# 2015 Port Adelaide Football Club season

The 2015 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 136th year in a senior football competition and its 19th season in the AFL.

## 2015 season
### Pre-season
#### NAB Challenge
##### Week 1

| | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | | |
| Sunday, 8 March 4:10 pm | Port Adelaide 1.11.14 (89) | def. | West Coast 0.7.7 (49) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,212) | Report |

##### Week 2

| | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | | |
| Saturday, 14 March 4:40 pm | Richmond 1.14.10 (103) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.5.7 (37) | Lavington SG (crowd: 8,451) | Report |

##### Week 3

| | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | 2015 NAB Challenge | | |
| Saturday, 21 March 3:40 pm | Port Adelaide 0.13.15 (93) | def. by | Adelaide 3.13.12 (117) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 13,971) | Report |

## AFL season summary

| Rd | Day | Date | Time PM | Opponent | Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Port Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Rd | Day | Date | Time PM | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| 1 | Sun | 5 April | 4:40 | Fremantle | 11.9 (75) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 7 | Subiaco Oval | 34,099 | 10th |
| 2 | Sat | 11 April | 7:10 | Sydney | 6.8 (44) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 48 | Adelaide Oval | 49,765 | 15th |
| 3 | Sat | 18 April | 7:20 | North Melbourne | 16.9 (105) | 17.11 (113) | Won by 8 | Docklands | 22,586 | 13th |
| 4 | Sat | 25 April | 7:10 | Hawthorn | 15.9 (99) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 8 | Adelaide Oval | 50,675 | 13th |
| 5 | Sun | 3 May | 4:10 | Adelaide | 13.13 (91) | 18.7 (115) | Won by 24 | Adelaide Oval (A) | 49,735 | 10th |
| 6 | Sun | 10 May | 4:10 | West Coast | 10.8 (68) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 10 | Adelaide Oval | 38,508 | 10th |
| 7 | Sun | 17 May | 4:40 | Brisbane Lions | 15.12 (102) | 8.17 (65) | Lost by 37 | Gabba | 15,957 | 12th |
| 8 | Sun | 24 May | 4:10 | Richmond | 5.13 (43) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 33 | Adelaide Oval | 45,268 | 13th |
| 9 | Sat | 30 May | 1:40 | Melbourne | 8.6 (54) | 18.7 (115) | Won by 61 | Traegar Park | 4,866 | 11th |
| 10 | Sat | 6 June | 7:10 | Western Bulldogs | 16.4 (100) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 38 | Adelaide Oval | 41,813 | 9th |
| 11 | Fri | 12 June | 7:20 | Geelong | 11.3 (69) | 13.8 (92) | Lost by 23 | Adelaide Oval | 47,058 | 10th |
| 12 | Sat | 20 June | 1:40 | Carlton | 17.8 (110) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 4 | MCG | 27,693 | 12th |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | Thu | 2 July | 7:20 | Sydney | 14.10 (94) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 10 | SCG | 28,316 | 12th |
| 15 | Thu | 9 July | 7:20 | Collingwood | 9.12 (66) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 3 | Adelaide Oval | 45,418 | 12th |
| 16 | Sun | 19 July | 2:50 | Adelaide | 17.11 (113) | 18.8 (116) | Lost by 3 | Adelaide Oval (H) | 54,468 | 12th |
| 17 | Sat | 25 July | 7:20 | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | 20.9 (129) | Won by 13 | Docklands | 23,705 | 12th |
| 18 | Sun | 2 Aug | 12:40 | St Kilda | 17.10 (112) | 6.13 (49) | Won by 63 | Adelaide Oval | 36,850 | 12th |
| 19 | Sat | 8 Aug | 2:10 | Western Bulldogs | 19.14 (128) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 64 | Docklands | 20,590 | 12th |
| 20 | Sat | 15 Aug | 4:05 | Greater Western Sydney | 16.15 (111) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 21 | Adelaide Oval | 33,281 | 12th |
| 21 | Fri | 21 Aug | 7:50 | Hawthorn | 13.8 (86) | 16.12 (108) | Won by 22 | Docklands | 28,657 | 10th |
| 22 | Sat | 29 Aug | 7:20 | Gold Coast | 7.9 (51) | 12.16 (88) | Won by 37 | Carrara | 9,343 | 9th |
| 23 | Sat | 5 Sep | 3:20 | Fremantle | 18.14 (122) | 8.5 (53) | Won by 69 | Adelaide Oval | 38,633 | 9th |
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## Ladder

2015 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Fremantle | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1857 | 1564 | 118.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2330 | 1572 | 148.2 | 66 | Finals series |
| 3 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2452 | 1548 | 158.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2006 | 1578 | 127.1 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1930 | 1568 | 123.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2101 | 1825 | 115.1 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Adelaide | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2107 | 1821 | 115.7 | 54 | Finals series |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2062 | 1937 | 106.5 | 52 | Finals series |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1874 | 106.8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1853 | 1833 | 101.1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1872 | 1891 | 99.0 | 44 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1972 | 1856 | 106.3 | 40 | |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1573 | 2044 | 77.0 | 28 | |
| 14 | St Kilda | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1695 | 2162 | 78.4 | 26 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1580 | 2134 | 74.0 | 24 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1633 | 2240 | 72.9 | 18 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1557 | 2306 | 67.5 | 16 | |
| 18 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1525 | 2354 | 64.8 | 16 | |
* 1 2 The round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, and both teams were awarded two premiership points each.