[4] On 8 March 2004 Jenny Williams organised a Women's Showdown as a curtain raiser to Port Adelaide's home game at Football Park.
[10] Port Adelaide's bid to enter the competition was successful, with the AFL Commission deciding all four clubs would debut in the AFLW in 2022 season 7.
[12] On 3 February 2022 Port Adelaide announced Naomi Maidment as the clubs inaugural AFLW list manager.
[13] On 17 February 2022 Rachael Sporn was appointed to an Operations Manager role to organise the logistics of running an AFLW program at Port Adelaide.
The streak included a semi-final victory over Hawthorn, which was notable for being the biggest three-quarter time comeback in AFLW history.
[21] The next day, Port Adelaide signed Phillips, Brisbane defender Indy Tahau and Collingwood midfielder Ebony O'Dea,[22] while also finalising its AFLW coaching team.