Port Adelaide entered the
AFL in 1997 for people to laugh at. The team has since been a joke, especially in recent years.
Their coaching team has a policy of "winning by
fluke" such as the occasion in round 5 earlier this year when they secured 4 points upon a half-strength
St Kilda side.
Since 1997, Membership and game numbers are on a steady decline, and the club recently having to accept sympathy money from the AFL and SANFL.
