PORT ADELAIDE is delighted to announce that premiership players Brett Montgomery and Jarrad Schofield will return to Alberton to join the club’s coaching group.



Montgomery played 204 AFL games including 126 for the Power, winning the 2000 John Cahill Medal, All-Australian honours in 2002 and the 2004 Premiership.



An assistant coach at Carlton for three years, he also spent six years at Whitten Oval working with the Western Bulldogs, before departing after playing a role in their 2016 Premiership season.



Montgomery has worked as an opposition analyst for Greater Western Sydney and as the coach and football director for Melbourne Grammar in the past two years, but he is looking forward to returning to Adelaide with his family.



“It’s a fantastic opportunity to coach again at the highest level but it just means that little bit more when you’re able to coach at a club that you’ve played at and love and feel a passion for,” he said.



“I’m really excited about the opportunity to work under Ken.



“I can’t wait to get in and give him whatever assistance he needs and then just connect with the other coaches and the players, I can’t wait to get stuck into it.”



Schofield is one of the most sought-after young coaches after guiding Subiaco to five WAFL grand finals and three Premierships in six years.



His playing career started at the West Coast Eagles in 1993 before he moved to Port Adelaide and played 131 games between 1999 and 2004.



After featuring in the historic 2004 Premiership win for the Power, he moved back to Western Australia and finished his career with Fremantle ending on 206 career games.



In 2018 Schofield’s Subiaco outfit was unbeaten throughout the season, culminating in an 81-point win in the WAFL Grand Final and the club’s 14th premiership.



“When I spoke to other clubs at the end of 2017 I felt like I had unfinished business with Subiaco but now the time is right,” Schofield said.



“I’ve been very fortunate to coach a strong group of self-driven players and I couldn’t have asked for a better script to end my time at a club where I played my football as a junior.



“Coming back to Port Adelaide is very exciting for me because the club gave me so much during my career and I am eager to give something back.



“I am looking forward to meeting and working with Ken and the other coaches.”



Port Adelaide General Manager – Football, Chris Davies said he was delighted to secure the services of both Schofield and Montgomery.



“Jarrad’s work with Subiaco places him amongst the best credentialled coaches in the state leagues and we he is clearly ready to make the jump to AFL level,” he said.



“Brett has been part of a club who had recent AFL Premiership success and is both knowledgeable and experienced as an assistant coach.



“We conducted an extensive and thorough search for the latest members of our coaching team and Jarrad and Brett were both stand-out candidates.



“The fact that both are Port Adelaide people who are well acquainted with what the club stands for and its history is an added bonus.”



Both Montgomery and Schofield have joined Port Adelaide for three years.



Their individual roles and the overall structure of the coaching group will be finalised soon ahead of the 1-4 year players returning for pre-season training on Monday 5 November.

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