The 50,618 was the highest AFL Finals crowd in the state, eclipsing the 2005 Showdown Final crowd of 50,521.
Sunday’s crowd against Richmond was also the third highest AFL crowd at Adelaide Oval – the top three all set by Port Adelaide.
The Power set the state AFL record attendance in Round 10 against Hawthorn with 52,233 – beating the previous record set in the 2003 Showdown at Football Park - and then smashed the record again in Round 22 against Carlton with 52,505 for Friday night footy.
2014 has seen the Power record six of their top ten AFL home crowds including finals, proving Adelaide Oval has been a winner in the true believers’ eyes.
Those attendances have seen Port Adelaide rank fourth in the AFL for average home crowd and set its highest ever single season attendance.
The Power have averaged 44,885 per game at Adelaide Oval in 2014 – 9,000 more than the next best season in 1997.
Top 5 AFL Finals crowds in Adelaide
1. 50,618, Port Adelaide v Richmond – EF, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
2. 50,521, Adelaide v Port Adelaide – SF, 2005 @ Football Park
3. 50,514, Adelaide v West Coast – PF, 2006 @ Football Park
4. 50,393, Adelaide v Essendon – EF, 2009 @ Football Park
5. 48,768, Adelaide v St Kilda – QF, 2005 @ Football Park
Top 5 AFL Crowds at Adelaide Oval
1. 52,505, Port Adelaide v Carlton – R22, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
2. 52,233, Port Adelaide v Hawthorn – R10, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
3. 50,618, Port Adelaide v Richmond – EF, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
4. 50,552, Adelaide v Port Adelaide – R15, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
5. 50,459, Adelaide v Richmond – R21, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
Top 5 AFL crowds in Adelaide (H&A and Finals)
1. 52,505, Port Adelaide v Carlton – R22, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
2. 52,233, Port Adelaide v Hawthorn – R10, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
3. 51,140, Adelaide v Port Adelaide – R5, 2003 @ Football Park
4. 50,618, Port Adelaide v Richmond – EF, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
5. 50,552, Adelaide v Port Adelaide – R15, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
Top 10 Port Adelaide AFL home crowds (H&A and Finals)
1. 52,505 v Carlton – R22, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
2. 52,233 v Hawthorn – R10, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
3. 50,618 v Richmond – EF, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
4. 50,397 v Adelaide – R2, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
5. 50,275 v Adelaide – R20, 2002 @ Football Park
6. 50,087 v Sydney – R20, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
7. 49,486 v Adelaide – R18, 2001 @ Football Park
8. 48,131 v Adelaide – R22, 2003 @ Football Park
9. 47,007 v Geelong – R6, 2014 @ Adelaide Oval
10. 46,978 v St Kilda – PF, 2004 @ Football Park
Top 5 Port Adelaide AFL season average crowds (H&A and Finals)
1. 44,885 – 2014
2. 35,828 – 1997
3. 32,910 – 2005
4. 32,370 – 2003
5. 31,799 – 1998
*Bold denotes set in 2014
