# 2011 Port Adelaide Football Club season

The 2011 AFL season was the 15th season contested by the Port Adelaide Football Club, and was Matthew Primus's first full year as senior coach of the club.
Domenic Cassisi was confirmed to retain the captaincy for the 2011 season as part of a seven-man leadership group.
Port Adelaide recorded its worst ever season in the AFL, with only three wins in the year, against Adelaide in Round 4, Richmond in Round 10, and Melbourne in Round 24. They also became the first team to lose to expansion club Gold Coast after Port's Justin Westhoff missed a kick after the siren that would have won the game for Port Adelaide. Port narrowly avoided last place on the ladder and the wooden spoon with their final round win over Melbourne, which lifted them above Gold Coast on the ladder.

## 2011 results
### Pre-season
#### NAB Cup
##### Group stages

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Friday, 11 February 8:20 pm | Melbourne 0.5.6 (36) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.2.6 (27) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,202) | Report |
| Friday, 11 February 9:25 pm | Adelaide 0.6.4 (40) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.1.2 (8) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 18,202) | Report |
| Port Adelaide lost both matches in Round 1 of the NAB Cup, and were knocked out of the competition. ||||||

#### NAB Challenge
##### First round

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Friday 25 February 7:00 pm | Port Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. by | Richmond 14.8 (92) | Traeger Park | Report |

##### Second round

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | |
| Friday 4 March 7:00 pm | Port Adelaide 19.21 (135) | def. | Geelong 7.9 (51) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 4,110) | Report |

##### Third round

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Saturday 12 March 4:00 pm | Port Adelaide 21.13 (139) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 6.8. (44) | Willaston Oval, Willaston, South Australia (crowd: 4,164) | Report |

