Showdown (AFL) explained

Showdown
Firstmeeting:20 April 1997
(Adelaide 72–83 Port Adelaide)
Mostrecent:17 August 2024
(Port Adelaide 80–58 Adelaide)
Nextmeeting:AFL: TBC
Trophy:Variety Showdown Shield
Series:Total (56 meetings):
(28 wins)
(28 wins)
Stadiums:Football Park (1997–2013)
Adelaide Oval (2014–present)
Largestvictory: (84 points)
6 August 2017
Longeststreak: (7 wins)
6 August 2000 - 8 May 2004
Currentstreak: (1)
17 August 2024 - present
Teams:

The Showdown is the Australian rules football derby played by the two Australian Football League (AFL) teams from South Australia, the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs. The first AFL premiership fixture between the two clubs took place on 20 April 1997.

The South Australian Brewing Company, makers of West End beers, were the first sponsors of the game and decided that the "Showdown" would be an appropriate name as a promotional opportunity for games between these two clubs, since it was the first time two South Australian teams had played against each other in the AFL.[1]

The rivalry between Adelaide and Port Adelaide is often considered the best, and most bitter, in the Australian Football League with Malcolm Blight, Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend, stating in 2009 that "there is no doubt it is the greatest rivalry in football."[2] The head-to-head count between the two clubs only include AFL premiership matches.

Background

See also: Norwood–Port Adelaide rivalry, Port Adelaide v South Australia (1914) and 1990 SANFL Grand Final.

The Showdown's intense rivalry can be traced back to Port Adelaide's pre-existing rivalries within the SANFL, particularly Norwood.[1]

The Norwood–Port Adelaide rivalry began in 1878 when the two clubs first played one another, however it was not until 1882 that the Norwood–Port Adelaide rivalry grew bitter. That year Port Adelaide's first win over Norwood, held at Adelaide Oval, was controversially overruled by the league, with a follow-up game overshadowed by a misunderstanding at the gate which almost prevented Norwood players accessing the venue.

After Federation, coinciding with the time that Port Adelaide was becoming the dominant force in the SANFL, the notion of 'Port Adelaide against The Rest became a key theme for football in the state. This notion was reinforced by a game between Port Adelaide and a composite state side at the end of 1914 after Port Adelaide had completed a perfect season winning both the state premiership and the Champions of Australia for the fourth time.

width=200 Port Adelaide v South Australia (1914) G B Total
5 10 40
Port Adelaide 14 14 98
Venue: Jubilee Oval
In the match between Port Adelaide and the composite state side some of South Australia's best players took part including Magarey Medallists Tom Leahy (North Adelaide), Frank Barry (South Adelaide) and Dave Low (West Torrens). Whilst South Australia started the game well and entered the quarter time break with the lead, Port Adelaide's system and fitness overwhelmed South Australia kicking 6 goals 5 behinds to nothing in the last quarter to win the game by 58 points.[3]

During the 1960s, West Adelaide legend Doug Thomas was quoted as saying that "If I was left to choose sides between Port Adelaide or the Soviet Union, I would join the communists from Russia every time."[4]

The Showdown rivalry also significantly draws upon the bitter, winner take all, competition for the two South Australian licences to join the AFL in the 1980s and early 1990s.

First South Australian AFL licence

In 1982 the SANFL approached the VFL in regards to entering two sides, Port Adelaide and longtime major rival, in the Victorian league.[5] This action was also taken by WAFL club East Perth in 1980.[6] All approaches were ignored by the VFL at the time with the reason given by Jack Hamilton being that the VFL clubs thought that one or two SANFL teams would end up being too strong later admitting that they also wanted to continue to poach the states best players, which would soon include Craig Bradley and Stephen Kernahan in 1986.[7] 1982 also saw the first instance of the VFL expanding beyond Melbourne and Geelong with the South Melbourne Football Club being relocated to Sydney. The Port Adelaide Football Club's annual report from late 1982 showed that the failure of the attempts made by South Australian and West Australian clubs to enter the VFL significantly impacted the club's understanding of its future.[8] From this point Port Adelaide restructured the club in regards to economics, public relations and on-field performance for an attempt to enter the league in 1990. There was genuine feeling that failure to do this would result in the club ceasing to exist in the future.In 1985 Port Adelaide registered itself as a national football club. Sentiment at this time amongst the direction of Australian rules football in South Australia was succinctly encapsulated by a Michael Robinson article in the 1985 Football Times Yearbook that previewed the SANFL's upcoming season. In that article Robinson wrote about the disappointment of the equal gate sharing of match takings enforced by the SANFL for the upcoming season with the stronger South Australian clubs propping up ailing clubs such as Woodville.[9]

The following year the SANFL registered the name "Adelaide Football Club" in 1986 but ended up deciding against entering a team into the VFL.[10] In 1986 Norwood Football Club made an independent approach to the VFL with entry into the league discussed in great detail but these discussions ultimately failed to materialise.[11] In 1987 the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears were admitted to the Victorian Football League leaving South Australia as the only mainland state without representation in the VFL.

By 1989 seven out of ten SANFL clubs were recording losses and the combined income of the SANFL and WAFL had dropped to 40% of that of the VFL. The 1989 Port Adelaide annual report and November newsletter contrasted with the outlook of other SANFL and WAFL clubs. After its demolition of in the 1989 SANFL Grand Final holding its opposition to a single goal, the club claimed a profit in the annual report and hinted at its intentions the following year in the club newsletter by saying Port Adelaide was "far better than their nearest rival in the SANFL".[12] [13] During early 1990 the SANFL had decided to wait three years before making any further decision. Frustrated with lack of progress, Port Adelaide were having secret negotiations in the town of Quorn for entry in 1991.[14] A practice match organised by Port Adelaide and on 25 February at Football Park attracted at over 30,000 spectators and illustrated the potential of a South Australian side in the newly renamed national competition.[15] Around the same time AFL was also seeking Norwood to join the national competition in 1990. However Norwood would eventually side with the SANFL after seeing the media reaction to Port Adelaide's attempts.

When the knowledge of Port Adelaide Football Club's negotiations to gain an AFL licence were made public, the other SANFL clubs saw it as an act of treachery. Subsequently, the SANFL clubs, led by Glenelg and Norwood, urged Justice Olssen to make an injunction against the bid, which he agreed to. The SANFL promptly created a composite team to beat Port Adelaide's bid. The Adelaide Football Club gained what was very close to being Port Adelaide's licence to the AFL and began playing in 1991. The new Adelaide club would adopt the name "the Crows" after the states inhabitants often used the nickname "Crow-eaters". During this time the SANFL began suing people involved with Port Adelaide, including people volunteering in unpaid positions, with the AFL quickly stepping in to guarantee the protection of the club and associated people. In 2014 during an interview with the Adelaide Advertiser, Ross Oakley revealed that "In desperation to force (the SANFL's) hand...we began dealing directly with two powerhouse clubs of the SANFL, Norwood and Port Adelaide...we were changing the league's name to AFL – and we could not go without a team from Adelaide."[16]

width=200 1990 SANFL Grand Final
Last game without AFL in SA.
G B Total
13 15 93
Port Adelaide 16 12 108
Venue: Football ParkCrowd: 50,589

The front runners for the coaching job at the newly created club were both involved in the last SANFL game played in South Australia before the advent of a local AFL team, the 1990 SANFL Grand Final. In that game Port Adelaide, coached by John Cahill defeated Glenelg, coached by Graham Cornes, by 15 points. Graham Cornes ended up being selected to coach Adelaide for the 1991 AFL season. Cornes compiled a club list of the best players from South Australia, with few originating from other states, in what was almost a state side in the first year. Chris McDermott, captain of Glenelg in the 1990 SANFL Grand Final, was designated as the Crows inaugural captain.[17] Despite Port Adelaide being SANFL premiers in 1990, only 5 players from the team became part of the Adelaide squad of 52. Those players being Bruce Abernethy, Simon Tregenza, David Brown, Darren Smith and Scott Hodges, with the last three joining Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL squad in 1997.[18]

In 1992 Port Adelaide played a young Adelaide side in a pre-season match at Football Park on February 1 in what was the first meeting between the two clubs.

Second South Australian AFL licence

The admission of Adelaide to the AFL had a devastating impact on the league's attendances with the SANFL recording a 45% drop between 1990 and 1993.[19] Port Adelaide defied this trend of falling SANFL attendances recording an increase of 13% from 1990 to 1993.[20]

In 1994 the AFL announced that South Australia would receive a licence for a second team based in the state. The major bids competing with Port Adelaide this time around were from merger club proposals in Norwood-Sturt, and Glenelg-South. On 15 June the SANFL handed down a report recommending the second license go to a team formed from the amalgamation of two clubs.

On 16 June it was reported in The Age by Stephen Linnell that "the League's preference was for a single, established club to join the league".[21] The final tenders were submitted to the SANFL on 14 September 1994 including Port Adelaide's second application, Norwood–Sturt's merged club bid with the remaining application coming from Woodville–West Torrens.[22]

On 2 October Port Adelaide won the 1994 SANFL Grand Final, its fifth in seven years. On 13 December Port Adelaide won the tender for the second SA license over its various state rivals, however it was prevented from entering the competition before 1996 as stipulated in the Adelaide license agreement.[23] In 1995 after an SANFL game at Football Park the Adelaide Crows began carrying out a training session which was interrupted by a large horde of Port Adelaide supporters chanting "We're coming to get you".[24] Adelaide coach Robert Shaw was the only Adelaide official to confront the horde. In 1996 Port Adelaide was left to wait again as a vacancy was required in the league.

It was announced on 27 October 1995 that Port Adelaide would be participating in the 1997 AFL season, one season later than initially planned and seven years after the club's first failed bid in 1990.[25]

Other contributing factors to rivalry

Along with the circumstances of the two clubs entries into the national competition are numerous other factors that fuel the rivalry.

Lingering resentment

Many supporters of traditionally strong South Australian clubs other than Port Adelaide, such as Norwood, Sturt, Glenelg and North Adelaide, were left frustrated that Port Adelaide were the only SANFL club to make the transition to the AFL.

Player recruitment

Due to the inherent nature of being the only two South Australian clubs in the competition, when a player seeks to move to the state both clubs often vigorously compete for the players signature. This also applies during the AFL Draft when both clubs will jostle for position to gain local talent. Two notable examples of this characteristic were the bidding wars between the two clubs for Steven Motlop and Jordan Dawson. Both players in their first Showdown appearances, Motlop for Port Adelaide after leaving Geelong and Dawson for Adelaide after leaving Sydney, kicked match winning goals for their new clubs.

Guernsey issues

In 2005 for the AFL's Heritage Round, Adelaide decided to wear an iteration of the South Australian state guernsey, with the 'AFC' monogram instead of the 'SA' monogram, which was originally worn in 1930.[26] During the same match Port Adelaide were blocked by the AFL from wearing the club's Prison Bar guernsey.

In February 2014, Adelaide announced that they would wear the South Australian state guernsey in the first Showdown at Adelaide Oval. This left Port Adelaide fans particularly aggrieved as many of their greats had worn the South Australia guernsey in the past. Port Adelaide released a statement at the time saying that the state guernsey was "a symbol of South Australian football unification, not division".[27] Others commented that it would be misappropriation to use a State guernsey for a club based competition with players who came from interstate being forced to wear a symbol of South Australia.

Shortly after unveiling the guernsey, Adelaide were denied permission to wear it by the SANFL.[28] Port Adelaide meanwhile were granted permission by the AFL to wear their traditional "Prison Bar" guernsey for the only Showdown in 2020, as part of the club's 150th anniversary celebrations.[29] The club requested it wear the guernsey in all future matches between the teams, which was rejected by Collingwood and the AFL.[30] The club negotiated an agreement with Collingwood to return the guernsey for the 2023 home Showdown match;[31] an agreement which has since been extended to include all future home showdown matches in both the AFL and AFL Women's competitions.[32] [33]

Competitiveness

The Showdown has a history of upsets with ladder ranking and betting markets being a poor indicator of the final result. As of Showdown 44, over a third of meetings have gone the way of the lower ranked team. In addition to this the overall head-to-head lead has been held by both teams at different stages, has never gone beyond a differential of 6 and, as of Showdown 54 the ledger is tied at 27 wins each. This contrasts with the Western Derby where West Coast have never relinquished the lead of the head-to-head ledger and have at some stages held a 12 win differential over Fremantle and the Sydney Derby where the Sydney Swans have also never relinquished the lead of the head-to-head ledger and held a 7 win differential over the GWS Giants after 9 meetings.

Intrastate AFL Derby comparisons (men)
ShowdownWestern DerbySydney DerbyQ–Clash
LedgerAdelaide
lead by 1 against
Port Adelaide
West Coast
lead by 9 against
Fremantle
Sydney Swans
lead by 6 against
GWS Giants
Brisbane Lions
lead by 11 against
Gold Coast
LeadDefended by both sidesNever relinquished by West CoastNever relinquished by SydneyHeld by both sides
Last updated 2024 R8

Notable matches

Round 4, 1997

The build up to the inaugural Showdown was described by Malcolm Blight as being akin to a Grand Final.[34] Having won their first match in the AFL against Geelong the week before, a pumped up Port jumped the Crows in the first half and managed to hold on in the final quarter as the Crows mounted a comeback. Port Adelaide eventually defeated Adelaide by 11 points.[35] The game notably also featured a fight between Port's Scott Cummings and Adelaide's Rod Jameson. Dennis Cometti, commentator for the inaugural Showdown, later elaborated on his chameleon comment saying that when Adelaide entered the AFL some Port Adelaide supporters began to follow the new team as it was the only South Australian club competing on the national stage, but six years after their original club attempted to do the same, they reverted to supporting Port Adelaide after they won the first showdown.

Round 5, 2002

The round 5, 2002 Showdown was the second time in a row Port Adelaide had won by 8 points. After the game about six players from both sides coincidentally came across each other at the Ramsgate Hotel in Henley Beach.[36] During the match Josh Carr had been tagging Mark Ricciuto holding him to only 6 kicks (for comparison Ricciuto averaged 13 over his career).[37] When the groups of players met at the Ramsgate Hotel, the two aforementioned players started an argument, and with the assistance of alcohol, a brawl between the two groups broke out. No one was badly injured. The publicity of this incident resulted in consecutive Showdown crowds in excess of 50,000 at Football Park.[38] John Reid, former head of Adelaide Football Operations, was required (like his Port Adelaide counterpart) by the AFL to provide his players with a formal lecture regarding how the incident was unacceptable which upon completion he famously quipped "And I hope you won the fight!”.[39]

Round 7, 2004

Showdown XV is memorable for the magnitude of the upset that Adelaide pulled off and the fact that it ended Port Adelaide's 7 game winning streak in Showdowns. At the start of the game Port Adelaide had won 5 of its first 6 games whilst Adelaide had only managed one. The gambling markets had Adelaide at $5 to win the match, the longest odds offered in any Showdown at the time.[40] Port Adelaide entered the first break with a 6-point lead but Adelaide coach Gary Ayres gave his side a spray and subsequently ran away with the game to cause arguably the biggest upset in Showdown history.

2005 semi-final

In the 2005 AFL Finals Series, Adelaide and Port Adelaide met in a semi-final, the first time, and thus far only time in their history they had played against each other in a finals game. The stakes of a showdown had never been higher and South Australia experienced an unprecedented high anticipation to the game in the week leading up to the match. The match was known in the buildup as "The Ultimate Showdown".[41] The first half of the game was an intense, defensive contest with the Crows leading 4.7 (31) to 3.6 (24) at the main break. Tempers almost boiled over in the second quarter after Adelaide ruckman Rhett Biglands was stretchered from the ground after a Byron Pickett shirtfront. However Biglands would return in the second half and the incident would eventually be deemed legal.[42] After half time, Adelaide thrashed Port Adelaide outscoring them by 76 points cruising home for an 83-point win, ending Port Adelaide's season. This remains as the only final played between the two sides and the only final the two would ever play at Football Park. 2005 was also the only time one of the clubs had defeated the other side in 3 Showdowns in the same AFL season.

Round 3, 2008

Showdown 24 is often cited as the most physical meeting of the two clubs. Prior to Showdown 24 Port Adelaide had lost their two opening games of the 2008 AFL season and, coupled with their disastrous 2007 AFL Grand Final, Mark Williams demanded throughout the week at training leading up to the game that his players bring tough and physical brand of football to their next match.[43] Early in the game, and a sign of things to come, Matt Thomas knocked out Nathan Bassett. Not long after Luke Jericho was bruised after a heavy collision with Port Adelaide ruckman Dean Brogan.[44] In the last quarter Adelaide had four injured players on the bench resulting in Port Adelaide gaining all the momentum, kicking the last three goals of the match, with Daniel Motlop bringing the margin to 6 points with two minutes remaining. Despite this Adelaide managed to just hold on, despite losing a significant number of players, and limp to the siren for a win. The final 6-point margin was, at the time, the smallest in Showdown history and the result evened the ledger for the first time since 2000.

Round 19, 2013

In 2013 Port Adelaide beat Adelaide in the final Showdown to be played at Football Park. The game was also memorable for Port Adelaide's late final quarter charge, coming back from 20 points in the last 6 minutes of the game. This included a goal by Angus Monfries from outside 50 that landed just in front of the Port Adelaide's point line, bounced at right angles and went through for a goal. Chad Wingard kicked his fifth goal in the last 28 seconds to hand Port Adelaide the lead and win.[45] Port Adelaide winning this match meant the club had won the first, last and most Showdowns played at Football Park.

Round 2, 2014

The round 2, 2014 Showdown on 29 March 2014 saw the first Showdown played at Adelaide Oval along with the first game of Australian rules football at the venue since its extensive redevelopment. Port Adelaide led from the start, with Matthew Lobbe kicking the first goal in an Adelaide Oval Showdown but Adelaide mounted a comeback and claimed the lead briefly in the third. After the halfway mark of the third quarter, Port Adelaide ran away with the game winning by 55 points.[46]

Round 16, 2015

The round 16, 2015 Showdown on 19 July 2015 had added significance due to the recent death of Crows senior coach Phil Walsh, who spent ten years as an assistant in two stints with Port Adelaide, including their 2004 premiership.[47] The game lived up to expectation, with the Crows holding on desperately in the last quarter to win by three points, the closest margin in a Showdown. The game was played in front of 53,518, the largest attendance at the venue since the 1973 SANFL Grand Final. Scott Thompson was awarded the one off Phillip Walsh Medal, presented by Walsh's daughter Quinn.[48]

Round 8, 2018

The round 8, 2018 Showdown held on 12 May 2018 was played at Adelaide Oval in front of a home-crowd of 50,967. Despite Adelaide leading by 21 points at half-time, Port Adelaide managed to cut Adelaide's margin back to single figures with 5 minutes left in the third quarter. Robbie Gray kicked 2 goals late (his fourth and fifth of the quarter) to give Port Adelaide the lead at three-quarter time.[49] The final quarter was largely played in Adelaide's forward half but they could not trouble the scoreboard. With less than three minutes to go, the game looked all-but over, but that was not the case. Adelaide managed three goals in little over 2 minutes to regain the lead with 42 seconds on the clock through a Mitch McGovern set shot. One last turn would see off-season Port Adelaide recruit Steven Motlop kick the winning goal with 21 seconds left. The celebration of Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley at the conclusion of the game, where he referenced the end of the Adelaide's five Showdown win streak, garnered significant media attention.[50] Robbie Gray claimed a third Showdown Medal for his best on ground display. He managed 6 goals (5 of which in the third quarter).

Round 20, 2018

Showdown 45 was a tight contest for the entire game apart from the opening where the Crows kicked the first three goals of the match. Second gamer Kane Farrell kicked three goals to close out the first interval with the quarter time scores level and the margin thereafter never again reaching three goals. Late in the final quarter Ollie Wines had the opportunity to seal the game with a set shot from a tight angle but his banana kick was ineffective. Minutes after Wines shot, Josh Jenkins snapped and his score was referred to the goal review umpire to clarify whether it hit the post. The score was quickly ruled a goal by the goal review umpire despite Josh Jenkins calling his teammates to set up for a kick out. He later stated his doubt in a post game interview. Robbie Gray was awarded a record fourth Showdown Medal becoming just the third player, after Graham Johncock and Shaun Burgoyne, to win the honour coming from the losing side. After the match Port Adelaide challenged the AFL Score Review system questioning the short amount of time taken for the review (23 seconds) and the lack of camera angles available to the umpires.[51] The AFL affirmed the decision that it was a goal.

Round 3, 2022

Showdown 51 was the first edition of the fixture to be played on Friday night, the AFL's marquee time-slot, although this match partially overlapped with a match between Melbourne and Essendon that was played simultaneously that night and was not broadcast free-to-air nationally. Entering the match both Adelaide and Port Adelaide were winless having lost their first two games. In the lead up to the game Adelaide director Mark Ricciuto publicly noted, regarding his players, that "They can't kick, they can't handball, they can't kick a goal, they've given away free kicks, they really can't do anything worse.”[52] Also during the lead up to the game Kane Cornes called for Todd Marshall to be dropped from Port Adelaide's AFL side.[53] Marshall would go on to kick a career best five goals during the match.[54] Two minutes before the game ended Travis Boak had the opportunity to push the margin to 7 points but missed his shot, registering a behind and leaving the margin at two points. In the last minute of the game a late high contact free kick was paid to Lachlan Murphy against Port Adelaide's Sam Mayes approximately 45m out from goal. Murphy was unable to take the kick and the set shot was given to Jordan Dawson meaning that a kick after the siren would be required for Adelaide to win the game. The kick looked like it was heading straight for a behind until it swung left very late, going through for a goal. Dawson's goal gave the Crows their first win after the siren since Rod Jameson kicked the winner in 1991 against Fitzroy after the siren to win the game. This was also the first time that a Showdown had been decided after the siren.

Results

The two clubs sometimes meet in preseason fixtures, such as the first meeting between the two clubs in 1992, however these are not official Showdowns and do not contribute to the official statistics of the fixture. While the AFL draw is not a complete double round robin it is designed each year to include two Showdowns in recognition of its significance and gate drawing power. For the 2020 season only, there was only one Showdown due to the premiership season being shortened to 17 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]

Showdown Results (Men)

|- style=";background:#ccf;font-size: 110%" | | Year| Date|Timeslot| | Home Team| | Away Team| | Ground| Crowd| Result/Winner||||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 1| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|1997 | 20/4| Sun 3:10| 4| Adelaide| 11.6 (72)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|11.17 (83)| rowspan="35"|Football Park| 47,256| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!11!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 2| 10/8 | Sun 3:10| 19| Port Adelaide| 9.4 (58)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 9.11 (65)| 45,498| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!7!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 3| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|1998 |19/4 |Sun 2:10| 4| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 11.7 (73)| Adelaide| 8.16 (64)| 41,476| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!9!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 4| 9/8| Sun 3:20| 19| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|22.12 (144)| Port Adelaide| 10.10 (70)| 46,405| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!74!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 5| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|1999|2/5 |Sun 2:10| 6| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 18.7 (115)| Port Adelaide| 12.15 (87)| 45,585| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!28!W| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 6| 22/8 |Sun 2:10| 21| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|13.14 (92)| Adelaide| 9.14 (68)| 42,669| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!24!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 7|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2000| 23/4 |Sun 1:40| 7| Port Adelaide| 13.13 (91)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.14 (98)| 41,173| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!7!W| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 8| 6/8 |Sun 2:10| 22| Adelaide| 14.8 (92)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 20.19 (139)| 42,659| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!47!L||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 9|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2001| 15/4 |Sun 1:40| 3| Adelaide| 13.10 (88)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|23.15 (153)| 40,296| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!65!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 10| 5/8 |Sun 1:40| 18| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|16.11 (107)| Adelaide| 15.9 (99)| 49,846| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!8!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 11|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2002| 27/4 | Sat 7:10| 5| Adelaide| 12.10 (82)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.6 (90)| 49,513| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!8!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 12| 18/8 |Sun 2:10| 20| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|12.12 (84)| Adelaide| 11.10 (76)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,275| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!8!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 13|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2003| 26/4 | Sat 7:10| 5| Adelaide| 9.12 (66)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|12.6 (78)| bgcolor="Gold"|51,140| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!12!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 14| 31/8 |Sun 1:10| 22| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.10 (94)| Adelaide| 12.6 (78)| 48,131| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!16!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 15| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2004 | 8/5 | Sat 7:10| 7| Port Adelaide| 13.9 (87)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 17.17 (119)| 44,733| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!32!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 16| 29/8 |Sun 12:40| 22| Adelaide|9.6 (60)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 12.13 (85)| 45,473| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!25!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 17|rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;"|2005| 10/4 |Sun 12:40| 3| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|18.16 (124)| Port Adelaide| 8.8 (56)| 44,807| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!68!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 18| 13/8 | Sat 7:10| 20| Port Adelaide| 12.9 (81)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 13.10 (88)| 45,199| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!7!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 19| 10/9 | Sat 7:00| style="background:gold;"| | style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 18.15 (123)| Port Adelaide|5.10 (40)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,521| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!83!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 20|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2006| 6/5 | Sat 7:10| 6| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|15.13 (103)| Port Adelaide| 8.5 (53)| 42,723| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!50!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 21| 27/8 |Sun 12:40| 21| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.11 (95)| Adelaide| 11.15 (81)| 41,549| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!14!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 22|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2007| 14/4 | Sat 2:40| 3| Port Adelaide| 8.15 (63)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 13.9 (87)| 36,959| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!24!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 23| 4/8 | Sat 7:10| 18| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 9.19 (73)| Port Adelaide| 10.5 (65)| 42,335| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!8!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 24|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2008| 6/4 | Sun 4:10| 3| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 12.13 (85)| Port Adelaide| 11.13 (79)| 45,524| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!6!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 25| 20/7 | Sun 2:40| 16| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|13.14 (92)| Adelaide| 11.14 (80)| 31,662| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!12!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 26|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2009| 2/5 | Sat 7:10| 6| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 15.15 (105)| Adelaide| 12.7 (79)| 41,558| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!26!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 27| 26/7 | Sun 4:10| 17| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|19.18 (132)| Port Adelaide| 9.8 (62)| 46,859| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!70!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 28|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2010| 1/5 | Sat 2:40| 6| Adelaide| 10.14 (74)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.13 (97)| 40,371| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!23!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 29| 25/7 | Sun 4:10| 17| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|13.10 (88)| Adelaide| 9.15 (69)| 36,788| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!19!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 30|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2011| 16/4 | Sat 7:10| 4| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.14 (98)| Adelaide| 9.12 (66)| 33,143| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!32!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 31| 31/7 | Sun 4:10| 19| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 16.15 (111)| Port Adelaide| 11.13 (79)| 40,586| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!32!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 32|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2012| 29/4 | Sun 4:10| 5| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 16.14 (110)| Port Adelaide| 14.7 (91)| 41,649| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!19!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 33| 7/7 | Sat 7:10| 15| Port Adelaide| 8.10 (58)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 17.14 (116)| 34,829| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!58!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 34|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2013| 14/4 | Sun 4:10| 3| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 17.16 (118)| Adelaide| 16.13 (109)| 40,707| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!9!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 35| 4/8 | Sun 2:50| 19| Adelaide| 15.13 (103)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 17.5 (107)| 43,368| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!4!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 36|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2014| 29/3 | Sat 4:15| 2| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 19.14 (128)| Adelaide| 11.7 (73)| rowspan="21"| Adelaide Oval| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,397| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!55!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 37| 29/6| Sun 3:40| 15| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 14.15 (99)| Port Adelaide| 10.16 (76) | style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,552| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!23!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 38|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2015| 3/5| Sun 4:10| 5| Adelaide| 13.13 (91)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 18.7 (115)| 49,735| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!24!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 39| 19/7| Sun 2:50| 16| Port Adelaide| 17.11 (113)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 18.8 (116)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 53,518| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" || style="background:#ffffa6; text-align:center;"|3!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 40|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2016| 2/4|Sat 1:15| 2| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 22.12 (144)| Port Adelaide| 11.20 (86)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,555| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!58!L| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 41| 20/8 | Sat 7:10| 22| Port Adelaide| 14.10 (94)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|15.19 (109)|49,541| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!15!W| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|42| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2017|8/4| Sat 7:10|3| Port Adelaide| 12.11 (83)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|15.10 (100)| style="background:Gold;"| 53,698| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!17!L||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|43|6/8| Sun 4:10|20| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|18.22 (130)| Port Adelaide| 7.4 (46)| 45,028| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" || style="background:gold;"|84!W| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|44|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2018|12/5| Sat 4:40|8| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|14.11 (95)| Adelaide| 14.6 (90)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,967| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |! 5! L| |- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|45|4/8| Sat 4:05|20| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|13.18 (96)| Port Adelaide| 14.9 (93)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,377| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" || style="background:#ffffa6; text-align:center;"|3! L| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|46|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2019|11/5| Sat 7:10|8| Port Adelaide| 9.14 (68)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|13.10 (88)| 49,675| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |! 20! W| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|47|6/7| Sat 4:05|16| Adelaide| 5.14 (44)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 15.11 (101)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,544| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!57!L|style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||-|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 87%;"|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|48|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|2020|13/6| Sat 7:10|2| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|17.8 (110)| Adelaide|5.5 (35)|style="background:#FFC7CE"| 2,240[56] |style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!75!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 49| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2021|8/5| Sat 7:10| 8| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|12.15 (87)| Adelaide| 5.8 (38)| 43,069| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!49!W|style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|50|7/8| Sat 7:10| 21| Adelaide|7.9 (51)| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide|style="background:#cfc;"|7.13 (55)|14,376| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!4 !W|style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|51|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2022|1/4| style="background:#ffffa6" | Fri 7:50| 3| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|15.6 (96)| Port Adelaide|13.14 (92)|39,190| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!4 !W|style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|52|20/8| Sat 7:00| 23| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|16.15 (111)| Adelaide|7.13 (55)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 50,090| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!56!W|style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|53|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2023|1/4| Sat 7:00| 3| Port Adelaide|13.8 (86)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|18.9 (117)|48,962| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!31!L|style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|54|29/7| Sat 7:10| 20| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|16.16 (112)| Port Adelaide|9.11 (65)| 50,023| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!47!L| |- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|55|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|2024|2/5| style="background:Gold;"| Thu 7:00| 8| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|12.6 (78)| Port Adelaide|5.18 (48)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 52,106| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!30!L|style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"|56| 17/8| Sat 7:00| 23| style="background:#cfc;"| Port Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"| 11.14 (80)| Adelaide|8.10 (58)| style="background:#ffffa6" | 52,459| style="background:black; color:white; border: solid #06AAC5 2px; text-align:center;" |!22!W||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

Showdown Results (Women)

|- style=";background:#ccf;font-size: 110%" | | Year| Date|Timeslot| | Home Team| | Away Team| | Ground| Crowd| Result/Winner||||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 1| style="text-align: center;" |S7 (2022)| 30/9|style="background:#ffffa6;"|Fri 7:30| 6| Port Adelaide | 0.3 (3)| style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide| style="background:#cfc;"|8.15 (63)| Adelaide Oval|style="background:Gold;"|20,652| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!60!W| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 2| style="text-align: center;" |2023| 2/9| Sat 2:35| 1|style="background:#cfc;"| Adelaide|style="background:#cfc;"|8.10 (58)| Port Adelaide|4.4 (28)| Norwood Oval|style="background:#FFC7CE"|8,722|style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" |!30!-| style="background:Red ; color: Gold; border: solid #000066 2px; text-align:center;" ||- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"| 3| style="text-align: center;" |2024| 31/8| Sat 7:15| 1| Port Adelaide || Adelaide||Alberton Oval|||!-|

The Showdown Medal is the medal awarded to the player adjudged best on ground in the Showdown AFL match.

See also: Showdown Medal.

Shared history

Shared players

Below is a list of players who have played a senior game of football representing both the Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club.
Only two players, Matthew Bode and Brett Chalmers, have appeared in Showdowns for both clubs.

Men

PlayerAdelaide
AFL: 1991–present
Port Adelaide
AFL: 1997–present
SANFL: pre 1997
1Darren Smith1991R1–19921984–1990, 1991–1992*, 1993–1996
Simon Tregenza1991R1–19981988–1990, 1991–1996*
3Scott Hodges1991R2–19931987–1990, 1991–1993*, 1996–1997
4Bruce Abernethy1991R3–19921979–1981, 1987–1990, 1991–1992*
Danny Hughes1991R31981–1983, 1991*, 1992–1993
6David Brown1991R12–19961987–1990, 1991–1996*, 1997–1998
7Greg Anderson1993–19961983–1987, 1995–1996
8Brett Chalmers1994–19971991–1992, 1994–1997, 1998–1999
9Andrew McLeod1995–20101994, 1995–1996
10Troy Bond1996–19991991–1993
11Ian Downsborough1998–19991997
12Bryan Beinke1999–20021993–1996
13Matthew Bode2001–20071998–2000
14Brad Symes2008–20122004–2007
15Billy Frampton2020–20222018–2019
  • Years underlined indicate periods where players were on Adelaide's AFL list but played for Port Adelaide between 1991 and 1996 when the club's senior team was still in the SANFL. Where names are bold the player participated in a Showdown for both clubs.

Women

!#!Player!Adelaide
AFLW: 2017–present!Port Adelaide
AFLW: 2022–present
1Erin Phillips2017R1–20222022R6
Ange Foley2017R1–20222022R6
Justine Mules2017R1–20222022R6
2Ashleigh Saint2021–2022S72023R1
Sarah Goodwin2023R12022S7
  • Where names are bold the player participated in a Showdown for both clubs.

AFL trades

Below is a list of AFL sanctioned trades between the two clubs. Only four trades have ever been orchestrated between the two clubs.[57] There were no trades for ten years between 2008 and 2018.

YearPlayerTraded fromTraded to
11997Ian DownsboroughPort AdelaideAdelaide
Brett ChalmersAdelaidePort Adelaide
22000Matthew BodePort AdelaideAdelaide
Pick No. 12 (Shaun Burgoyne)AdelaidePort Adelaide
32007Brad SymesPort AdelaideAdelaide
Pick No. 28 (Marlon Motlop)AdelaidePort Adelaide
42019Billy FramptonPort AdelaideAdelaide
2020 4th Round Pick (Melbourne)AdelaidePort Adelaide

Attendances and timeslots

The Showdown has the highest average attendances of all intrastate derby matches.

In the 45 Showdowns to 2018, a total of 2,017,918 people have attended the matches: an average attendance per match of 44,893.

The record attendance in a Showdown was 53,698 in Showdown XLII (round 3, 2017, a Port Adelaide home match). The lowest attendance was 2,240 in Showdown XLVIII (round 2, 2020, a Port Adelaide home match), due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Showdown XXV (Round 16, 2008, a Port Adelaide home match), which drew a crowd of 31,662, is the lowest attended Showdown that was not impacted by COVID-19.

A total of 1,053,674 people have attended Adelaide's 23 home Showdowns (including the 2005 Semi Final), an average of 45,812. Their attendances have ranged from 40,296 (Showdown IX) to 51,140 (Showdown XIII).

A total of 966,484 people have attended Port Adelaide's 23 home Showdowns, an average of 42,021. Their attendances range from 2,240 (Showdown XLVIII) to 53,698 (Showdown XLII).

Minor round fixturing

Due to the length of the AFL premiership season requiring five double up matches and the commercial strength of the Showdown there have always been two Showdown's fixtured for the minor round, with the exception of 2020 which saw only one Showdown scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Generally the gap between the two Showdown fixtures is maximised to preserve the games reverence.

