# 1914 Port Adelaide Football Club season

The 1914 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 37th year in the South Australian Football League.

## 1914 list changes
### New recruits

New recruits :
| Player | Former Club |
| John Dunn | West Torrens |
| Leonard Wisdom | Port Adelaide B |
| Cuthbert Lincoln | Port Adelaide B |

### Retirements and delistings

Retirements and delistings :
| Player | Note |
| Francis Hansen | Retired mid season |
| Albert Chaplin | |
| Joseph Middleton | |
| John Londrigan | |
| Joseph Watson | |
| Clifford Cock | |

## 1914 squad

Due to World War I, many Port Adelaide players enlisted to take part in the conflict at season's end. Of the 1914 squad, Albert Chaplin, Joseph Watson and William Boon would be killed in action.

## 1914 pre-season
### Game 1

| | Game 1 | Game 1 | Game 1 | |
| Saturday, 4 April | Port Adelaide 14.10 (94) | def. | Semaphore Central 5.3 (33) | Alberton Oval |

### Game 2

| | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | |
| Saturday, 11 April | Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) | def. | Port Adelaide B 3.2 (20) | Alberton Oval |

### Game 3

| | Game 2 | Game 2 | Game 2 | |
| Saturday, 18 April | Port Adelaide 11.19 (85) | def. | Semaphore/Port B 4.7 (27) | Alberton Oval |

### Game 4

| | Game 4 | Game 4 | Game 4 | |
| Saturday, 25 April | Port Adelaide 25.25 (175) | def. | West Torrens B 4.1 (25) | Alberton Oval |

## 1914 home-and-away season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Saturday, 2 May | South Adelaide | def. by | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,500) | |
| | 1.1 (7) 2.5 (17) 4.6 (30) 7.8 (50) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.3 (21) 6.6 (42) 8.10 (56) 10.13 (73) | Umpires: S. Coleman | Umpires: S. Coleman |
| C. Tredrea, J. Tredrea, Waye, Windsor, Jones, Young, Foale 1 | C. Tredrea, J. Tredrea, Waye, Windsor, Jones, Young, Foale 1 | Goals | 3 Dunn, Ashley 2 Magor, Congear | 3 Dunn, Ashley 2 Magor, Congear |
| Mahoney, Dugan, Mueller, Foale. C. Tredrea McKee, Barry, Wallace, J. Tredrea | Mahoney, Dugan, Mueller, Foale. C. Tredrea McKee, Barry, Wallace, J. Tredrea | Best | Ashley, Oliver, Magor, Pope, Eaton Londrigan, Middleton, Maynard, McFarlane | Ashley, Oliver, Magor, Pope, Eaton Londrigan, Middleton, Maynard, McFarlane |
| Record: 1 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (146.00%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 2

| Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Saturday, 16 May | Port Adelaide | def. | Sturt | Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,000) | |
| | 3.5 (23) 7.10 (52) 8.14 (62) 14.16 (100) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.2 (2) 2.4 (16) 3.4 (22) 4.5 (29) | Umpires: Mr Hackey (replacing Mr Coleman) | Umpires: Mr Hackey (replacing Mr Coleman) |
| Dunn 6 Magor 4 Congear 2 Chaplin, Watson 1 | Dunn 6 Magor 4 Congear 2 Chaplin, Watson 1 | Goals | 2 Offe 1 Sellick, Bannigan | 2 Offe 1 Sellick, Bannigan |
| Drummond, Middleton, Ashley, Watson, Oliver Dunn, Robertson, Magor | Drummond, Middleton, Ashley, Watson, Oliver Dunn, Robertson, Magor | Best | Bannigan, Hewett, Kappler, Mayman, Sharpe Smith, Mowatt, Nicolle, Baulderstone. | Bannigan, Hewett, Kappler, Mayman, Sharpe Smith, Mowatt, Nicolle, Baulderstone. |
| Record: 2 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (218.99%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 23 May | Port Adelaide | def. | West Torrens | Alberton Oval |
| | 2.3 (15) 6.5 (41) 8.9 (57) 13.11 (89) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 2.4 (16) 2.9 (21) | |
| Anderson 3 Drummond, Ashley, Dunn 2 McFarlane, Chaplin, Congear, Watson 1 | Anderson 3 Drummond, Ashley, Dunn 2 McFarlane, Chaplin, Congear, Watson 1 | Goals | 2 Gibbons | 2 Gibbons |
| Watson, Congear, Robertson, Pope, Ashley Oliver, Drummond | Watson, Congear, Robertson, Pope, Ashley Oliver, Drummond | Best | Patten, Hutton, Waite, Richmond, Rimes Scott, Miller | Patten, Hutton, Waite, Richmond, Rimes Scott, Miller |
| Record: 3 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (262.00%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 30 May | Norwood | def. by | Port Adelaide | Norwood Oval (crowd: 9,000) |
| | 1.2 (8) 2.5 (17) 5.5 (35) 8.5 (53) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.3 (27) 5.5 (35) 9.8 (62) 13.13 (91) | |
| Chamberlain 3 Packham 1 Short, Trembath, Kearney 1 | Chamberlain 3 Packham 1 Short, Trembath, Kearney 1 | Goals | 4 Ashley 3 Congear 2 Magor, Dunn 1 Anderson, Druminond | 4 Ashley 3 Congear 2 Magor, Dunn 1 Anderson, Druminond |
| Packham, Robin, Trembath, Short, Crawford, Chamberlain, Millhouse, Grantley, Kearney | Packham, Robin, Trembath, Short, Crawford, Chamberlain, Millhouse, Grantley, Kearney | Best | Oliver, Ashley, Robertson, Anderson, Maynard, McFarlane, Drummond, Pope. | Oliver, Ashley, Robertson, Anderson, Maynard, McFarlane, Drummond, Pope. |
| Record: 4 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (230.72%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 6 (Queen's Birthday)