### Home and Away season
#### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Saturday, 26 March 2:10pm | Collingwood | def. | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 35,773) | Report |
| | 6.1 (37) 13.3 (81) 18.6 (114) 24.11 (155) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.1 (19) 5.6 (36) 11.6 (72) 12.8 (80) | Umpires: Vozzo, Jennings, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Sports | Umpires: Vozzo, Jennings, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Sports |
| Dawes 4 Swan, Blair 3 Buckley, Cloke, Johnson, Beams 2 Macaffer, Jolly, Krakouer, Brown, O'Brien, Didak 1 | Dawes 4 Swan, Blair 3 Buckley, Cloke, Johnson, Beams 2 Macaffer, Jolly, Krakouer, Brown, O'Brien, Didak 1 | Goals | Westhoff 4 Thomas 3 Irons 2 Schulz, Cassisi, Boak 1 | Westhoff 4 Thomas 3 Irons 2 Schulz, Cassisi, Boak 1 |
| Swan, Johnson, Dawes, Pendlebury, Thomas, Krakouer, Blair | Swan, Johnson, Dawes, Pendlebury, Thomas, Krakouer, Blair | Best | Thomas, Westhoff, Gray, K. Cornes, Salopek, Boak | Thomas, Westhoff, Gray, K. Cornes, Salopek, Boak |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Schulz (knee) | Schulz (knee) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | |
| Saturday, 2 April 2:40pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | West Coast | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,214) | Report |
| | 2.3 (15) 7.3 (45) 12.4 (76) 15.8 (98) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.7 (25) 9.10 (64) 12.16 (88) 16.20 (116) | Umpires: Grun, Schmitt, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Sports | Umpires: Grun, Schmitt, Mollison Television broadcast: Fox Sports |
| Gray 4 Davenport 3 C. Cornes 2 Irons, Cassisi, Pearce, Boak, Brogan, D. Stewart 1 | Gray 4 Davenport 3 C. Cornes 2 Irons, Cassisi, Pearce, Boak, Brogan, D. Stewart 1 | Goals | Embley 4 Kennedy, Shuey 3 Nicoski 2 Darling, Ebert, Lynch, Rosa 1 | Embley 4 Kennedy, Shuey 3 Nicoski 2 Darling, Ebert, Lynch, Rosa 1 |
| Boak, Gray, Broadbent, P. Stewart, Rodan | Boak, Gray, Broadbent, P. Stewart, Rodan | Best | Embley, Cox, Shuey, Rosa, Kerr, Priddis, Kennedy | Embley, Cox, Shuey, Rosa, Kerr, Priddis, Kennedy |
| Salopek (hamstring), Cassisi (knee), Pittard (knee) | Salopek (hamstring), Cassisi (knee), Pittard (knee) | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Sunday, 10 April 2:10pm | Geelong | def. | Port Adelaide | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 22,420) | Report |
| | 2.6 (18) 6.11 (47) 11.14 (80) 17.20 (122) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.5 (11) 2.5 (17) 5.7 (37) 6.7 (43) | Umpires: Stewart, Hay, Wenn Television broadcast: Channel 7 | Umpires: Stewart, Hay, Wenn Television broadcast: Channel 7 |
| Chapman, Menzel, Bartel, Duncan 2 Johnson, Hunt, Stokes, Ling, Podsiadly, Ottens, Hawkins, Corey, Christensen 1 | Chapman, Menzel, Bartel, Duncan 2 Johnson, Hunt, Stokes, Ling, Podsiadly, Ottens, Hawkins, Corey, Christensen 1 | Goals | Gray 2 Westhoff, D.Stewart, C. Cornes, Hartlett 1 | Gray 2 Westhoff, D.Stewart, C. Cornes, Hartlett 1 |
| Bartel, Selwood, Kelly, Ottens, Ling, Chapman, Duncan | Bartel, Selwood, Kelly, Ottens, Ling, Chapman, Duncan | Best | Boak, Gray, Pittard, Pearce, Broadbent | Boak, Gray, Pittard, Pearce, Broadbent |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | | |
| Saturday, 16 April 7:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. | Adelaide | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143) | Report |
| | 0.3 (3) 6.6 (42) 11.7 (73) 14.14 (98) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 7.11 (53) 9.12 (66) | Umpires: Bowen, Wenn, Pannell Television broadcast: Fox Sports | Umpires: Bowen, Wenn, Pannell Television broadcast: Fox Sports |
| Rodan 4 Gray, Motlop, Westhoff 2 Surjan, C. Cornes, O'Shea, Salopek 1 | Rodan 4 Gray, Motlop, Westhoff 2 Surjan, C. Cornes, O'Shea, Salopek 1 | Goals | Walker 2 Douglas, Tippett, S. Thompson, L. Thompson, McKernan, Jaensch, Vince 1 | Walker 2 Douglas, Tippett, S. Thompson, L. Thompson, McKernan, Jaensch, Vince 1 |