Duration between fixtures
Within minor roundShortest turnaround8 rounds2019
Longest turnaround20 rounds2016, 2022
Between seasonsShortest turnaround231 days2016–2017
Longest turnaround343 days2019–2020

Highest attendances

|- style="background:#ccf;"|#| width=45 | Crowd| Year| Date| | Hosting club| Ground|- style="background:#fff;"|42| style="background:gold;"| 53,698| style="text-align:center;"|2017| 8/4 | 3| Port Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|39| style="background:#ffffa6;"|53,518| style="text-align:center;"|2015| 19/7 | 16| Port Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|56| style="background:#ffffa6;"|52,459| style="text-align:center;"|2024| 17/8| 23| Port Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|55| style="background:#ffffa6;"| 52,106| style="text-align:center;"|2024| 2/5| 8| Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|13| style="background:#ffffa6;"| 51,140| style="text-align:center;"|2003| 26/4| 5| Adelaide| Football Park|- style="background:#fff;"|44| style="background:#ffffa6;"|50,967| style="text-align:center;"|2018| 12/5 | 8| Port Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|-style="background:#fff;"|40|style="background:#ffffa6;"|50,555|style="text-align:center;"|2016|2/4|2|Adelaide|Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|47| style="background:#ffffa6;"| 50,554| style="text-align:center;"|2019| 6/7 | 16| Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|37| style="background:#ffffa6;"|50,552| style="text-align:center;"|2014| 29/6| 15| Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"|19| style="background:#ffffa6;"|50,521| style="text-align:center;"|2005| 10/9 | style="background:gold;"| | Adelaide| Football Park|- style="background:#fff;"|36| style="background:#ffffa6;"|50,397| style="text-align:center;"|2014| 29/3 | 2| Port Adelaide| Adelaide Oval|- style="background:#fff;"

Club records

Highest score

Highest score in a Showdown.

Showdown (Men)

Club YearRoundGoals Behinds Total
12001323 15 153
2Adelaide1998192212144
20162

Showdown (Women)

Club YearRoundGoals Behinds Total
1202268 15 63
2Port Adelaide202314428

Lowest score

Lowest score for each club in all Showdowns.

Showdown (Men)

Club Year RoundGoalsBehinds Total
1Adelaide202025535
22005 SF510 40

Showdown (Women)

Club Year RoundGoalsBehinds Total
1Port Adelaide20226033
22023 1810 58

Greatest winning margins

Greatest winning margin for each club in the Showdown.

Showdown (Men)

Club Year RoundWinning ScoreLosing Score Margin
1Adelaide20172018.22 (130)7.4 (46)84
22020 217.8 (110)5.5 (35) 75

Showdown (Women)

Smallest winning margins

Smallest winning margin for each club in the Showdown.

Showdown (Men)

Club Year RoundWinning ScoreLosing Score Margin
1Adelaide20182013.18 (96)14.9 (93)3
20151618.8 (116)17.11 (113)
22013 1917.5 (107)15.13 (103)4
2021217.13 (55)7.9 (51)
Updated to Showdown LIV (54).

Showdown (Women)

Winning streak

Showdown (Men)

Club Winning Streak Showdowns
17 8–14
2Adelaide5 39–43

Showdown (Women)

Clean sweeps

Seasons when one club has won all Showdown fixtures. There was only one Showdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ClubClean SweepsTotal
1Port Adelaide2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2013, 20216
2Adelaide20051, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017, 20236
Updated to Showdown LIV (54).

1Includes the 2005 semi-final. This is the only (as of 2020) time that either side has won all three Showdowns in the one season (including finals).

Brownlow Votes

ClubTotal VotesUnique Players
1Port Adelaide166 votes38
2Adelaide152 votes37
Updated to Showdown LIV (54).

Player records

Games played

Showdown appearances (Men)
Player Club Showdowns
1Travis Boak32
227
Adelaide
4Scott ThompsonAdelaide25
Port Adelaide
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Showdown appearances (Women)
Player Club Showdowns
121 players 1
21 players 1
Updated to AFLW Showdown I.

Goalkickers

Most goals kicked in one Showdown

Most goals in one Showdown (Men)
Player Club FixtureGoals
1Tony ModraAdelaide1997 R47
Peter VardyAdelaide1998 R19
2004 R7
Taylor WalkerAdelaide2023 R20
5Gavin WanganeenPort Adelaide2001 R36
Taylor WalkerAdelaide2012 R5
Ricky HendersonAdelaide2012 R15
Tom LynchAdelaide2016 R2
Robbie GrayPort Adelaide2018 R8
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most goals in one Showdown (Women)
Player Club Fixture Goals
1Chelsea Randall20227 R63
2Yvonne Bonner2023 R12
Ashleigh Saint2023 R1
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most Showdown career goals

Most career Showdown goals (Men)
Player Club Goals Games
1Taylor WalkerAdelaide5323
2Robbie GrayPort Adelaide4022
3Eddie BettsAdelaide3512
4Justin WesthoffPort Adelaide3225
530 23
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown goals (Women)
Player Club Goals Games
1Chelsea RandallAdelaide32
2Ebony MarinoffAdelaide22
Ashleigh SaintPort Adelaide21
Yvonne BonnerAdelaide21
511 PlayersBoth Clubs1-
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Career Brownlow votes

Player Club Votes Games
114 15
2Travis BoakPort Adelaide1428
3Robbie GrayPort Adelaide1222
4Mark RicciutoAdelaide11 18
5Gavin WanganeenPort Adelaide10 17
Andrew McLeodAdelaide10 27
Patrick DangerfieldAdelaide10 13
Sam JacobsAdelaide10 15
Updated to Showdown LIV (54).
Player Club Votes Games
1Niamh Kelly31
Chelsea Randall32
Anne Hatchard32
Ebony Marinoff32
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Disposals

Most career Showdown disposals

Most career Showdown disposals (Men)
PlayerClubDisposalsGames
1Travis BoakPort Adelaide73432
2Scott ThompsonAdelaide61425
3Kane CornesPort Adelaide58027
4Andrew McLeodAdelaide53927
5Rory LairdAdelaide51720
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown disposals (Women)
PlayerClubDisposalsGames
1Ebony MarinoffAdelaide562
2Anne HatchardAdelaide532
3Chelsea RandallAdelaide412
4Erin PhillipsPort Adelaide362
5Madison NewmanAdelaide332
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most disposals in one Showdown

Most disposals in one Showdown (Men)
PlayerClubFixtureDisposals
1Zak ButtersPort Adelaide2024 R2342
2Mark RicciutoAdelaide2000 R741
Peter BurgoynePort Adelaide2008 R3
Tom RockliffPort Adelaide2019 R8
5Simon GoodwinAdelaide2007 R1839
Patrick DangerfieldAdelaide2012 R5
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most disposals in one Showdown (Women)
PlayerClubFixtureDisposals
1Ebony Marinoff2023 R132
2Anne Hatchard2023 R130
3Niamh Kelly2023 R128
4Chelsea RandallAdelaide20227 R627
5Ebony MarinoffAdelaide20227 R624
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Hitouts

Most career Showdown hitouts

Player Club Hitouts Games
1Sam JacobsAdelaide53615
2Reilly O'BrienAdelaide39711
3Brendon LadePort Adelaide34722
4Matthew LobbePort Adelaide28811
5Dean BroganPort Adelaide25316
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
!#!Player!Club!Hitouts!Games
1Montana McKinnon332
2Matilda Scholz141
3Jessica Allan121
Caitlin Gould122
5Olivia Levicki112
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most Hitouts in one Showdown

Most Hitouts in one Showdown (Men)
+PlayerClubFixtureHitouts
1Sam JacobsAdelaide2012 R1561
2Sam JacobsAdelaide2015 R1651
3Reilly O'BrienAdelaide2022 R2350
4Paddy RyderPort Adelaide2017 R348
5Reilly O'BrienAdelaide2022 R345
Jordon Sweet2024 R2345
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most Hitouts in one Showdown (Women)
+PlayerClubFixtureHitouts
1Montana McKinnon2022 R621
2Matilda Scholz2023 R114
32023 R112
3Jessica Allan2023 R112
5Olivia Levicki2022 R69
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Clearances

Most career Showdown clearances

Most career Showdown clearances (Men)
PlayerClubClearances Games
1Travis BoakPort Adelaide13932
2Scott ThompsonAdelaide12425
3Ollie WinesPort Adelaide11020
4Robbie GrayPort Adelaide10022
5Matt CrouchAdelaide9013
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown clearances (Women)
PlayerClubClearances Games
1Ebony MarinoffAdelaide122
2Teah CharltonAdelaide82
Chelsea RandallAdelaide82
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most clearances in a Showdown

Most clearances in one Showdown (Men)
PlayerClubFixtureClearances
1Patrick DangerfieldAdelaide2015 R514
2Josh FrancouPort Adelaide1999 R2113
Patrick DangerfieldAdelaide2015 R1613
Scott ThompsonAdelaide2015 R1613
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most clearances in one Showdown (Women)
PlayerClubFixture Clearances
1Ebony Marinoff2023 R17
Chelsea Randall2022 R67
3Niamh Kelly2023 R16
Updated to Showdown II (2).

