DOB: 8 September 1918
Died: 31 October 1990
Debut: Round 10, 1944 against South Melbourne at Punt Road
Last Game: Round 7, 1946 against Fitzroy at Punt Road
From: Melbourne High School/Melbourne High School Old Boys/Prahran
Number: 9 (1944-1946)
Games: 25
Goals: 31
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 11 | 0 | 14 | 44.00 |
The rover played with Prahran in 1938 and 1939 before World War II curtailed his career. He enlisted with the army in 1942 and served until October 1943. Porter trained with St Kilda in 1944 before signing with Melbourne. Lightly played in his first year he became a regular in 1945, kicking 26 goals across 19 games.
Porter was back out of favour in 1946 and played four games.
Later served as a director from 1967 until the end of 1970 when he retired his position due to business commitments.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1944 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1945 | 19 | 26 | 0 |
| 1946 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Lists
Directors
Players who served during war
Players without photos
VFA
Media
Argus - 21/04/1944
Argus - 23/04/1944
Age - 23/04/1944
Sporting Globe - 12/07/1944
Age - 19/04/1945
Amateur Footballer - Number 16, 1986
Links
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Boyles Football Photos
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War Record
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