Mr SAWFORD (1:48 PM) —On Saturday night at Football Park, just prior to the Port Adelaide-Essendon football match, I and four others received a great honour from the Port Adelaide Football Club. Former world champion squash player Chris Dittmar, former Socceroos captain Alex Tobin, actor Shane Connor of Neighbours and Blue Heelers fame, Channel 9 newsreader Rob Kelvin and I were presented to the 35,000 crowd as Team Power ambassadors. Apart from being humbled by the elite company I was amongst, I was extremely proud to be chosen by Port Power as one of their Team Power ambassadors for the seasons 2000 and 2001.

Port Power is, of course, the most recent club to join the Australian Football League. Port Power came from the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, the most successful club in all of Australia whatever the code. In time Port Power will also become a powerhouse in the AFL; I have no doubt about that, whatever the difficulties. Now in our fourth year in the competition, Port Power has gained the respect of all clubs in the AFL. Reaching the finals in 1999 surprised many and, notwithstanding the difficulties of the current year, Port Power expects to be a success in the future. We come from a proud tradition. We respect loyalty and hard work, we love the challenge of the them-and-us mentality, and we look forward to a successful future. We have excellent leadership in the club with Greg Boulton as president, Brian Cunningham as CEO and Mark Williams as coach. They are supported by a dedicated and hard working professional staff and members of the board. I hope I can play a small part in the future success of Port Power, a club that is so important to so many of my constituents and me.