Port Adelaide Chairman David Koch today confirmed the club would wear its iconic black-and-white Prison Bar guernsey in next weekend’s Round 2 Showdown against the Adelaide Crows.

Mr Koch said the club always wanted to consider what was best for its Members and supporters before confirming its intention to wear the Prison Bars in the Showdown.

“Ultimately this magnificent black-and-white guernsey belongs to our people. It’s our people’s guernsey,” Mr Koch said.

“We had always planned to wear it to open our 150^th anniversary at home, and since the COVID shutdown we were assessing as to what that would mean for this game. We just checked ourselves to make sure that our people still wanted us to wear it in Round 2 despite the fact they couldn’t be there with us.

“It’s clear that our people want this guernsey worn in the Round 2 Showdown to celebrate our 150^th anniversary, and as a club we could not agree more.

“And there is no better time than against our South Australian rivals. Our players can’t wait to wear the Prison Bar guernsey on the national stage and will do so with great pride to celebrate and honour the legacy of those Port Adelaide players who have come before us.

“Although very different to how we had all imagined, this is a significant moment for our Club as we open our 150^th year at Adelaide Oval, next Saturday night in a Showdown, in the Prison bars.”