Port Adelaide great Travis Boak announces retirement from AFL
A former captain of the club and three-time All-Australian, Boak sits seventh on the all-time V/AFL games list with 384.
Drafted by the Power in 2006, Boak has played in the previous 19 AFL seasons, kicking 214 goals.
Playing most of his career in the midfield, Boak was named an All-Australian in 2013, 2014 and 2020, and was runner-up in the 2020 Brownlow Medal.
Boak was captain of the Power from 2013-2018.
Boak debuted for the Power in 2007, playing 14 matches, including that year's grand final loss to Geelong.
The Power has not made it to a grand final since 2007, but has played in four preliminary finals.
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