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
1897 Season (SAFA) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1897 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-05-01 1 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 11.7 | 12.10 | 15.14 | 104 | WON | West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 104 | ALB | 1897-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-08 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.15 | 51 | WON | North Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19 | 32 | ALB | 1897-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-15 3 | A | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 26 | LOST | Norwood | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.11 | 29 | -3 | ADO | 1897-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-23 4 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1897-05-23 May 23 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-05-24 5 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 34 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 29 | 5 | KEN | 1897-05-24 May 24 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-05-29 6 | H | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ALB | 1897-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-06 7 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.4 | 7.8 | 8.13 | 9.18 | 72 | WON | West Torrens | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | ALB | 1897-06-06 Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-19 8 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.5 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12 | 55 | ALB | 1897-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-21 9 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 17 | 28 | ADO | 1897-06-21 Jun 21 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-06-27 10 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1897-06-27 Jun 27 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-07-03 11 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 39 | LOST | South Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 44 | -5 | ADO | 1897-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-10 12 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 9.10 | 64 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 22 | 42 | KEN | 1897-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-17 13 | A | Port Adelaide | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.10 | 28 | WON | Norwood | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 25 | 3 | ADO | 1897-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-24 14 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 44 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12 | 32 | ADO | 1897-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-07-31 15 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | WON | Norwood | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 31 | 6 | ADO | 1897-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-08 16 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1897-08-08 Aug 8 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1897-08-14 17 | H | Port Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ALB | 1897-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-21 18 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 19.12 | 126 | WON | West Torrens | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 16 | 110 | ALB | 1897-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-08-28 19 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 20 | 10 | ADO | 1897-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-09-01 20 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 18 | DRAW | Norwood | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | ADO | 1897-09-01 Sep 1 (Wed, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1897-09-05 21 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1897-09-05 Sep 5 (Sun, 12:00) |