Contested possessions

Most career Showdown contested possessions

Most career Showdown contested possessions (Men)
PlayerClubContested
possessions
Games
1Travis BoakPort Adelaide31732
2Scott ThompsonAdelaide26725
3Ollie WinesPort Adelaide23320
4Robbie GrayPort Adelaide22822
5Rory SloaneAdelaide20620
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown contested possessions (Women)
PlayerClubContested
possessions
Games
1Anne Hatchard282
2Ebony Marinoff252
3Chelsea Randall222
4Erin Phillips182
5Abbey Dowrick162
Updated to Showdown II (2).

Most contested possessions in one Showdown

Most contested possessions in one Showdown (Men)
PlayerClubFixtureContested
possessions
1Rory SloaneAdelaide2017 R324
2Tom RockliffPort Adelaide2019 R823
3Robbie GrayPort Adelaide2016 R222
Scott ThompsonAdelaide2015 R1622
Patrick DangerfieldAdelaide2014 R1522
Last update from Showdown LVI (56).
Most contested possessions in one Showdown (Women)
PlayerClubFixtureContested
possessions
1Anne Hatchard2022 R615
2Chelsea Randall2022 R614
3Anne Hatchard2023 R113
Gemma Houghton2023 R1
Ebony Marinoff2023 R1
Last update from Showdown II (2).

Contested Marks

Most career Showdown contested marks

Most career Showdown contested marks (Men)
PlayerClubContested
Marks
Games
1Chad CornesPort Adelaide4224
2Warren TredreaPort Adelaide3623
3Taylor WalkerAdelaide3423
4Justin WesthoffPort Adelaide3225
Charlie DixonPort Adelaide3214
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown contested marks (Women)
PlayerClubContested
Marks
Games
1Anne Hatchard62
2Chelsea Randall42
3Gemma Houghton21
Matilda Scholz21
Chelsea Bidell22
Caitlin Gould22
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most contested marks in one Showdown

!#!Player!Club!Fixture!Contested
Marks
1Chad CornesPort Adelaide2004 R76
Kurt TippettAdelaide2011 R46
Justin WesthoffPort Adelaide2011 R46
Charlie Dixon2023 R206
4Trent HenschelAdelaide2005 SF5
Taylor WalkerAdelaide2017 R205
Aliir AliirPort Adelaide2021 R215
Riley ThilthorpeAdelaide2022 R235
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
!#!Player!Club!Fixture!Contested
Marks
1Anne Hatchard2022 R66
2Chelsea Randall2022 R6
2023 R1
2
Chelsea Biddell2023 R12
Matilda Scholz2023 R12
Gemma Houghton2023 R12
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Tackles

Most career Showdown tackles

Most career Showdown tackles (Men)
PlayerClubTacklesGames
1Scott ThompsonAdelaide14125
2Travis BoakPort Adelaide13932
3Rory SloaneAdelaide11020
4Domenic CassisiPort Adelaide10920
Ollie WinesPort Adelaide10920
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most career Showdown tackles (Women)
PlayerClubTacklesGames
1Abbey Dowrick152
2Justine Mules142
3Ebony Marinoff132
4Teah Charlton122
Abbie Ballard122
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Most tackles in one Showdown

Most tackles in one Showdown (Men)
PlayerClubFixtureTackles
1Domenic CassisiPort Adelaide2008 R1613
Hugh GreenwoodAdelaide2017 R2013
Rory SloaneAdelaide2019 R813
Rory LairdAdelaide2023 R2013
5Domenic CassisiPort Adelaide2010 R1712
Hugh GreenwoodAdelaide2018 R812
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Most tackles in one Showdown (Women)
PlayerClubFixtureTackles
1Ebony Marinoff2022 R611
2Jacqui Yorston2022 R68
Abbey Dowrick2023 R18
Justine Mules2023 R18
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (2).

Player winning record

Showdown players ranked by win percentage (minimum 10 Showdowns).

PlayerClubWinLossWin %
1Josh CarrPort Adelaide100100.0
2Jarrad SchofieldPort Adelaide8280.0
3Matt CrouchAdelaide10471.4
5Nick StevensPort Adelaide7370.0
Rory AtkinsAdelaide7370.0
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).

Coaching records

Showdown coaches are ranked by total wins followed by win percentage.

Showdown coaching record

Showdown coaching record (Men)
CoachClubWinLossWin %
1Mark WilliamsPort Adelaide131154.2
2Ken HinkleyPort Adelaide111150
3Neil CraigAdelaide8753.3
4Don PykeAdelaide6275.0
5Matthew NicksAdelaide4544.4
6Malcolm BlightAdelaide3350.0
Brenton Sanderson
8John CahillPort Adelaide2250.0
9Matthew PrimusPort Adelaide2340.0
10Gary AyresAdelaide2722.2
11Adelaide10100
Mark Bickley
13Phil WalshAdelaide010.0
Updated to Showdown LVI (56).
Showdown coaching record (Women)
CoachClubWinLossWin %
1Matthew ClarkeAdelaide20100
2Lauren ArnellPort Adelaide020.0
Updated to AFLW Showdown II (22).

Naming rights sponsors

Since the first Showdown in 1997 the fixture has always had a naming rights sponsor.

West End

The first naming rights sponsor was the South Australian Brewing Company (SABC) who utilised the fixture to promote West End Draught. SABC was responsible for the coining of the 'Showdown' name for the rivalry.[58]

Balfours

Balfours, a South Australian wholesale bakery, became the naming rights sponsor for the Showdown in 2008.[59] As part of their efforts in promoting the game Balfours began, and continue, to produce donuts in the colors of the two competing teams.[60]

Variety

Variety, a charity for disadvantaged children, became the current naming rights sponsor for the Showdown in 2018.

Spin offs

Cricket

Two Showdowns have taken place as Twenty20 cricket matches doubling as charity fundraisers for bushfire relief. In 2009, the two clubs played at Football Park what was dubbed as SA Footy's Bushfire Bash For Cash.[61] In the aftermath of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season which severely impacted Kangaroo Island and parts of the Adelaide Hills, the two clubs played another such game, this time at Adelaide Oval. Dubbed the Bushfire T20 Showdown, it also included members of the Adelaide Strikers of the Big Bash League participating including Australian internationals Alex Carey, who was also previously Greater Western Sydney's TAC Cup captain, and Strikers captain Travis Head. The game proved a success with 34,219 spectators collectively raising $1,015,239 by the end of the match for the South Australian Bushfire Appeal. Seven Network broadcast the match with commentators including James Brayshaw, Greg Blewett, Mark Soderstrom and Jason Gillespie.[62]

Slowdown

See main article: West End Slowdown. A charity spin off of the Showdown also included an annual 'Slowdown' that raised money for various charities. Slowdown's often featured retired Adelaide, Port Adelaide and SANFL players along with local celebrities.

