# 2022 Port Adelaide Football Club season

The 2022 Port Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 26th season in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the 152nd year since its inception in 1870. The club also fielded its reserves men's team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and its inaugural women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

## AFL season
### Pre-season

| Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| Friday, 25 February (2:00 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.10 (76) | 6.19 (55) | Lost by 21 points | Metricon Stadium | 0 (BCD) | |
| Saturday, 5 March (3:40 pm) | Adelaide | 11.8 (74) | 17.9 (111) | Won by 35 points | Richmond Oval | 7,265 | |

### Regular season

| Rd | Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday, 19 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 12.9 (80) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 11 points | The Gabba (A) | 25,100 | 11th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 26 March (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 7.14 (56) | 19.6 (120) | Lost by 64 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,267 | 18th | |
| 3 | Friday, 1 April (7:50 pm) | Adelaide | 15.6 (96) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 4 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 39,190 | 16th | |
| 4 | Thursday, 7 April (7:10 pm) | Melbourne | 4.12 (36) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 32 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 23,058 | 18th | |
| 5 | Sunday, 17 April (1:40 pm) | Carlton | 14.10 (94) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 3 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 33,433 | 18th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 23 April (4:05 pm) | West Coast | 18.9 (117) | 4.9 (33) | Won by 84 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 28,587 | 14th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) | St Kilda | 4.18 (32) | 5.13 (43) | Won by 1 point | Cazalys Stadium (A) | 6,645 | 13th | |
| 8 | Friday, 6 May (7:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.14 (86) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 17 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 29,290 | 11th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | 17.13 (115) | Won by 69 points | Blundstone Arena (A) | 5,114 | 10th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 11.16 (82) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 35 points | GMHBA Stadium (A) | 18,721 | 11th | |
| 11 | Sunday, 29 May (4:10 pm) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | 6.14 (50) | Won by 16 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 25,877 | 11th | |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 12th | |
| 13 | Thursday, 9 June (7:20 pm) | Richmond | 11.11 (77) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 12 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 21,757 | 12th | |
| 14 | Saturday, 18 June (1:15 pm) | Sydney | 12.10 (82) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 23 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,455 | 12th | |
| 15 | Sunday, 26 June (3:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 13.15 (93) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 2 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 26,241 | 12th | |
| 16 | Sunday, 3 July (3:20 pm) | Fremantle | 15.9 (99) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 8 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 41,326 | 12th | |
| 17 | Saturday, 9 July (7:00 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 12.12 (84) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 55 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 24,744 | 12th | |
| 18 | Sunday, 17 July (2:50 pm) | Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 14 points | Traeger Park (A) | 6,312 | 11th | |
| 19 | Saturday, 23 July (4:05 pm) | Geelong | 14.10 (94) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 12 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 30,937 | 11th | |
| 20 | Saturday, 30 July (1:45 pm) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 40,716 | 12th | |
| 21 | Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 38 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 27,051 | 12th | |
| 22 | Sunday, 14 August (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 9.8 (62) | 23.8 (146) | Won by 84 points | Marvel Stadium (A) | 20,568 | 11th | |
| 23 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 16.15 (111) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 56 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,090 | 11th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2146 | 1488 | 144.2 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1936 | 1483 | 130.5 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1616 | 127.9 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1839 | 1763 | 104.3 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1739 | 1486 | 117.0 | 62 | Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2147 | 1799 | 119.3 | 60 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2165 | 1780 | 121.6 | 54 | Finals series |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1973 | 1812 | 108.9 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1857 | 1714 | 108.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1703 | 1715 | 99.3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1806 | 1638 | 110.3 | 40 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1871 | 1820 | 102.8 | 40 | |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1787 | 1991 | 89.8 | 32 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1721 | 1986 | 86.7 | 32 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 2087 | 83.2 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1631 | 1927 | 84.6 | 24 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1429 | 2389 | 59.8 | 8 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1337 | 2397 | 55.8 | 8 | |

## SANFL season
### Pre-season

| Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref. |
| Saturday, 5 March (10:00 am) | Woodville-West Torrens | 10.9 (69) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 4 points | Alberton Oval (H) | |
| Saturday, 19 March (12:00 pm) | North Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 5 points | Alberton Oval (H) | |

