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
1921 Season (SAFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1921 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-05-09 1 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 5.11 | 41 | LOST | Norwood | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 61 | -20 | NOR | 1921-05-09 May 9 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-14 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 6.5 | 10.10 | 14.16 | 19.21 | 135 | WON | Glenelg | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.10 | 28 | 107 | ALB | 1921-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-21 3 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 66 | 5 | ADO | 1921-05-21 May 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-05-28 4 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.8 | 8.12 | 9.14 | 17.17 | 119 | WON | West Adelaide | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 20 | 99 | ADO | 1921-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-06 5 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.11 | 29 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 46 | -17 | ADO | 1921-06-06 Jun 6 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-11 6 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 3.10 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | WON | Sturt | 2.1 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 56 | 1 | UNL | 1921-06-11 Jun 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-18 7 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.9 | 4.10 | 9.15 | 11.19 | 85 | WON | West Torrens | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 47 | 38 | ALB | 1921-06-18 Jun 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-06-27 8 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 9.8 | 15.16 | 23.20 | 158 | WON | Glenelg | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 37 | 121 | GLE | 1921-06-27 Jun 27 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-02 9 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 12.14 | 86 | WON | Norwood | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.11 | 5.16 | 46 | 40 | ALB | 1921-07-02 Jul 2 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-10 10 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1921-07-10 Jul 10 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-07-16 11 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | North Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 60 | 18 | ALB | 1921-07-16 Jul 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-23 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 106 | WON | West Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.6 | 5.11 | 7.12 | 54 | 52 | ADO | 1921-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-07-30 13 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 9.7 | 10.10 | 15.13 | 103 | WON | Sturt | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.11 | 6.11 | 47 | 56 | ALB | 1921-07-30 Jul 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-08-21 14 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1921-08-21 Aug 21 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1921-08-27 15 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 11.12 | 78 | WON | West Torrens | 2.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 73 | 5 | HIN | 1921-08-27 Aug 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-09-03 16 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 50 | 61 | ALB | 1921-09-03 Sep 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-09-10 1SF | H | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 66 | DRAW | Norwood | 2.1 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 66 | 0 | ADO | 1921-09-10 Sep 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-09-24 1SFR | A | Port Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Norwood | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.13 | 12.16 | 88 | -51 | ADO | 1921-09-24 Sep 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1921-10-08 GF | H | Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 32 | WON | Norwood | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 24 | 8 | ADO | 1921-10-08 Oct 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |