THE Port Adelaide Football Club acknowledges our First Nations people's continuous connection to these lands for over 60,000 years, and that the 26th of January represents a day of immense sadness and sorrow for many in our community.

Our Club values the legacy of its past and current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players, and contribution of First Nations staff, volunteers, and supporters.

We are wholeheartedly committed to reconciliation, and building connections and relationships founded on trust, unity, and mutual prosperity.

This commitment is reflected in our actions through creating pathways for First Nations people through the club’s Aboriginal programs, the development of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and the First Nations Advisory Committee.

We look forward to a time when all Australians can celebrate our nation on a day everyone can feel proud, included, and unified.

The Port Adelaide Football Club respects that everyone has the right to their own views. The Board, staff and players of the Port Adelaide Football Club support changing the date.