Port Adelaide Magpies 


Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
Names
Full name Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
Nickname(s) The Magpies
Season 2007
Top Goalkicker Brett LeCras
Best & Fairest Jeremy Clayton
Club Details
Founded 1997
Competition South Australian National Football League
Chairman Robert Cope
Coach Tim Ginever
Captain(s) Mark Clayton
Ground(s) Alberton Oval (Capacity: 15,000)
Other information
Official website www.portmagpies.com.au

The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club - "the Magpies" - was founded in 1997 to replace the original Port Adelaide Football Club (which joined the AFL under a different name) that also shared the nickname "magpies". Since inception, the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club has won 2 premierships.http://www.portmagpies.com.au/about.php

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Club History

The members of the previous PAFC voted on a new name and entity for a club that would represent Port Adelaide in the SANFL. The name selected was "Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club". Rather than re-register the club, the SANFL simply continued the registration of this club as an ongoing entity. The PAMFC would therefore be able share the statistacal history of the PAFC from 1870 to 1996 even though though they are different clubs (similar to the Cleveland Browns in the NFL).

Stephen Williams was appointed coach of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club when John Cahill stepped aside mid-season in 1996 to concentrate solely on his job as coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club that had joined the AFL. In keeping with tradition, Steven guided the club to three more premierships (1 in 1996 as the previous PAFC + 2 with the PAMFC) before announcing his resignation at the end of the 2003 season. In 2003 Brett Ebert created history by becoming the first son of a Magarey Medallist to also claim the coveted award.

2005 saw club legend John Cahill return to coach the Magpies for 1 year, leading the Club to finish in 3rd position and really set the Club up for an exciting and successful future once again. Recruit Jeremy Clayton dominated the competition until a devastating ruptured spleen in the Qualifying Final victory over the Eagles ended his season and meant that he had to watch from his hospital bed as he took out the 2005 Magarey Medal. In 2006 Tim Ginever, who was Cahill’s assistant in 2005, took over the reins as senior coach together with the appointment of Mark Clayton as the new Club Captain.

Premierships

Magarey Medals

The club has won three Magarey Medals as the PAMFC (for previous examples, see Magarey Medal winners from the Port Adelaide Football Club)

Records

The Club's "Greatest Team" (1870-2000)

In June 2001, a five man panel composed of Bob Quinn, Fos Williams, Dave Boyd, Russell Ebert and Greg Phillips was given the task of announcing the "Greatest Team" composed of Port Adelaide Magpies players between 1870-2000.

There are 201 premiership medals held by the 22 players in the Greatest Team; 532 State games; 16 Magarey Medals and a long list of football accolades and achievements.[1]

The "Greatest Team":

Coaches and Current 2007 playing list

Coaches Past & Present:

Stephen Williams (1997-2003), Matthew Knights (2004), John Cahill (2005) and Tim Ginever (2006-08)

Player List as of the start of the SANFL 2008 season:[2]

Affiliated Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power players

The following Adelaide Crows and Port players originally played for the Port Adelaide Magpies:

Adelaide Crows:

Port Adelaide Power:

League positions

Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide results whilst in SANFL.[3]

Port Adelaide Magpies

Year Position Win Loss For Ag. Pts. %
1997 2nd
1998 1st
1999 1st
2000 4th
2001 2rd 14 5 1940 1543 29 55.70
2002 6th 6 14 1488 1739 12 46.11
2003 5th 11 9 2027 1854 22 52.23
2004 6th 7 13 1605 1707 28 48.46
2005 3rd 12 8 2060 1835 48 52.89
2006 5th 11 9 2070 2015 22 50.67

See also

External links

Preceded by
Norwood
SANFL Premiers
1998-1999
Succeeded by
Central District