That double-chance play-off ended in Sydney's favour by 12 points, despite the Swans carrying a heavy injury count in the lead-up to the final. Boak celebrated his 32nd birthday at the start of the month (precisely, August 1). By States - South Australia (5-9), New South Wales (5-11). In the past decade, Port Adelaide went without loss in the last four home-and-away games in 2015, but did not play AFL finals. "Boaky is a magnificent lesson for any player on maximising your talent," Cornes says. As he exits the Geof Motley race to face Sydney for the 15th time in premiership combat, the prospect of reliving Motley's glorious medal moment in the late stages of his career should not be dismissed - certainly not as quickly as the modest Boak would have it. It is back to Adelaide Oval - a venue the Swans have savoured with a  5-2 win-loss count - for a Saturday early afternoon clash, as it was last year when Port Adelaide won by 47 points. THREE unforced changes at Sydney, which leaves its Perth hub with Aliir Aliir to return to the defensive unit after recovering from a toe injury that has kept the 196cm key defender out of action for the past three games. Boak on Saturday - in the round 14 clash with Sydney at Adelaide Oval - will play his 278th AFL game for Port Adelaide (after last week earning league life membership with his 300th senior game in all AFL-sanctioned competitions). First Prev 2 of 3 Go to page. Brad Ebert thanks the Members and supporters for their support during his career. This will be his fifth game of the season which twice has been derailed by injury. The VFL in 1930 banned clubs offering signing-on bonuses and inducements to potential recruits. I don’t see any magenta or blue and white hoops either. The Coulter Rule also capped match payments to no more than £3 ($270 today). Going out there with that intention has helped us to get involved (in setting up attacking plays) and helped our ball movement.". Club History Old Port Adelaide song. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Also telling is the conversion rate in the past three games - 13.15, 4.7 and 9.14 for a season total of 126.138. Boak has in the past nine seasons thrived with durability - playing in 169 of Port Adelaide's past 173 AFL matches. Should Port Adelaide target Ben Brown in the off season. Aus v NZ Women's Internationals, ODIs/T20s, Preliminary Final: Port Adelaide vs Richmond, ‘Port Adelaide to Shanghai’ by Andrew Hunter - To be published by Wakefield Press, mid November 2020. Selection: Handful of changes to face Swans. Prev. Boak's other top-10 finish was ninth with 16 votes - alongside Jobe Watson (Essendon) and Luke Hodge (Essendon) - in the 2010 count that ended with Chris Judd collecting his second Brownlow Medal after his earlier triumph as West Coast midfielder in 2004. Port Adelaide veteran Brad Ebert finished his career in fine form with a stand out…. A bit of a shame the record player jumps in the recording a few times.