1910, 1913 and 1914

Magarey Medal (SANFL) winners

• Stan Malin (1899)
• Jack Mack (1907)
• Sampson Hosking (1910 & 1915)
• Jack Ashley (1914)
• Charlie Adams (1921)
• Peter Bampton (1925)
• Bob Quinn (1938 & 1945)
• Dave Boyd (1956)
• Geof Motley (1964)
• Trevor Obst (1967)
• Russell Ebert (1971, 1974, 1976 & 1980)
• Peter Woite (1975)
• Greg Anderson (1986)
• Scott Hodges (1990)
• Nathan Buckley (1992)
• Tony Brown and Ryan O'Connor (tied) (2001)
• Brett Ebert (2003)
• Jeremy Clayton (2005)

Records

• Most Goals: 1044 by Tim Evans (1975–86)
• Most Goals in a Season: 153 by Scott Hodges (1990)
• Most Years as Coach: 21 by Fos Williams (1950–58, 1962–73)
• Most Years as Captain: 9 by Fos Williams (1950–58)

The Club's "Greatest Team" (1870–2000)

In June 2001, a five man panel composed of Bob Quinn, 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.

The "Greatest Team":

• F: Scott Hodges, Tim Evans, Bob Quinn

• HF: Dave Boyd, Les Dayman, Harold Oliver

• C: Craig Bradley, Russell Ebert, John Cahill

• HB: Neville Hayes, Greg Phillips, Geof Motley

• B: Dick Russell, John Abley, Ted Whelan

• Foll: Russell Johnston, "Bull" Reval, Fos Williams

• Int: Harry Phillips, Jeff Potter, Peter Woite, Lloyd Zucker

• Coach: Fos Williams

Coaches and Current 2007 playing list

Coaches Past & Present:

Stephen Williams (1997–2003), Matthew Knights (2004), John Cahill (2005) and Tim Ginever (2006–08)

Player List as of the start of the SANFL 2008 season:

1 Corey AhChee (captain)   2 Jeremy Clayton (dv/capt)   3 Sam Mardlin   4 Tom Carr   6 Justin Perkins   7 Brad Murray   8 Vin Rugolo   9 Daniel Lees   10 Harry Miller

12 Julian Wait 13 Mark Dolling 14 Daniel Elstone 15 Kristian DePasquale 16 Luke Saunders 17 Matthew Lokan 18 Mark Clayton 19 Matthew King 20 Josh Thurgood 21 Steven Eichner 22 Tyson Wait

43 Daniel Hargraves 24 Joel Perry 25 Daniel Batson 26 Matthew Lobbe 27 James Meiklejohn 29 Ivan Maric 30 Todd Hughes 31 Shayne Biacsi 32 Kerren Hall 33 Steven Summerton 39 Kyle Jenner 41 Clive Waterhouse 44 Zane Kirkwood 46 Josh Taylor 48 Casey Carr 51 Troy Wilkey

Affiliated Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power players

The following Adelaide Crows and Port players originally played for the Port Adelaide Magpies:

Adelaide Crows:

• Ivan Maric
• Scott Stevens
• Scott Thompson
• Andrew Mcleod
• Graham Johncock

Port Adelaide Power:

• Warren Tredrea
• Peter Burgoyne
• Shaun Burgoyne
• Brett Ebert
• Jacob Surjan
• Nathan Krakouer

See also

• Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL)
• South Australian National Football League
• Australian rules football

External links

• Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club – Official Website
• Full Points Footy History of Port Adelaide Magpies
• South Australian Football League – Official Website