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Monday, 8 June | North Adelaide | def. by | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 15,000) |
| | 1.1 (7) 2.2 (14) 3.8 (26) 6.10 (46) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.4 (28) 6.4 (40) 9.4 (58) 11.8 (74) | |
| Johns, LeMessurier, Lewis, Leahy, Wainwright, Jones 1 | Johns, LeMessurier, Lewis, Leahy, Wainwright, Jones 1 | Goals | 4 Dunn 2 Magor, Congear, Chaplin 1 Anderson, Watson | 4 Dunn 2 Magor, Congear, Chaplin 1 Anderson, Watson |
| LeMessurier, Leahy, O'Brien, Johns, Pratten, Secombe, Sandrey, Thomas, Wainwright. | LeMessurier, Leahy, O'Brien, Johns, Pratten, Secombe, Sandrey, Thomas, Wainwright. | Best | Ashley, Maynard, McFarlane, Anderson, Watson, Magor, Oliver, Robertson, Lendgrigan, Hoskin. | Ashley, Maynard, McFarlane, Anderson, Watson, Magor, Oliver, Robertson, Lendgrigan, Hoskin. |
| Record: 5 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (214.57%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 13 June | Port Adelaide | def. | West Adelaide | Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,000) |
| | 3.5 (23) 6.12 (48) 10.16 (76) 14.21 (105) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.3 (3) 1.5 (11) 3.6 (24) 4.6 (30) | |
| Dunn 4 McFarlane, Congear, Ashley 2 Magor, Chaplain, Anderson, Drummond 1 | Dunn 4 McFarlane, Congear, Ashley 2 Magor, Chaplain, Anderson, Drummond 1 | Goals | Hanley, Scott, Dowling, Keegan 1 | Hanley, Scott, Dowling, Keegan 1 |
| Oliver, Ashley, Hoskin, Congear, Drummond, Robertson, Lendgrigan, Pope, Watson, Magor | Oliver, Ashley, Hoskin, Congear, Drummond, Robertson, Lendgrigan, Pope, Watson, Magor | Best | A'Court, Dwyer, Hanley, Mills, Pierce, Stearnes, Keegan | A'Court, Dwyer, Hanley, Mills, Pierce, Stearnes, Keegan |
| Record: 6 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (232.31%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 20 June | Port Adelaide | def. | South Adelaide | Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,000 to 6,000) |
| | 2.5 (17) 3.10 (28) 6.10 (46) 9.15 (69) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.1 (1) 4.4 (28) 5.5 (35) 5.7 (37) | |
| Watson 3 Chaplain, Congear 2 Magor, Anderson 1 | Watson 3 Chaplain, Congear 2 Magor, Anderson 1 | Goals | Job 2 Tredrea, Waye, Barry 1 | Job 2 Tredrea, Waye, Barry 1 |
| Congear, McFarlane, Oliver, Watson, Pope | Congear, McFarlane, Oliver, Watson, Pope | Best | Tredrea, Waye, Dugan, McKee, Muller, Barry | Tredrea, Waye, Dugan, McKee, Muller, Barry |
| Record: 7 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (225.94%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 27 June | Port Adelaide | def. | West Torrens | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8,500) |
| | 4.0 (24) 5.7 (37) 6.11 (47) 11.15 (81) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.1 (19) 3.1 (19) 5.2 (32) 9.5 (59) | |
| Hansen 4 Chaplain, Congear, Anderson 2 Drummond 1 | Hansen 4 Chaplain, Congear, Anderson 2 Drummond 1 | Goals | A. A. Miller 3 Johnson, Conole 2 Woite, Rimes 1 | A. A. Miller 3 Johnson, Conole 2 Woite, Rimes 1 |
| Robertson, Ashley, Oliver, Hosking, Anderson, Drummond, Watson, Maynard, Congear, Lowe | Robertson, Ashley, Oliver, Hosking, Anderson, Drummond, Watson, Maynard, Congear, Lowe | Best | Fooks, Conole, Johnson, Hutton, Patten, Geddes, A. A. Miller, Richmond, Woite | Fooks, Conole, Johnson, Hutton, Patten, Geddes, A. A. Miller, Richmond, Woite |
| Record: 8 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (209.85%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 10

| Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 |
| Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide | Bye Port Adelaide |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 11 July | Sturt | def. by | Port Adelaide | Unley Oval (crowd: 7,000) |
| | 2.0 (12) 6.3 (39) 6.5 (41) 6.5 (41) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.4 (22) 3.5 (23) 10.7 (67) 13.10 (88) | |
| Sellick, Robinson 2 Neate, Golding 1 | Sellick, Robinson 2 Neate, Golding 1 | Goals | 3 Dunn, Chaplain 2 Robertson, Congear, Ashley 1 Watson | 3 Dunn, Chaplain 2 Robertson, Congear, Ashley 1 Watson |
| McDougall, Robinson, Edwards, Baulderstone, Hewitt, Kappler | McDougall, Robinson, Edwards, Baulderstone, Hewitt, Kappler | Best | Oliver, Ashley, Watson, Robertson, Congear | Oliver, Ashley, Watson, Robertson, Congear |
| Record: 9 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (210.38%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 18 July | Port Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,000) |
| | 4.1 (25) 11.3 (69) 15.7 (97) 19.17 (131) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 2.5 (17) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) | |
| Congear 7 Chaplain, Dunn, Ashley, Magor, Anderson 2 Watson, Drummond 1 | Congear 7 Chaplain, Dunn, Ashley, Magor, Anderson 2 Watson, Drummond 1 | Goals | Stephens 4 P. Miller 2 Packham 1 | Stephens 4 P. Miller 2 Packham 1 |
| Ashley, Congear, Oliver, Watson, Robertson, McFarlane | Ashley, Congear, Oliver, Watson, Robertson, McFarlane | Best | Stephens, E. F. Beams, Crawford, Grantley, Nash, White | Stephens, E. F. Beams, Crawford, Grantley, Nash, White |
| Record: 10 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (216.59%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 22 August | North Adelaide | def. by | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,000) |
| | 3.1 (19) 3.4 (22) 5.7 (37) 8.11 (59) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.2 (20) 7.6 (48) 9.11 (65) 11.14 (80) | |
| Williams 3 Sandery, Johns 2 O'Brien 1 | Williams 3 Sandery, Johns 2 O'Brien 1 | Goals | 2 Dunn, Chaplain, Ashley 1 Drummond, Congear, Watson, Oliver, Magor | 2 Dunn, Chaplain, Ashley 1 Drummond, Congear, Watson, Oliver, Magor |
| Leahy, Klose, O'Brien, Lewis, Threadgold, Trescowthick, Williams | Leahy, Klose, O'Brien, Lewis, Threadgold, Trescowthick, Williams | Best | Robertson, Drummond, Oliver, Lincoln, Chaplain, Watson, Ashley | Robertson, Drummond, Oliver, Lincoln, Chaplain, Watson, Ashley |
| Record: 11 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (206.53%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 29 August | West Adelaide | def. by | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,500) |
| | 0.0 (0) 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) 5.5 (35) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 5.5 (35) 5.6 (36) 10.12 (72) 12.15 (87) | |
| Hanley 2 Hele, Dwyer, Fitzgerald 1 | Hanley 2 Hele, Dwyer, Fitzgerald 1 | Goals | 3 Watson 2 Dunn, Ashley 1 Chaplain, Congear, Magor, Pope, Anderson | 3 Watson 2 Dunn, Ashley 1 Chaplain, Congear, Magor, Pope, Anderson |
| a'Court, Baker, Dowling, Hanley, Head, Stearnes, Walsh | a'Court, Baker, Dowling, Hanley, Head, Stearnes, Walsh | Best | Drummond, Chaplain, Hosking, Watson, Oliver, Ashley, Robertson | Drummond, Chaplain, Hosking, Watson, Oliver, Ashley, Robertson |
| Record: 12 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws (209.41%) Ladder Position: 1st ||||||

