List of Port Adelaide Coaches

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Port Adelaide in a premiership.

SANFL Coach List (1897-1996)

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Port Adelaide in a SANFL premiership.

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Finals	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Sampson Hosking	1921-1938	172	22	122	2	48
2	Sydney Ween	1932	18	1	10	0	8
3	Len Ashby	1934-1935	38	4	24	1	13
4	Bob Quinn	1939-1947	86	9	66	0	20
5	Allan Reval	1941	18	1	11	1	6
6	Lew Roberts	1948	17	0	4	0	13
7	Jack McCarthy	1949	17	0	7	0	10
8	Fos Williams	1950-1973	447	46	333	2	112
9	Geof Motley	1959-1961	62	7	48	0	14
10	John Cahill	1974-1996	421	44	311	4	106
11	Russell Ebert	1983-1987	116	6	64	0	52
12	Stephen Williams	1996	12	4	8	0	4

VFL/AFL Coach List (1997-2024)

Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Port Adelaide in a VFL/AFL premiership.

No.	Coach	Seasons	Matches	Finals	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	John Cahill	1997-1998	44	0	19	2	23
2	Mark Williams	1999-2010	273	17	150	2	121
3	Phil Walsh	2001	1	0	1	0	0
4	Matthew Primus	2010-2012	47	0	13	0	34
5	Garry Hocking	2012	4	0	0	1	3
6	Ken Hinkley	2013-2024	274	15	165	0	109
7	Alan Richardson	2013	1	0	0	0	1
8	Nathan Bassett	2022	1	0	0	0	1

Coach History

SANFL Coach History (1897-1996)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1897 SAFA Season	unknown	15	R01-03, R05, R07-09, R11-15, R18-20
1898 SAFA Season	unknown	15	R01-05, R07, R09-15, SF, GF
1899 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-04, R06-12, R14, RF2-3
1900 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-03, R05-07, R09, R11-15, RF1-2
1901 SAFA Season	unknown	19	R01-05, R07-12, R14, RF1-5, RF7, GF
1902 SAFA Season	unknown	12	R01-04, R06-11, R13-14
1903 SAFA Season	unknown	15	R01, R03-08, R10-14, SF, PF, GF
1904 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-05, R07-12, R14, SF, GF
1905 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-06, R08-13, SF, GF
1906 SAFA Season	unknown	14	R01-05, R07-09, R11-14, SF, GF
1907 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-05, R07-12, R14, SF, PF, GF
1908 SAFL Season	unknown	13	R01-03, R05-10, R12-14, SF
1909 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-05, R07-12, R14, SF, GF
1910 SAFL Season	unknown	16	R01-02, R04-11, R13-14, Q01, SF, PF, GF
1911 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-05, R07-11, R13-14, SF, PF, GF
1912 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R02-09, R11-14, SF, PF, GF
1913 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R02-11, R13-14, SF, GF
1914 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01, R03-09, R11-14, SF, GF
1915 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-02, R04-09, R11-14, SF, GF
1919 SAFL Season	unknown	13	R01-04, R06-12, R14, SF
1920 SAFL Season	unknown	13	R01-04, R06-10, R12-14, SF
1921 SAFL Season	Sampson Hosking	17	R01-09, R11-13, R15-16, SF, SR, GF
1922 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-12, R14-15
1923 SAFL Season	unknown	14	R01-14
1924 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-14, SF
1925 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-14, SF
1926 SAFL Season	unknown	15	R01-14, SF
1927 SAFL Season	Sampson Hosking	18	R01-17, SF
1928 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1929 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1930 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1931 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1932 SANFL Season	Sydney Ween	18	R01-17, SF
1933 SANFL Season	unknown	17	R01-17
1934 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1935 SANFL Season	Len Ashby	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1936 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1937 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1938 SANFL Season	Sampson Hosking	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1939 SANFL Season	Bob Quinn	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1940 SANFL Season	Bob Quinn	9	R01-09
1940 SANFL Season	unknown	10	R10-17, SF, PF
1941 SANFL Season	Allan Reval	18	R01-17, SF
1945 SANFL Season	Bob Quinn	19	R01-17, SF, GF
1946 SANFL Season	Bob Quinn	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1947 SANFL Season	Bob Quinn	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1948 SANFL Season	Lew Roberts	17	R01-17
1949 SANFL Season	Jack McCarthy	17	R01-17
1950 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1951 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1952 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	19	R01-17, SF, PF
1953 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1954 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1955 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-17, SF, PF, GF
1956 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1957 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-18, SF, GF
1958 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1959 SANFL Season	Geof Motley	21	R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1960 SANFL Season	Geof Motley	20	R01-18, SF, PF
1961 SANFL Season	Geof Motley	21	R01-19, SF, PF
1962 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	21	R01-19, SF, GF
1963 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1964 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1965 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1966 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-20, SF, GF
1967 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1968 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1969 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	20	R01-20
1970 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-20, SF, PF
1971 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	24	R01-21, SF, PF, GF
1972 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	24	R01-21, SF, PF, GF
1973 SANFL Season	Fos Williams	22	R01-21, EF
1974 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-22, QF, SF, PF
1975 SANFL Season	John Cahill	21	R01-18, EF, SF, PF
1976 SANFL Season	John Cahill	23	R01-21, SF, GF
1977 SANFL Season	John Cahill	24	R01-22, SF, GF
1978 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-22, EF, SF, PF
1979 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-22, QF, SF, GF
1980 SANFL Season	John Cahill	24	R01-22, SF, GF
1981 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-22, QF, SF, GF
1982 SANFL Season	John Cahill	24	R01-22, SF, PF
1983 SANFL Season	Russell Ebert	22	R01-22
1984 SANFL Season	Russell Ebert	24	R01-22, SF, GF
1985 SANFL Season	Russell Ebert	22	R01-22
1986 SANFL Season	Russell Ebert	24	R01-22, QF, SF
1987 SANFL Season	Russell Ebert	24	R01-22, QF, SF
1988 SANFL Season	John Cahill	24	R01-22, SF, GF
1989 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-22, QF, SF, GF
1990 SANFL Season	John Cahill	23	R01-20, SF, PF, GF
1991 SANFL Season	John Cahill	23	R01-07, R09-16, R18-22, R24-25, EF
1992 SANFL Season	John Cahill	24	R01-08, R10-17, R19-22, R24-25, SF, GF
1993 SANFL Season	John Cahill	23	R01-05, R07-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF
1994 SANFL Season	John Cahill	26	R01-03, R05-12, R14-21, R23-25, QF, SF, PF, GF
1995 SANFL Season	John Cahill	25	R01-03, R05-12, R14-21, R23-25, QF, SF, GF
1996 SANFL Season	John Cahill	12	R02-09, R11-14
1996 SANFL Season	Stephen Williams	12	R15-18, R20-23, QF, SF, PF, GF

VFL/AFL Coach History (1997-2024)

Season	Coach	Matches	Rounds
1997 AFL Season	John Cahill	22	R01-22
1998 AFL Season	John Cahill	22	R01-22
1999 AFL Season	Mark Williams	23	R01-22, QF
2000 AFL Season	Mark Williams	22	R01-22
2001 AFL Season	Mark Williams	23	R01-21, QF, SF
2001 AFL Season	Phil Walsh	1	R22
2002 AFL Season	Mark Williams	25	R01-22, QF, SF, PF
2003 AFL Season	Mark Williams	25	R01-22, QF, SF, PF
2004 AFL Season	Mark Williams	25	R01-22, QF, PF, GF
2005 AFL Season	Mark Williams	24	R01-22, EF, SF
2006 AFL Season	Mark Williams	22	R01-22
2007 AFL Season	Mark Williams	25	R01-22, QF, PF, GF
2008 AFL Season	Mark Williams	22	R01-22
2009 AFL Season	Mark Williams	22	R01-22
2010 AFL Season	Mark Williams	15	R01-15
2010 AFL Season	Matthew Primus	7	R16-22
2011 AFL Season	Matthew Primus	22	R01-11, R13-17, R19-24
2012 AFL Season	Matthew Primus	18	R01-12, R14-19
2012 AFL Season	Garry Hocking	4	R20-23
2013 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	23	R01-05, R07-10, R12-23, EF, SF
2013 AFL Season	Alan Richardson	1	R06
2014 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	25	R01-08, R10-23, EF, SF, PF
2015 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	22	R01-12, R14-23
2016 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	22	R01-13, R15-23
2017 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	23	R01-08, R10-23, EF
2018 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	22	R01-09, R11-23
2019 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	22	R01-11, R13-23
2020 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	19	R01-14, R16-18, QF, PF
2021 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	24	R01-11, R13-23, QF, PF
2022 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	21	R01-11, R13-17, R19-23
2022 AFL Season	Nathan Bassett	1	R18
2023 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	25	R01-14, R16-24, QF, SF
2024 AFL Season	Ken Hinkley	26	R02-13, R15-25, QF, SF, PF

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