Port Adelaide legend Travis Boak has announced his retirement from football, ending his career at the end of this season.
Boak will be regarded as one of the best players in Port's history and will retire as a legend of the football club, playing the most games for the club.
He reportedly told teammates on Tuesday morning, with a press conference with himself and Port leaders expected later today.
The Power star has played 384 games for the club, which could rise to 387 games with three games left in the season, taking him to seventh overall on V/AFL games played in history.
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“After 19 years at AFL level, it feels like now is the right time to finish my career,” Boak said in a press release.
“I’m incredibly grateful to have had the career I’ve had, and at a club I truly love. Being a one-club player is really special to me, and it’s certainly not lost on me how lucky I have been.
“More than football, I hope to be remembered as someone who always carried myself in the right way, and gave people my time. A human being first, and an athlete second."
Selected at pick five in the 2006 national draft by Port Adelaide, he has repaid their decision to select him with a brilliant 19-year career for the club.
He made his debut in round 12, 2007, against Essendon and played 14 games in his debut season, which included being nominated for the rising star award and playing in the infamous loss to Geelong in the 2007 Grand Final.
Boak has won two best and fairests at Port Adelaide, taking out the John Cahill Medal in 2011 and 2019 and was Power captain from 2013-2019.
He has also claimed three All-Australian blazers in 2013, 2014 and 2020 in years where he averaged 25.3, 26.6 and 22.9 disposals respectively.
Playing in many showdowns against Adelaide, he has also won three showdown medals in 2013, 2020 and 2021 against Port's arch-rivals.
With 174 Brownlow votes across his career, his best finishes included a second-place finish in 2020 with 21 votes and a fourth-place finish in 2014 with 21 votes.