See also

Notes and References

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  3. News: 17 October 1914 . FOOTBALL. . LXXI . 33 . Observer . 5,511 . South Australia . 19 June 2018 . National Library of Australia.
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  5. Book: Abernethy, Bruce. From Port to a Power. Wakefield Press. 1997. 186254400X. Kent Town, Adelaide. 71.
  6. Web site: Fight On East Perth - Applying to Join VFL. www.amnet.net.au. 2015-10-08.
  7. Book: Oakley, Ross. The Phoenix Rises. Slattery Media Group. 2014. 9780987420596. Richmond, Victoria. 156.
  8. 'Port Adelaide Football Club Inc. Annual Report and Balance Sheet Season 1982', p. 11
  9. News: Yet another season of advancing backwards. Robinson. Michael. 1985 Football Times Yearbook (1976–1992). Ashley Hornsey. 1985. 10–12.
  10. Web site: Revisiting the South Australian license saga of 1991. The Roar.
  11. Web site: Port Adelaide Football Club..."one must ask does the 'Big V' want the game to go national". Australian Football.
  12. Book: Whimpress, T.J.. Port Adelaide Football Club Inc. Report of the Football and Footballers Clubs.. Largs Bay Printers. 1989. Largs Bay, South Australia. 26.
  13. Book: Weber, Bruce. Magpie News. Port Adelaide Football Club. 1989. Largs Bay Printers. 3.
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  15. News: Keeping Score '90. Fishburn. Chris. April 1990. Magpie News. 34.
  16. Web site: Fight to break South Australian impasse on VFL involved far more than Port Adelaide Adelaide Now. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170416231035/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/fight-to-break-south-australian-impasse-on-vfl-involved-far-more-than-port-adelaide/news-story/dc13dfdbbd3f8cc2beb939c308e48831. 2017-04-16.
  17. News: On this day: Inaugural squad named – AFC.com.au. afc.com.au. 2017-04-15.
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  19. Book: The Budget. SANFL. 1994. Adelaide.
  20. Web site: Port Adelaide AFL Bid Video. 1994. Port Adelaide Football Club.
  21. News: League 'No' may open door to Port. Linnell. Stephen. 16 June 1994. The Age.
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  24. News: What makes Port Adelaide different from the Crows?. Rucci. Michelangelo. 29 May 1996. The Advertiser (Adelaide).
  25. Book: Ashton, Norman. Destiny. Wakefield Press. 2018. 9781743055946. Adelaide. 153.
  26. Web site: Adelaide Heritage - Footy Jumpers.
  27. News: Statement: State Guernsey - portadelaidefc.com.au. portadelaidefc.com.au. 2018-04-26.
  28. Web site: SANFL forces Adelaide Crows to abandon 'State of Origin' Adelaide Oval Showdown guernsey. The Advertiser. 7 February 2014.
  29. Web site: Port Adelaide to wear traditional prison bars outfit twice in 2020. Wide World of Sports. 15 August 2019.
  30. Web site: David Koch hits back at Eddie McGuire over Power's prison bar guernsey push. ABC News. 4 June 2020.
  31. Web site: Collingwood allows Port Adelaide to wear 'prison bar' guernsey after years of hostility over the heritage design. ABC News. 11 March 2023.
  32. Web site: Two years in the making and costing $25 million, Port Adelaide is now calling its new state of the art football facility home. And it's not only the Power players that will benefit, the local community also winners. @VickiJSchwarz #9News. 10 February 2024. 9News Adelaide. Twitter.
  33. Web site: AFLW team to wear Prison Bars in inaugural Alberton Showdown. Port Adelaide FC. 30 June 2024. Jamie Anderson.
  34. Web site: Onward to Victory . 5 April 2022 . portadelaidefc.com.au.
  35. Web site: Footy Park Flashbacks #3: Showdown I, Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows 1997 – portadelaidefc.com.au. portadelaidefc.com.au. 2015-11-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080347/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2013-08-31/footy-park-flashbacks-3. 24 September 2015.
  36. Web site: 2002-04-30 . Bit of biffo as rivals show they're 'human' . 2022-04-08 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  37. Web site: AFL Tables – Adelaide v Port Adelaide – Sat, 27-Apr-2002 7:10 PM (7:40 PM) – Match Stats. afltables.com. 2016-12-23.
  38. Web site: 'Henley beach' two attracts the footbrawl faithful – realfooty.com.au. www.theage.com.au. 14 August 2002. 2016-11-01.
  39. News: 2021-08-02. The final Showdown countdown. 2021-08-09. InDaily. en.
  40. News: delaide Crows face biggest Showdown challenge since 2004. Rucci. Michaelangelo. 17 July 2015. The Advertiser. 13 May 2018.
  41. News: The Finals Showdown - AFC.com.au. afc.com.au. 2018-05-13.
  42. News: Pickett off the hook for Biglands bump. 2005-09-12. ABC News. 2018-08-03. en-AU.
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  44. News: 2008-04-06 . Crows hang on in Showdown thriller . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-04-06.
  45. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-04/powers-showdown-miracle Power Showdown Miracle
  46. Web site: Showdown 36 welcomes AFL back to Adelaide Oval - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  47. News: Phil Walsh - a proud 'football lifer' - AFC.com.au. afc.com.au. 2018-05-13.
  48. News: Terrific Scott Thompson 'honoured' by Phillip Walsh Medal win in Showdown 39. Homfray. Reece. 19 July 2015. The Advertiser. 13 May 2018.
  49. News: Live AFL Round 8, Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows in Showdown 44, live scores, live stream, updates, video, live blog. 2018-05-12. Fox Sports. 2018-06-19. en-GB.
  50. Web site: 2018-05-14 . Touch Of The Fumbles: A Gray day . 2022-04-06 . InDaily . en.
  51. Web site: 2021-08-09. Power challenges AFL score review system. 2021-08-09. adelaidenow. en.
  52. Web site: 2022-03-30 . 'Pretty embarrassing': Adelaide roasted by club director for 'shocking' skills in wild spray . 2022-04-01 . Fox Sports . en.
  53. Web site: Power assistant calls out forward's "unacceptable efforts" . 2022-04-01 . www.sen.com.au . en.
  54. Web site: Barrett . Steve . 2022-04-01 . 'Not really how I wanted to kick it': Crow Dawson's after-siren goal breaks Port hearts . 2022-04-01 . Brisbane Times . en.
  55. Web site: Season cut to 17 games, call delayed on R1 start. afl.com.au. 16 March 2020 . en. 2020-03-16.
  56. Crowd numbers impacted by COVID-19 restrictions
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  58. News: Rucci . Michelangelo . 7 May 2019 . From Football Park to Adelaide Oval, the Showdown has become a derby with very South Australian habits . The Advertiser . 23 August 2022.
  59. News: Malyniak . Alyna . 27 March 2014 . Balfours Donuts A Sweet Kick Off To Showdown XXXVI . glamadelaide.com.au . 24 August 2022.
  60. News: Rucci . Michelangelo . Richardson . Tom . 15 July 2021 . The top 50 Showdown moments — selected by Rooch and Fumbles . indaily.com.au . 24 August 2022.
  61. https://www.afc.com.au/news/81319/crows-v-power-in-bushfire-bash Crows v Power in Bushfire Bash
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