### Regular season

| Rd | Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday, 1 April (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | 18.15 (123) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 62 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | N/A | 10th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide | 14.17 (101) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 10 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,160 | 9th | |
| 3 | Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood | 11.9 (75) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 16 points | Norwood Oval (A) | 3,225 | 9th | |
| 4 | Sunday, 24 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt | 7.8 (50) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 13 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,221 | 9th | |
| 5 | Sunday, 1 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg | 9.12 (66) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 3 points | Glenelg Oval (A) | 2,982 | 8th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 7.5 (47) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 26 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,895 | 8th | |
| 7 | Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 12.9 (81) | 15.15 (105) | Won by 24 points | Loxton Oval (A) | 3,756 | 8th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide | 5.11 (41) | 12.16 (88) | Lost by 47 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,218 | 8th | |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 8th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) | Central District | 8.9 (57) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 17 points | Elizabeth Oval (A) | 1,514 | 8th | |
| 11 | Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) | Norwood | 11.10 (76) | 15.4 (94) | Lost by 18 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,644 | 8th | |
| 12 | Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg | 4.13 (37) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 39 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 1,801 | 8th | |
| 13 | Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide | 20.16 (136) | 1.4 (10) | Lost by 126 points | Prospect Oval (A) | 2,017 | 9th | |
| 14 | Saturday, 9 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 13.11 (89) | 4.5 (29) | Lost by 60 points | Woodville Oval (A) | 1,632 | 9th | |
| 15 | Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 7.12 (54) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 27 points | Richmond Oval (H) | 1,071 | 9th | |
| 16 | Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) | Central District | 11.8 (74) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 23 points | Woodville Oval (H) | 676 | 9th | |
| 17 | Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt | 13.7 (85) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 31 points | Unley Oval (A) | 1,749 | 9th | |
| 18 | Sunday, 14 August (1:35 pm) | South Adelaide | 10.9 (69) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 9 points | Noarlunga Oval (A) | 1,025 | 9th | |
| 19 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Adelaide | 11.9 (75) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 3 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | N/A | 8th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1577 | 1181 | 57.18 | 26 | Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1692 | 1245 | 57.61 | 24 | Finals series |
| 3 | Norwood (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1276 | 1102 | 53.66 | 24 | Finals series |
| 4 | Glenelg | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1334 | 1260 | 51.43 | 24 | Finals series |
| 5 | Sturt | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1256 | 1136 | 52.51 | 22 | Finals series |
| 6 | South Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1158 | 1167 | 49.81 | 18 | |
| 7 | Woodville-West Torrens | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1235 | 1260 | 49.50 | 18 | |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1076 | 1490 | 41.93 | 10 | |
| 9 | Central District | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1118 | 1447 | 43.59 | 8 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1123 | 1557 | 41.90 | 6 | |

## AFLW season
### Pre-season

| Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref. |
| Saturday, 13 August (11:00 am) | Essendon | 8.8 (56) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 20 points | NEC Hangar | |

### Regular season

| Rd | Date and time | 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 | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 6.4 (40) | 4.4 (28) | Lost by 12 points | Mineral Resources Park (A) | 1,846 | 12th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 1.3 (9) | 3.10 (28) | Lost by 19 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 5,367 | 14th | |
| 3 | Sunday, 11 September (12:10 pm) | Carlton | 4.3 (27) | 4.3 (27) | Draw | Ikon Park (A) | 1,664 | 15th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 17 September (12:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.8 (68) | 0.2 (2) | Won by 66 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,741 | 14th | |
| 5 | Sunday, 25 September (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 7.4 (46) | 5.2 (32) | Lost by 14 points | Bond University (A) | 1,419 | 14th | |
| 6 | Friday, 30 September (7:30 pm) | Adelaide | 0.3 (3) | 8.15 (63) | Lost by 60 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 20,652 | 16th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 8 October (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 4.5 (29) | 1.10 (16) | Lost by 13 points | SkyBus Stadium (A) | 2,029 | 16th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 15 October (12:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 25 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,818 | 16th | |
| 9 | Sunday, 23 October (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 4.11 (35) | 5.3 (33) | Lost by 2 points | RSEA Park (A) | 1,514 | 17th | |
| 10 | Sunday, 30 October (12:40 pm) | Essendon | 1.4 (10) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 27 points | Alberton Oval (H) | 2,096 | 17th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 545 | 193 | 282.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne (P) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 184 | 282.1 | 36 | Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 234 | 176.1 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 | Richmond | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 321 | 217 | 147.9 | 30 | Finals series |
| 5 | Geelong | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 384 | 222 | 173.0 | 28 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 244 | 118.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 297 | 109.8 | 28 | Finals series |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 229 | 166.8 | 26 | Finals series |
| 9 | Gold Coast | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 309 | 351 | 88.0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Essendon | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 354 | 98.6 | 16 | |
| 11 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 420 | 63.1 | 16 | |
| 12 | Fremantle | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 267 | 400 | 66.8 | 14 | |
| 13 | St Kilda | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 309 | 373 | 82.8 | 12 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 253 | 342 | 74.0 | 12 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 429 | 57.1 | 12 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 449 | 53.2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 361 | 70.6 | 6 | |
| 18 | Sydney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 207 | 577 | 35.9 | 0 | |