| Westhoff, Rodan, Brogan, Boak, Chaplin, Pittard | Westhoff, Rodan, Brogan, Boak, Chaplin, Pittard | Best | S. Thompson, Van Berlo, Rutten, Douglas | S. Thompson, Van Berlo, Rutten, Douglas |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | | |
| Saturday, 23 April 7:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Gold Coast | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,287) | Report |
| | 5.3 (33) 9.5 (59) 14.7 (91) 15.11 (101) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 5.6 (36) 9.9 (63) 15.14 (104) | Umpires: Kennedy, Leppard, Hay Television broadcast: Fox Sports and One HD | Umpires: Kennedy, Leppard, Hay Television broadcast: Fox Sports and One HD |
| Motlop 4 Surjan, Hartlett 2 Westhoff, C. Cornes, Trengove, Boak, Ebert, D.Stewart, Davenport 1 | Motlop 4 Surjan, Hartlett 2 Westhoff, C. Cornes, Trengove, Boak, Ebert, D.Stewart, Davenport 1 | Goals | Brandon Matera 4 Rischitelli, Dixon, Russell 2 Brennan, Smith, McKenzie, Ablett, Bennell 1 | Brandon Matera 4 Rischitelli, Dixon, Russell 2 Brennan, Smith, McKenzie, Ablett, Bennell 1 |
| Westhoff, Motlop, Surjan, Hartlett | Westhoff, Motlop, Surjan, Hartlett | Best | Rischitelli, Brandon Matera, Dixon, Ablett, Swallow | Rischitelli, Brandon Matera, Dixon, Ablett, Swallow |
| Dean Brogan replaced by Daniel Stewart | Dean Brogan replaced by Daniel Stewart | Injuries | Matt Shaw replaced by Maverick Weller | Matt Shaw replaced by Maverick Weller |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | | |
| Saturday, 30 April 2:10pm | North Melbourne | def. | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16, 014) | Report |
| | 4.5 (29) 7.12 (54) 13.20 (98) 18.25 (133) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.4 (16) 4.6 (30) 8.9 (57) 10.13 (73) | Umpires: Leppard, Schmitt, Findlay Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Leppard, Schmitt, Findlay Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Harvey, Wright 3 Speight, Hansen 2 Firrito, Anthony, Thomas, Swallow, Harper, Goldstein, Petrie, Atley 1 | Harvey, Wright 3 Speight, Hansen 2 Firrito, Anthony, Thomas, Swallow, Harper, Goldstein, Petrie, Atley 1 | Goals | Motlop 4 Ebert 2 Westhoff, Brogan, Gray, Broadbent 1 | Motlop 4 Ebert 2 Westhoff, Brogan, Gray, Broadbent 1 |
| Harvey, Goldstein, Anthony, Grima, Rawlings, Adams, Firrito, Wright | Harvey, Goldstein, Anthony, Grima, Rawlings, Adams, Firrito, Wright | Best | Hartlett, K.Cornes, Motlop, Brogan | Hartlett, K.Cornes, Motlop, Brogan |
| Jack Ziebell (Calf), Lachlan Hansen (Back) | Jack Ziebell (Calf), Lachlan Hansen (Back) | Injuries | Daniel Stewart replaced by Mitch Banner in the selected squad | Daniel Stewart replaced by Mitch Banner in the selected squad |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | | |
| Friday, 6 May 8:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Hawthorn | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,819) | Report |
| | 5.1 (31) 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65) 10.12 (72) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.5 (23) 7.7 (49) 10.11 (71) 15.14 (104) | Umpires: Nicholls, Ryan, Armstrong Television broadcast: 7Mate & Main Event | Umpires: Nicholls, Ryan, Armstrong Television broadcast: 7Mate & Main Event |
| Gray 2 Pearce, Ebert, Westhoff, Pittard, Hartlett, Schulz, Motlop, Hitchcock 1 | Gray 2 Pearce, Ebert, Westhoff, Pittard, Hartlett, Schulz, Motlop, Hitchcock 1 | Goals | Renouf 3, Franklin 3 Savage 2 Mitchell, Shiels, Whitecross, Sewell, Hodge, Bateman, Smith 1 | Renouf 3, Franklin 3 Savage 2 Mitchell, Shiels, Whitecross, Sewell, Hodge, Bateman, Smith 1 |
| Hartlett, Pearce, Brogan, Rodan, Chaplin | Hartlett, Pearce, Brogan, Rodan, Chaplin | Best | Mitchell, Shiels, Renouf, Bateman, Sewell, Birchall | Mitchell, Shiels, Renouf, Bateman, Sewell, Birchall |
| David Rodan (right knee) | David Rodan (right knee) | Injuries | David Hale (back) | David Hale (back) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | | |
| Saturday, 14 May 2:40pm | Sydney | def. | Port Adelaide | SCG (crowd: 20,719) | Report |
