ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 31: Crows players take a selfie after the win during the 2024 AFLW Round 01 match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Adelaide Crows at Alberton Oval on August 31, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 31: Amelie Borg of the Power
runs into Anne Hatchard of the Crows during the round one AFLW match between Port Adelaide Power and Adelaide Crows at Alberton Oval, on August 31, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images via AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 31: Sarah Goodwin of the Crows and Abbey Dowrick of the Power and Shineah Goody of the Power during the 2024 AFLW Round 01 match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Adelaide Crows at Alberton Oval on August 31, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 02: Niamh Kelly of the Crows wins the Showdown Medal during the 2023 AFLW Round 01 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Norwood Oval on September 02, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 02: The Crows celebrate their win during the 2023 AFLW Round 01 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Norwood Oval on September 02, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 02: Caitlin Gould of the Crows tries to smother the kick of Amelie Borg of the Power during the 2023 AFLW Round 01 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Norwood Oval on September 02, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 02: Teah Charlton of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2023 AFLW Round 01 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Norwood Oval on September 02, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Ebony Marinoff of the Crows is tackled by Jacqui Yorston of the Power during the 2022 S7 AFLW Round 06 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Adelaide Oval on September 30, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Ashleigh Woodland of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2022 S7 AFLW Round 06 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Adelaide Oval on September 30, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Marijana Rajcic, Chelsea Randall, Anne Hatchard and Ebony Marinoff of the Crows celebrate their win during the 2022 S7 AFLW Round 06 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Adelaide Oval on September 30, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 30: during the 2022 S7 AFLW Round 06 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Adelaide Oval on September 30, 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos)
The rivalry between South Australia’s two AFL clubs took another step in 2022 when Adelaide was joined by Port Adelaide for the AFLW competition’s seventh season.
Showdown 1: Round 6, 30/9/2022
Adelaide 8.15 (63) def Port 0.3 (3) at Adelaide Oval.
In a sentence: The historic first AFLW Showdown was dominated by Adelaide, which held Port goal-less on the way to a 60-point win in front of a crowd of 20,650.
Showdown 2: Round 1, 2/9/23
Adelaide 8.10 (58) def 4.4 (28) at Norwood Oval
Medal votes: 3: Kelly (A); 2: Hatchard (A); 1: Marinoff (A).
Showdown Medal: Niamh Kelly (A)
In a sentence: Port recovered from a scoreless first term to lead by three points at half-time but Adelaide lifted and kicked clear to win by five goals.
Showdown 3: Round 1, 31/8/24
Adelaide 7.7 (49) d Port 5.5 (35) at Alberton Oval
Medal votes: 3: Marinoff (A); 2: Hatchard (A); 1: J. Allan (A).
Showdown Medal: Ebony Marinoff (A)
In a sentence: The third Showdown was tight but Adelaide’s Eb Marinoff led the way to a 14-point win with 29 disposals and nine tackles.
