21 Facts About Travis Boak

Travis Alexander Boak was born on 1 August 1988 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Travis Boak is the club's AFL games record holder with 375 games.

Travis Boak was selected with Port Adelaide's first selection and fifth overall in the 2006 AFL draft from the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup.

Travis Boak made his AFL debut in a 31-point victory in round 12 of the 2007 season against Essendon.

Travis Boak continued to rise since his debut, accumulating 23 possessions against the Western Bulldogs in only his third match.

Travis Boak went on to play in the Port Adelaide team which competed in the 2007 AFL Grand Final against Geelong, losing by a record margin.

At the start of 2008, Travis Boak picked up where he left off, playing a greater role in the Port Adelaide midfield alongside senior players such as Domenic Cassisi, Kane Cornes and Shaun Burgoyne.

Travis Boak played in 17 games and averaged 20.1 disposals.

Travis Boak continued to improve in 2009 winning the Gavin Wanganeen Medal and averaging 23.7 disposals for the season.

Travis Boak's season ended with a flourish when he kicked three goals in each of the final two rounds.

Travis Boak became the first-tagged player in the Port Adelaide midfield and finished the season with 16 Brownlow Medal votes.

In 2014, Travis Boak continued where he left off from 2013, averaging a career best 26.6 disposals a game and tolling a season best 21 Brownlow votes to finish equal 4th.

Travis Boak was named in the 2014 All-Australian team, his second consecutive selection.

Travis Boak shifted between the midfield and half-forward over the following few seasons.

In 2019, after stepping down from the captaincy at the end of the previous season, Travis Boak made a permanent shift back to the midfield, enjoying career-best numbers.

Travis Boak played his 250th match in the Power's loss to Collingwood in round 7, becoming the fourth player to play 250 AFL matches for the club.

Travis Boak would go on to win his second John Cahill Medal after averaging a career-best 30 disposals, before having a shoulder operation in the off-season.

Travis Boak went on to have a career-best season, earning selection as vice-captain in the 2020 All-Australian team and finishing second and third respectively in votes for the Leigh Matthews Trophy and AFLCA champion player of the year award.

Travis Boak finished as runner-up in the 2020 Brownlow Medal with an equal-career-high 21 votes, ten votes behind winner Lachie Neale.

Travis Boak played his 300th match, against Collingwood, in round 19 of the 2021 season; he recorded 30 disposals as he equalled the club's AFL games record held by Kane Cornes.

Travis Boak played a key role in raising more than $1m annually via their 'Captain for a Day' experiences, which allows a young patient to experience the inner sanctum of the Port Adelaide Football Club.