| | 3.5 (23) 5.6 (36) 12.11 (83) 18.13 (121) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 4.3 (27) 8.5 (53) 9.5 (59) | Umpires: Schmitt, Meredith, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Schmitt, Meredith, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Reid 3 Everitt, Goodes, Kennedy, Hannebery 2 Bird, McVeigh, Bolton, Smith, McGlynn, Roberts-Thomson, Jetta 1 | Reid 3 Everitt, Goodes, Kennedy, Hannebery 2 Bird, McVeigh, Bolton, Smith, McGlynn, Roberts-Thomson, Jetta 1 | Goals | Schulz, Motlop 2 Boak, Thomas, Logan, Chaplin, Phillips 1 | Schulz, Motlop 2 Boak, Thomas, Logan, Chaplin, Phillips 1 |
| Bolton, Kennedy, Goodes, Grundy, O’Keefe | Bolton, Kennedy, Goodes, Grundy, O’Keefe | Best | Boak, Chaplin, Thomas, Hartlett | Boak, Chaplin, Thomas, Hartlett |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | | |
| Saturday, 21 May 2:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Fremantle | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,274) | Report |
| | 2.2 (14) 5.3 (33) 11.4 (70) 14.6 (90) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 7.3 (45) 13.8 (86) 19.11 (125) 21.16 (142) | Umpires: McBurney, Leppard, Wenn Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: McBurney, Leppard, Wenn Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Gray, Schulz 3 Phillips, K. Cornes, Hartlett, Westhoff, Pittard, Moore, Jacobs, Boak 1 | Gray, Schulz 3 Phillips, K. Cornes, Hartlett, Westhoff, Pittard, Moore, Jacobs, Boak 1 | Goals | Bradley 3 Mayne, Palmer, Pearce, Pavlich, Fyfe, Roberton Lower, Ballantyne, Hill, Crowley, Broughton, Sandilands 1 | Bradley 3 Mayne, Palmer, Pearce, Pavlich, Fyfe, Roberton Lower, Ballantyne, Hill, Crowley, Broughton, Sandilands 1 |
| Broadbent, Gray, Boak, Jacobs, Pittard | Broadbent, Gray, Boak, Jacobs, Pittard | Best | Fyfe, Lower, Pavlich, Bradley, Crowley, Mundy, Broughton | Fyfe, Lower, Pavlich, Bradley, Crowley, Mundy, Broughton |
| Brett Ebert omitted for Cam O'Shea | Brett Ebert omitted for Cam O'Shea | Injuries | Aaron Sandilands(ankle) | Aaron Sandilands(ankle) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | | |
| Saturday, 28 May 8:10pm | Richmond | def. by | Port Adelaide | TIO Stadium (crowd: 11,506) | Report |
| | 1.2 (8) 4.9 (33) 7.10 (52) 10.14 (74) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.4 (10) 3.6 (24) 9.9 (63) 13.11 (89) | Umpires: Farmer, Kamolins, Ryan Television broadcast: One HD | Umpires: Farmer, Kamolins, Ryan Television broadcast: One HD |
| Riewoldt 3 King 2 Nahas, Grigg, Jackson, Martin, Vickery 1 | Riewoldt 3 King 2 Nahas, Grigg, Jackson, Martin, Vickery 1 | Goals | Gray 4 Schulz 3 Boak, Broadbent, Jacobs, O'Shea, Phillips, Westhoff 1 | Gray 4 Schulz 3 Boak, Broadbent, Jacobs, O'Shea, Phillips, Westhoff 1 |
| Houli, Foley, Jackson, Nahas, Grigg, Martin | Houli, Foley, Jackson, Nahas, Grigg, Martin | Best | Brogan, Gray, Westhoff, Boak, Broadbent, K. Cornes, Pearce | Brogan, Gray, Westhoff, Boak, Broadbent, K. Cornes, Pearce |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | | |
| Sunday, 5 June 7:40pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Carlton | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,192) | Report |
| | 4.2 (26) 6.4 (40) 7.7 (49) 7.7 (49) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.3 (21) 5.7 (37) 9.11 (65) 16.15 (111) | Umpires: Kennedy, Stevic, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Kennedy, Stevic, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Westhoff 3 Motlop, Broadbent, Schulz, Boak 1 | Westhoff 3 Motlop, Broadbent, Schulz, Boak 1 | Goals | Walker 6 Garlett 4 Betts 2 Ellard, Robinson, Murphy, Yarran 1 | Walker 6 Garlett 4 Betts 2 Ellard, Robinson, Murphy, Yarran 1 |
| Westhoff, Thomas, Broadbent, Chaplin, Boak | Westhoff, Thomas, Broadbent, Chaplin, Boak | Best | Walker, Robinson, Murphy, Thornton, Scotland, Simpson | Walker, Robinson, Murphy, Thornton, Scotland, Simpson |
| Dean Brogan (finger, knee) | Dean Brogan (finger, knee) | Injuries | Michael Jamison (ankle) | Michael Jamison (ankle) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 12

| Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 |
| Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide |

#### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | | |
| Sunday, 19 June 2:40pm | West Coast | def. | Port Adelaide | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 35,059) | Report |
| | 3.6 (24) 8.11 (59) 11.14 (80) 15.20 (110) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.3 (9) 3.8 (26) 8.9 (57) 13.10 (88) | Umpires: Farmer, Margetts, Dalgleish Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Farmer, Margetts, Dalgleish Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| LeCras 4 Hurn, Kennedy 3 A.Selwood, Priddis, Naitanui, Ebert, S.Selwood 1 | LeCras 4 Hurn, Kennedy 3 A.Selwood, Priddis, Naitanui, Ebert, S.Selwood 1 | Goals | Boak 3 Gray, Pearce, Westhoff, D.Stewart, Phillips, Trengove, Hartlett, O'Shea, Logan, Schulz 1 | Boak 3 Gray, Pearce, Westhoff, D.Stewart, Phillips, Trengove, Hartlett, O'Shea, Logan, Schulz 1 |
| Hurn, Priddis, LeCras, Rosa, Kerr, Glass | Hurn, Priddis, LeCras, Rosa, Kerr, Glass | Best | Boak, Cassisi, Pearce, K.Cornes, Logan, Thomas | Boak, Cassisi, Pearce, K.Cornes, Logan, Thomas |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | | |
| Sunday, 26 June 4:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | North Melbourne | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 17,275) | Report |
| | 5.3 (33) 9.4 (58) 10.5 (65) 14.7 (91) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 5.0 (30) 12.4 (76) 18.8 (116) 21.10 (136) | Umpires: Nicholls, Schmitt, Hay Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Nicholls, Schmitt, Hay Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Schulz 3 Phillips, Rodan, M.Thomas 2 Moore, Gray, Westhoff, D. Stewart, Hartlett 1 | Schulz 3 Phillips, Rodan, M.Thomas 2 Moore, Gray, Westhoff, D. Stewart, Hartlett 1 | Goals | Petrie 4 Harvey 3 Edwards, Pedersen, Greenwood 2 Ziebell, Adams, L.Thomas, Goldstein, Wells, Swallow, Cunnington, Anthony 1 | Petrie 4 Harvey 3 Edwards, Pedersen, Greenwood 2 Ziebell, Adams, L.Thomas, Goldstein, Wells, Swallow, Cunnington, Anthony 1 |
| Cassisi, Pearce, Schulz, Phillips, Lobbe | Cassisi, Pearce, Schulz, Phillips, Lobbe | Best | Goldstein, Petrie, Ziebell, Wells, Adams, Pedersen, Greenwood | Goldstein, Petrie, Ziebell, Wells, Adams, Pedersen, Greenwood |
| Dean Brogan (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Matthew Lobbe, Jasper Pittard (hamstring), Hamish Hartlett (dislocated shoulder), Alipate Carlile (groin) | Dean Brogan (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Matthew Lobbe, Jasper Pittard (hamstring), Hamish Hartlett (dislocated shoulder), Alipate Carlile (groin) | Injuries | Sam Wright replaced in selected side by Kieran Harper, Adams (ankle) | Sam Wright replaced in selected side by Kieran Harper, Adams (ankle) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | | |
| Sunday, 3 July 1:10pm | Brisbane Lions | def. | Port Adelaide | Gabba (crowd: 17,276) | Report |
| | 4.1 (25) 7.3 (45) 13.5 (83) 15.9 (99) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.2 (26) 8.5 (53) 13.6 (84) 13.10 (88) | Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports | Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Ryan Television broadcast: FoxSports |
| Brown 4 Power 3 McGrath, Sheldon, Karnezis 2 Bewick, Stiller 1 | Brown 4 Power 3 McGrath, Sheldon, Karnezis 2 Bewick, Stiller 1 | Goals | Schulz 7 Ebert 2 Cassisi, Gray, Rodan, Phillips 1 | Schulz 7 Ebert 2 Cassisi, Gray, Rodan, Phillips 1 |
| Black, Brown, Power, McGrath, Adcock, Raines | Black, Brown, Power, McGrath, Adcock, Raines | Best | Schulz, Hartlett, Cassisi, Gray, Boak | Schulz, Hartlett, Cassisi, Gray, Boak |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | | |
| Sunday, 10 July 2:40pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | St Kilda | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,887) | Report |
| | 1.2 (8) 4.2 (26) 4.4 (28) 8.5 (53) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.2 (26) 9.3 (57) 12.6 (78) 17.7 (109) | Umpires: McBurney, Stewart, Dalgleish Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: McBurney, Stewart, Dalgleish Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Schulz, Hitchcock 2 Gray, D.Stewart, Pearce, Broadbent 1 | Schulz, Hitchcock 2 Gray, D.Stewart, Pearce, Broadbent 1 | Goals | Riewoldt, Gamble 4 Milne 3 Dal Santo 2 Montagna, Steven, Schneider, Goddard 1 | Riewoldt, Gamble 4 Milne 3 Dal Santo 2 Montagna, Steven, Schneider, Goddard 1 |
| Hartlett, Gray, Cassisi, Schulz, Logan | Hartlett, Gray, Cassisi, Schulz, Logan | Best | Dal Santo, Goddard, Gamble, Steven, Riewoldt, McEvoy, Dempster | Dal Santo, Goddard, Gamble, Steven, Riewoldt, McEvoy, Dempster |
| Jackson Trengove (Forearm) | Jackson Trengove (Forearm) | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | | |
| Saturday, 16 July 8:10pm | Melbourne | def. | Port Adelaide | TIO Stadium (crowd: 7,255) | Report |
| | 6.2 (38) 9.6 (60) 16.8 (104) 17.11 (113) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 6.4 (40) 10.5 (65) 14.8 (92) | Umpires: Dalgleish, Armstrong, Jeffery | Umpires: Dalgleish, Armstrong, Jeffery |
| Jurrah, Maric, Petterd 3 Green, Martin 2 Gysberts, Jones, Nicholson, Sylvia 1 | Jurrah, Maric, Petterd 3 Green, Martin 2 Gysberts, Jones, Nicholson, Sylvia 1 | Goals | Banner, C.Cornes 3 Gray, Hitchcock 2 Cassisi, Hartlett, Pearce, Thomas 1 | Banner, C.Cornes 3 Gray, Hitchcock 2 Cassisi, Hartlett, Pearce, Thomas 1 |
| Petterd, Martin, Sylvia, Moloney, Frawley, Trengove, Maric, Jurrah | Petterd, Martin, Sylvia, Moloney, Frawley, Trengove, Maric, Jurrah | Best | C.Cornes, Thomas, Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Pearce, K.Cornes, Hartlett, Jacobs | C.Cornes, Thomas, Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Pearce, K.Cornes, Hartlett, Jacobs |
| Scully (knee) | Scully (knee) | Injuries | Thomas (eye) | Thomas (eye) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 18

| Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 |
| Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide |

#### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | | |
| Sunday, 31 July 4:10pm | Adelaide | def. | Port Adelaide | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,586) | Report |
| | 3.4 (22) 8.7 (55) 13.10 (88) 16.15 (111) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.5 (11) 4.9 (33) 9.10 (64) 11.13 (79) | Umpires: Margetts, Schmitt, Hay Television broadcast: Channel 7 | Umpires: Margetts, Schmitt, Hay Television broadcast: Channel 7 |
| Walker 4 Wright, Gunston, Sloane 2 Otten, Henderson, Jacobs, Doughty, Maric, Mackay 1 | Walker 4 Wright, Gunston, Sloane 2 Otten, Henderson, Jacobs, Doughty, Maric, Mackay 1 | Goals | Hitchcock 3 Schulz, Ebert, C. Cornes 2 Westhoff, Thomas 1 | Hitchcock 3 Schulz, Ebert, C. Cornes 2 Westhoff, Thomas 1 |
| van Berlo, Vince, Thompson, Sloane, Johncock, Walker, Dangerfield | van Berlo, Vince, Thompson, Sloane, Johncock, Walker, Dangerfield | Best | Boak, Pearce, Hitchcock, Cassisi, Hartlett, Gray | Boak, Pearce, Hitchcock, Cassisi, Hartlett, Gray |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Jay Schulz (foot and back), Jack Trengove (knee swelling), Tom Logan (foot) | Jay Schulz (foot and back), Jack Trengove (knee swelling), Tom Logan (foot) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | | |
| Saturday, 6 August 7:10pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Collingwood | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 21,863) | Report |
| | 0.1 (1) 1.1 (7) 2.2 (14) 3.3 (21) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 6.5 (41) 12.12 (84) 16.16 (112) 23.21 (159) | Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Ryan Television broadcast: Ten/One | Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Ryan Television broadcast: Ten/One |
| Banner 2 D. Stewart 1 | Banner 2 D. Stewart 1 | Goals | Blair 4 Cloke, Beams, Swan 3 Brown, Krakouer 2 Rounds, Jolly, Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Fasolo, Ball 1 | Blair 4 Cloke, Beams, Swan 3 Brown, Krakouer 2 Rounds, Jolly, Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Fasolo, Ball 1 |
| Boak, Cassisi, Banner, Lobbe | Boak, Cassisi, Banner, Lobbe | Best | Beams, Davis, Swan, Blair, Ball, Cloke, Thomas, Krakouer | Beams, Davis, Swan, Blair, Ball, Cloke, Thomas, Krakouer |
| David Rodan (omitted) replaced in selected side by Jason Davenport, Pittard (hamstring) | David Rodan (omitted) replaced in selected side by Jason Davenport, Pittard (hamstring) | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 21

