IT IS a tough start for Matthew Primus in his first season as Port Adelaide's full-time coach, with his team travelling to Melbourne to take on reigning premier Collingwood in round one. The Power host West Coast at AAMI Stadium in round two, before heading back to Victoria for a meeting with Geelong at Skilled Stadium.

Port Adelaide has two away games in Darwin, against Richmond and Melbourne, while it has home matches at AAMI Stadium against Collingwood, Carlton and Hawthorn.

The two showdowns against Adelaide are in rounds four (home) and 19 (away).

To download a pdf version of the 2011 fixture, click here.

To view just the Port Adelaide matches in a table, click here.