## Ladder

1914 SAFL Ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1068 | 510 | 67.68 | 24 |
| 2 | North Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 723 | 769 | 48.46 | 12 |
| 3 | Sturt | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 665 | 799 | 45.42 | 12 |
| 4 | West Torrens | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 715 | 786 | 47.63 | 11 |
| 5 | West Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 621 | 767 | 44.74 | 9 |
| 6 | South Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 692 | 722 | 48.94 | 8 |
| 7 | Norwood | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 656 | 787 | 45.46 | 8 |

## Finals
### Semi-final

| | 1914 SAFL Semi-final | 1914 SAFL Semi-final | 1914 SAFL Semi-final | | |
| Saturday, 5 September | Port Adelaide | def. | Sturt | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
| | 3.7 (25) 3.11 (29) 6.13 (49) 12.17 (89) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.0 (0) 4.3 (27) 5.3 (33) 5.5 (35) | Umpires: O'Connor | Umpires: O'Connor |
| Dunn 4 Chaplin, Drummond 2 Ashley, Magor, Watson, Congear 1 | Dunn 4 Chaplin, Drummond 2 Ashley, Magor, Watson, Congear 1 | Goals | 2 Smith 1 Golding, Sellick, Neate | 2 Smith 1 Golding, Sellick, Neate |

### Grand Final

| | 1914 SAFL Grand Final | 1914 SAFL Grand Final | 1914 SAFL Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 19 September | Port Adelaide | def. | North Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 11,200) | Report |
| | 2.1 (13) 5.7 (37) 7.8 (50) 13.15 (93) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.3 (3) 0.4 (4) 0.8 (8) 1.8 (14) | | |
| Congear 4 Chaplin 3 Drummond, Andersen 2 Dunn, McFarlane 1 | Congear 4 Chaplin 3 Drummond, Andersen 2 Dunn, McFarlane 1 | Goals | 1 Thomas | 1 Thomas |
| Congear, Chaplin, Watson, Magor, Drummond, Andersen, Londrigan, Boon, Pope, Oliver, Robertson | Congear, Chaplin, Watson, Magor, Drummond, Andersen, Londrigan, Boon, Pope, Oliver, Robertson | Best | Secombe, Klose, Lewis, O'Brien, Pratten, Thomas, Wainwright, Russell, Trescowthick, Murch | Secombe, Klose, Lewis, O'Brien, Pratten, Thomas, Wainwright, Russell, Trescowthick, Murch |

## Post season
### Championship of Australia

| | 1914 Championship of Australia | 1914 Championship of Australia | 1914 Championship of Australia | | |
| Saturday, 3 October | Port Adelaide | def. | Carlton | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,000) | |
| | 2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 6.9 (45) 9.16 (70) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.3 (9) 3.3 (21) 4.4 (28) 5.6 (36) | Umpires: O'Connor | Umpires: O'Connor |
| Congear 4 Watson 2 Chaplin, Drummond, Wisdom 1 | Congear 4 Watson 2 Chaplin, Drummond, Wisdom 1 | Goals | McKenzie 2 Baud, Morris, Sharp 1 | McKenzie 2 Baud, Morris, Sharp 1 |

### Port Adelaide Patriotic Fund Match

| | Port Adelaide vs. Semaphore Central (SA Amateur Premiers) | Port Adelaide vs. Semaphore Central (SA Amateur Premiers) | Port Adelaide vs. Semaphore Central (SA Amateur Premiers) | | |
| Saturday, 10 October | Port Adelaide | def. | Semaphore Central | Alberton Oval | Report |
| | 1.2 (8) 4.12 (36) 6.12 (48) 9.17 (71) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 5.1 (31) 5.1 (31) 8.3 (51) 8.4 (52) | Umpires: Curtain | Umpires: Curtain |

### Port Adelaide vs. South Australia

| | Port Adelaide vs. South Australia | Port Adelaide vs. South Australia | Port Adelaide vs. South Australia | |
| Wednesday, 14 October | Port Adelaide | def. | South Australia | Jubilee Oval |
| | 1.2 (8) 6.7 (43) 8.9 (57) 14.14 (98) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.3 (15) 2.7 (19) 5.10 (40) 5.10 (40) | |
| Chaplin 4 Watson 3 Drummond, Congear, Wisdom, McFarlane, Andersen, Ashley, Oliver 1 | Chaplin 4 Watson 3 Drummond, Congear, Wisdom, McFarlane, Andersen, Ashley, Oliver 1 | Goals | 2 Packham 1 Barry, Stephens, Fitzgerald | 2 Packham 1 Barry, Stephens, Fitzgerald |
| A medal for best on ground was awarded to Harold Oliver of Port Adelaide. ||||||