| | Round 21 | Round 21 | Round 21 | | |
| Saturday, 13 August 2:10pm | Hawthorn | def. | Port Adelaide | MCG (crowd: 27,532) | Report |
| | 8.1 (43) 17.4 (106) 23.6 (144) 31.11 (197) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.2 (2) 2.2 (14) 5.2 (32) 5.2 (32) | Umpires: Schmitt, Armstrong, Keating Television broadcast: Ten | Umpires: Schmitt, Armstrong, Keating Television broadcast: Ten |
| Franklin 8 Rioli 6 Mitchell, Smith, Breust, Lewis 2 Bailey, Birchall, Hale, Hodge, Sewell, Suckling, Shiels, Whitecross, Bateman 1 | Franklin 8 Rioli 6 Mitchell, Smith, Breust, Lewis 2 Bailey, Birchall, Hale, Hodge, Sewell, Suckling, Shiels, Whitecross, Bateman 1 | Goals | Banner, Butcher, Hitchcock, Schulz, Rodan 1 | Banner, Butcher, Hitchcock, Schulz, Rodan 1 |
| Mitchell, Lewis, Franklin, Rioli, Puopolo, Guerra, Gibson, Birchall | Mitchell, Lewis, Franklin, Rioli, Puopolo, Guerra, Gibson, Birchall | Best | Cassisi, Butcher, Lobbe, Jonas | Cassisi, Butcher, Lobbe, Jonas |
| Brad Sewell (back) | Brad Sewell (back) | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |
| This was Port Adelaide's largest ever loss, and the most points they had ever conceded in a single match, both eclipsing the records set the previous week. ||||||

#### Round 22

| | Round 22 | Round 22 | Round 22 | | |
| Sunday, 21 August 2:40pm | Port Adelaide | def. by | Western Bulldogs | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 14,169) | Report |
| | 1.0 (6) 4.1 (25) 9.3 (57) 15.7 (97) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 10.3 (63) 15.9 (99) 22.12 (144) 24.13 (157) | Umpires: Leppard, Grun, Kamolins Television broadcast: Channel 7 | Umpires: Leppard, Grun, Kamolins Television broadcast: Channel 7 |
| Butcher 6 Banner 3 Stewart, Motlop, Gray, Rodan, Westhoff, Cassisi 1 | Butcher 6 Banner 3 Stewart, Motlop, Gray, Rodan, Westhoff, Cassisi 1 | Goals | Hall 6 Tutt 4 Boyd 3 Djerrkura, Grant, Giansiracusa, Ward 2 Griffen, Jones, Veszpremi 1 | Hall 6 Tutt 4 Boyd 3 Djerrkura, Grant, Giansiracusa, Ward 2 Griffen, Jones, Veszpremi 1 |
| Butcher, Trengove, Banner, Lobbe | Butcher, Trengove, Banner, Lobbe | Best | Boyd, Tutt, Cross, Liberatore, Hall, Higgins, Djerrkura | Boyd, Tutt, Cross, Liberatore, Hall, Higgins, Djerrkura |
| Tom Logan (cut eye) | Tom Logan (cut eye) | Injuries | Luke Dahlhaus (soreness) | Luke Dahlhaus (soreness) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 23

| | Round 23 | Round 23 | Round 23 | | |
| Saturday, 28 August 4:40pm | Essendon | def. | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 34,489) | Report |
| | 5.1 (31) 9.5 (59) 10.12 (72) 17.18 (120) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.5 (29) 10.7 (67) 13.10 (88) 17.11 (113) | Umpires: Hay, Jennings, McInerney Television broadcast: Channel 7 | Umpires: Hay, Jennings, McInerney Television broadcast: Channel 7 |
| Hurley 4 Davey, Jetta, Carlisle 2 Reimers, Ryder, Zaharakis, Colyer, Monfries, Heppell, Hille 1 | Hurley 4 Davey, Jetta, Carlisle 2 Reimers, Ryder, Zaharakis, Colyer, Monfries, Heppell, Hille 1 | Goals | Gray 6 Butcher 4 Schulz 3 Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Salopek 1 | Gray 6 Butcher 4 Schulz 3 Banner, Cassisi, O'Shea, Salopek 1 |
| Hurley, Hille, Zaharakis, Heppell, Watson, Colyer | Hurley, Hille, Zaharakis, Heppell, Watson, Colyer | Best | Gray, Rodan, Boak, Butcher, Schulz, Motlop | Gray, Rodan, Boak, Butcher, Schulz, Motlop |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Cam O'Shea (ankle) | Cam O'Shea (ankle) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

