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
1996 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Port Adelaide's 1996 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-03-31 1 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1996-03-31 Mar 31 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996-04-06 2 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Central District | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 57 | -27 | FBP | 1996-04-06 Apr 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-04-13 3 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 57 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 0.4 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 52 | 5 | ALB | 1996-04-13 Apr 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-04-20 4 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 21.11 | 137 | WON | South Adelaide | 3.3 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 73 | 64 | NOA | 1996-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-04-25 5 | H | Port Adelaide | 2.8 | 4.11 | 9.14 | 9.22 | 76 | LOST | West Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 98 | -22 | FBP | 1996-04-25 Apr 25 (Thu, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-05-04 6 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 8.3 | 17.7 | 23.10 | 148 | WON | Norwood | 3.6 | 7.9 | 7.11 | 8.12 | 60 | 88 | ALB | 1996-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-05-11 7 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 15.11 | 101 | WON | Sturt | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 52 | 49 | ALB | 1996-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-05-18 8 | A | Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 13.13 | 91 | WON | North Adelaide | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 73 | 18 | PRO | 1996-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-05-25 9 | A | Port Adelaide | 6.2 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 20.8 | 128 | WON | Glenelg | 2.1 | 3.5 | 7.10 | 13.10 | 88 | 40 | GLE | 1996-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-06-02 10 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1996-06-02 Jun 2 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996-06-08 11 | H | Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Central District | 5.0 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 96 | -21 | ALB | 1996-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-06-15 12 | A | Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 70 | LOST | Woodville West Torrens | 6.5 | 10.8 | 11.12 | 13.13 | 91 | -21 | FBP | 1996-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-06-22 13 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.6 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 18.18 | 126 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.13 | 55 | 71 | ALB | 1996-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-07-06 14 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 9.5 | 12.11 | 14.19 | 103 | WON | West Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 48 | 55 | RIC | 1996-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-07-14 15 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | Norwood | 3.2 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 21.11 | 137 | -74 | NOR | 1996-07-14 Jul 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-07-20 16 | A | Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | Sturt | 2.1 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 58 | 40 | ADO | 1996-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-07-27 17 | H | Port Adelaide | 5.0 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 13.12 | 90 | LOST | North Adelaide | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 92 | -2 | ALB | 1996-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-08-03 18 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.8 | 7.9 | 13.11 | 17.18 | 120 | WON | Glenelg | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 36 | 84 | ALB | 1996-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-08-12 19 | Port Adelaide | Bye | 1996-08-12 Aug 12 (Mon, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996-08-17 20 | A | Port Adelaide | 5.0 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 84 | LOST | Central District | 0.2 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 14.10 | 94 | -10 | ELZ | 1996-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-08-24 21 | A | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 110 | WON | Woodville West Torrens | 3.5 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 77 | 33 | WOO | 1996-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-08-31 22 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 19.11 | 125 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.2 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 67 | 58 | ALB | 1996-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-09-07 23 | H | Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 96 | WON | West Adelaide | 4.0 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 87 | 9 | FBP | 1996-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-09-15 QF | H | Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.4 | 9.13 | 10.18 | 78 | WON | Norwood | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 9.11 | 65 | 13 | FBP | 1996-09-15 Sep 15 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-09-22 2SF | A | Port Adelaide | 0.1 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 7.21 | 63 | LOST | Central District | 3.8 | 3.11 | 10.14 | 12.15 | 87 | -24 | FBP | 1996-09-22 Sep 22 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-09-29 PF | H | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | Norwood | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | 4 | FBP | 1996-09-29 Sep 29 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1996-10-06 GF | A | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 80 | WON | Central District | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 44 | 36 | FBP | 1996-10-06 Oct 6 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |