He holds the record for the most AFL games ever played for the Port Adelaide Football Club, and now Travis Boak is hoping for another win after listing his Somerton Park home for sale.

The former captain has just listed the 1 Fairfield Ave home he bought in 2013 as he leaves SA after a successful 19-season career with the Power and heads back to his home state of Victoria, where the star midfielder will work with Carlton Football Club’s leadership and culture teams, and also with another business in the leadership space.

AFL Rd 24 - Port Adelaide v Gold Coast

Boak celebrates a win against the Gold Coast Suns at Adelaide Oval. Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images

AFL Rd 24 - Port Adelaide v Gold Coast

Boak is chaired off by Ollie Wines and Sam Powell-Pepper of the Power during the round 24 AFL match between Port Adelaide Power and Gold Coast Suns. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

1 Fairfield Ave, Somerton Park’s elegant facade. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

The spacious rear yard. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

“Somerton Park felt very much like Torquay and I remember the first time I went down there on my first trip to SA thinking to myself: ‘I’m going to live here one day’,” he said.

“It’s close to the water and it just felt like a really nice area.

“My mum loves numbers and it’s number 1 and at the time I was captain and she was like: ‘It kind of makes sense’.

“I knocked down and rebuilt and the build was something I had a lot to do with in terms of creating a tranquil space that I can come home to after a game, whether it was a good or a bad result, and I always felt like I was in my own little world.

Power legend Travis Boak at home in Somerton Park. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

Power legend Travis Boak at home in Somerton Park. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

“It’s double glazed and double brick and super quiet and I felt like I was away from everything, and it gave me time to reset and collect my thoughts away from footy.”

The home sits on a 950sqm block and has up to five bedrooms – or four and a home theatre – several living areas, a covered alfresco retreat with outdoor kitchen and a pool with a water feature.

As much as it has been designed for a family, Boak says for the most part, aside from about six years when he had his sister, her partner and teammate Sam Powell-Pepper living with him on and off, it was his own private space.

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“There was plenty of space for four of us, but too much for just me, but I enjoyed it,” he said.

“When I was captain we had a few barbecues there where all the players came around and we’d have some drinks out the back and shared a few nights there, so a few times I housed about 40 players there, so to build those relationships in my tranquil place was really nice.

The elegant kitchen. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

The living room. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

One of the roomy bedrooms. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

A light-filled living area. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

“I remember having a lot of conversations there in terms of coaches coming over, leadership meetings and chatting to different players we were trying to get to the club there too.”

Now renting in Melbourne, Boak says it’ll be sad to say goodbye to his Somerton Park home, but it was time for a family to love it.

“I knew when I was building it that I was building something I would really enjoy and something I’d love coming home to that was mine, and that eventually I would sell it to hopefully a big family that would enjoy it as well,” he said.

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“I was probably not realising how sad I would be when that day came, and that time has come now and I’m sad to be leaving.

“When I was packing up the place it really hit me that I was not coming back here again and wouldn’t be enjoying it anymore, but I’m excited for whoever does buy it.”

The open-plan living area. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

The perfect place to watch a game. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

Outside meets inside. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

The outdoor kitchen. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

Despite heading home to Victoria, Boak says it won’t be the last SA sees of him.

“I really loved every minute of my time in SA,” he said.

“There were certainly a lot of ups and downs and challenges and I wasn’t sure if I was going to stay here at one stage, but SA was amazing to me.

“I love the coastline and the people and love getting down south, and the city was really close.

“I’m so fond of it and I’m so grateful for what Adelaide and SA has given me and the opportunity to live out my dream there.

“I always felt at home and it’s a big part of my life I’ll remember forever.

Some of the Power star’s memorabilia. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

Boak’s shoe collection. Pic: Pierce Mason Stephens

“I’ve got a lot of footy friends there and a lot of friends outside of footy, so I’ll definitely be coming back a lot and looking forward to it.”

The property is on the market through Ray White Glenelg’s Rod Smitheram.