#### Round 24

| | Round 24 | Round 24 | Round 24 | | |
| Sunday, 4 September 2:40 pm | Port Adelaide | def. | Melbourne | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,340) | Report |
| | 3.2 (20) 8.4 (52) 13.6 (84) 17.10 (112) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.6 (24) 7.11 (53) 10.12 (72) 15.14 (104) | Umpires: Stewart, Ryan, Schmitt Television broadcast: Channel 7 | Umpires: Stewart, Ryan, Schmitt Television broadcast: Channel 7 |
| Westhoff 4, Ebert 3, Rodan 2, Boak 2, Banner, Gray, Motlop, Butcher, Salopek, Schulz | Westhoff 4, Ebert 3, Rodan 2, Boak 2, Banner, Gray, Motlop, Butcher, Salopek, Schulz | Goals | Jones 2, McKenzie 2, Green 2, Martin 2, Morton, Bate, Jamar, Trengove, Howe, Jetta, Fitzpatrick | Jones 2, McKenzie 2, Green 2, Martin 2, Morton, Bate, Jamar, Trengove, Howe, Jetta, Fitzpatrick |
| Westhoff, Gray, Boak, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Rodan | Westhoff, Gray, Boak, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Rodan | Best | Moloney, Trengove, McKenzie, Jones, Howe, Bate | Moloney, Trengove, McKenzie, Jones, Howe, Bate |
| Jacob Surjan (Right calf/ankle), John Butcher (back), Alipate Carlile (quad) | Jacob Surjan (Right calf/ankle), John Butcher (back), Alipate Carlile (quad) | Injuries | Sam Blease (head knock) | Sam Blease (head knock) |
| Nil | Nil | Reports | Nil | Nil |

## Ladder

2011 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.7 | 80 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.4 | 76 | Finals series |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.1 | 72 | Finals series |
| 4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.3 | 68 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.8 | 50 | Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0 | 46 | Finals series |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.4 | 34 | |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.3 | 34 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.4 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 81.0 | 16 | |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.5 | 12 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.3 | 12 | |

## Leading Goalkickers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Behinds | Best Performance | Best Performance |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Behinds | G.B (Pts) | Round and Opponent |
| 1 | Robert Gray | 32 | 14 | 6.1 (37) | Round 23 v Essendon |
| 2 | Jay Schulz | 31 | 10 | 7.3 (45) | Round 15 v Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | Justin Westhoff | 23 | 11 | 4.0 (24) | Round 1 v Collingwood, Round 24 v Melbourne |
| 4 | Daniel Motlop | 16 | 13 | 4.1 (25) | Round 6 v North Melbourne |
| 5 | Travis Boak | 12 | 6 | 3.1 (19) | Round 13 v West Coast |
| 6 | David Rodan | 11 | 5 | 4.0 (24) | Round 4 v Adelaide |
| 7 | Brett Ebert | 11 | 4 | 3.0 (18) | Round 24 v Melbourne |
| 8 | Mitch Banner | 11 | 4 | 3.1 (19) | Round 22 v Western Bulldogs |
| 9 | John Butcher | 11 | 1 | 6.0 (36) | Round 22 v Western Bulldogs |
| 10 | Chad Cornes | 10 | 9 | 3.2 (20) | Round 17 v Melbourne |

## Awards and milestones

Source
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jasper Pittard | AFL Debut | Round 1 |
| Cam O'Shea | AFL Debut | Round 1 |
| Jarrad Irons | AFL Debut | Round 1 |
| Matt Thomas | 50th Game | Round 1 |
| Dean Brogan | 50th Goal | Round 2 |
| Robbie Gray | 50th Game | Round 4 |
| Cam O'Shea | 1st Goal | Round 4 |
| Justin Westhoff | 100th Goal | Round 4 |
| Daniel Motlop | 200th Goal | Round 6 |
| Simon Phillips | Club Debut | Round 7 |
| Jasper Pittard | 1st Goal | Round 7 |
| Simon Phillips | 1st Club Goal | Round 8 |
| Ben Jacobs | AFL Debut | Round 8 |
| Ben Jacobs | 1st Goal | Round 9 |
| Jay Schulz | 100th Goal | Round 9 |
| Andrew Moore | 1st Goal | Round 9 |
| Michael Pettigrew | 100th Game | Round 13 |
| John Butcher | AFL Debut and 1st Goal | Round 21 |