Port Adelaide Magpies
"On Saturday 29 March 1997, six months after defeating Central District in the 1996 SANFL grand final, Port Adelaide embarked on its 116th season of senior football in the state’s premier competition with a seven-point win over Sturt. To all external appearances, it was business as usual - except that, underneath the facade of normality, everything had changed. No longer was the team that took to the field in the trademark black-and-white prison bar guernseys the primary manifestation of a club that could trace its origins all the way back to 13 May 1870 ... The club’s primary manifestation was now playing on a bigger stage, and that very afternoon, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ..."
John Devaney on the split which resulted in Port Adelaide teams being fielded in both the SANFL and AFL
1989 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1989 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-04-15 1 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 147 | WON | Sturt | 6.7 | 7.10 | 12.11 | 17.14 | 116 | 31 | ALB | 1989-04-15 Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-04-25 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 77 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 85 | -8 | FBP | 1989-04-25 Apr 25 (Tue, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-04-29 3 | A | Port Adelaide | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.15 | 81 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.6 | 13.10 | 18.12 | 120 | -39 | PRO | 1989-04-29 Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-05-08 4 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.6 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 10.12 | 72 | WON | Norwood | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 67 | 5 | FBP | 1989-05-08 May 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-05-13 5 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.7 | 11.8 | 18.10 | 20.15 | 135 | WON | Central District | 2.2 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 16.13 | 109 | 26 | ALB | 1989-05-13 May 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-05-20 6 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 10.7 | 15.15 | 20.17 | 137 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.5 | 2.10 | 5.13 | 8.21 | 69 | 68 | RIC | 1989-05-20 May 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-05-27 7 | A | Port Adelaide | 5.6 | 10.9 | 20.15 | 23.19 | 157 | WON | West Torrens | 7.3 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 14.12 | 96 | 61 | THB | 1989-05-27 May 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-06-03 8 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.7 | 11.12 | 15.18 | 108 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 26 | ALB | 1989-06-03 Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-06-12 9 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 21.14 | 140 | WON | Woodville | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 15.11 | 101 | 39 | FBP | 1989-06-12 Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-06-17 10 | A | Port Adelaide | 7.9 | 9.10 | 12.22 | 15.25 | 115 | WON | Sturt | 0.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 81 | 34 | FBP | 1989-06-17 Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-06-24 11 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.7 | 10.14 | 19.19 | 23.27 | 165 | WON | Glenelg | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | 117 | ALB | 1989-06-24 Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-07-01 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 10.8 | 13.10 | 21.18 | 144 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.11 | 8.12 | 60 | 84 | FBP | 1989-07-01 Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-07-08 13 | H | Port Adelaide | 8.6 | 13.9 | 15.15 | 20.18 | 138 | WON | Norwood | 1.1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 64 | 74 | ALB | 1989-07-08 Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-07-15 14 | A | Port Adelaide | 5.7 | 9.13 | 14.21 | 20.26 | 146 | WON | Central District | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.12 | 54 | 92 | FBP | 1989-07-15 Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-07-22 15 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 72 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.1 | 8.7 | 8.10 | 8.16 | 64 | 8 | FBP | 1989-07-22 Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-07-29 16 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 13.9 | 16.14 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | West Torrens | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 68 | 52 | ALB | 1989-07-29 Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-08-05 17 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 20.9 | 129 | WON | South Adelaide | 4.1 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 77 | 52 | FBP | 1989-08-05 Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-08-12 18 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 6.8 | 9.20 | 15.23 | 113 | WON | Woodville | 5.1 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.10 | 88 | 25 | WOO | 1989-08-12 Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-08-19 19 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.9 | 7.13 | 11.18 | 84 | WON | Sturt | 1.4 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 68 | 16 | ADO | 1989-08-19 Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-08-26 20 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | Glenelg | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.11 | 9.11 | 65 | 12 | GLE | 1989-08-26 Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-09-03 21 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.2 | 12.4 | 16.9 | 105 | LOST | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 16.13 | 109 | -4 | FBP | 1989-09-03 Sep 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-09-09 22 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.7 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Norwood | 2.2 | 3.7 | 12.14 | 18.19 | 127 | -60 | FBP | 1989-09-09 Sep 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-09-16 QF | H | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 23.17 | 155 | WON | Central District | 2.6 | 7.10 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 70 | 85 | FBP | 1989-09-16 Sep 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-09-23 2SF | H | Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 9.7 | 16.10 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 15.12 | 102 | 23 | FBP | 1989-09-23 Sep 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1989-10-07 GF | H | Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 9.7 | 11.11 | 15.18 | 108 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 14 | 94 | FBP | 1989-10-07 Oct 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |