TRAVIS BOAK will play his 300th AFL game on Friday night against Collingwood, becoming just the second Port Adelaide player to reach the milestone with the club at AFL level.
Boak’s tally will bring him equal with the club’s AFL games record currently held by Kane Cornes.
Here is how the 2011 and 2019 John Cahill Medallist stacks up by the numbers:
6 - When Boak takes the field against Collingwood he will become just the sixth player to play 300 games for the Port Adelaide Football Club, joining Cornes in the AFL and Russell Ebert, Greg Phillips, Darren Smith and Tim Ginever who reached that mark for the club in the SANFL.
5 - Boak was taken at pick 5 in the famous 2006 AFL National Draft which saw Port Adelaide also claim Paul Stewart at pick 23, Nathan Krakouer at pick 39, Robbie Gray at 55 and Justin Westhoff at pick 71. Connor Rozee was also taken at pick 5 in the 2018 draft and only Hamish Hartlett (pick 4 in 2008) has been taken higher in the draft by Port Adelaide.
102 - Boak was the 102nd player to represent Port Adelaide at AFL level. His debut came in a 31-point win over Essendon in Round 12, 2007 at Football Park. That day the spiky-haired midfielder had nine disposals, two tackles and a clearance in 61% game time. He would go on to play 14 games that season, losing only three times.
183 - Boak is currently tenth in the all-time goals kicked for Port Adelaide in the AFL. He has booted 183 goals across his 300 AFL games, which sees him rank one goal ahead of Brendon Lade (182 goals in 234 games). His best individual haul of goals has been the four goals he booted against Melbourne in Round 18, 2017.
139 - He has polled a total of 139 Brownlow Medal votes including his best 21 in a season in both 2014 (when he finished in a tie for fourth) and 2020 (when he was runner-up). He has polled 19 votes against Richmond, followed by 17 against Melbourne and 16 against Hawthorn. 139 career votes puts him well in front as the club’s Brownlow vote record holder. The next best is Robbie Gray with 96.
4 - Boak is one of only four players to win multiple John Cahill Medals in Port Adelaide’s AFL era. The others are Kane Cornes and Warren Tredrea (four) and Robbie Gray (three)
64 - Boak wore the iconic number 1 guernsey as Port Adelaide’s captain between 2013-2018 and was the 64th club captain.
1 – Boak has had more disposals than any other Port Adelaide player at AFL level with 7134, taking over the mantle a few weeks ago from Kane Cornes on 7060.
51.34 – Boak’s winning percentage in his 299 games, made up of 153 wins, one draw and 145 losses. He holds the record for the most wins for Port at AFL level, overtaking Kane Cornes’ 151 wins back in Round 16 with the win over Hawthorn.
91 – Boak has played 91 games at Adelaide Oval, more than any other player. The next best are teammate Robbie Gray and Adelaide Crow Rory Laird with 86. He has won 55 of those games. He also played 73 games at Football Park for 34 wins and has had 33 games for 14 wins at Docklands. He has played at the MCG 23 times for 11 wins and a draw.
14 – The team Boak has beaten most is Melbourne with 14 wins from 19 games. The next best is Gold Coast with 12 wins in 13 meetings. He averages 26.31 disposals against Brisbane, his highest average against any side and above his career average of 23.86 disposals per game.
94 – Boak will become the 94th player at AFL level to reach 300 VFL/AFL games. As well as Cornes, Boak’s former Port Adelaide teammates Gavin Wanganeen and Shaun Burgoyne are part of that impressive group.
Travis Boak
DOB: 01/08/88
Games: 299
Goals: 183
Debut: Round 12, 2007 v Essendon at Football Park
AFL Honours
- All Australian (2013, 2014, 2020)
- All Australian nominee (2019)
- International Rules (2014, 2017)
- Rising Star nominee (Round 19, 2007)
- Showdown Medal (2013, 2020, 2021)
- Peter Badcoe Medal (2014, 2015, 2019)
- Shanghai Medal (2018, 2019)
- Runner-up Brownlow Medal (2020)
- Runner-up AFLPA MVP (2020)
- Runner-up AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (2020)
Club Honours
- John Cahill Medal (2011, 2019)
- Runner-up best and fairest (2013, 2014, 2020)
- Captain (2013-18)
- Gavin Wanganeen Medal (2009)
- John McCarthy Award (2019)
- Fos Williams Medal (2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020)
- Coaches’ Award (2008)
- Life Member (2016)
