Zak Butters
Zak Butters (born 8 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the 12th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft.[1]
| Zak Butters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 8 September 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | Western Jets (TAC Cup)/Darley Devils | ||
| Draft | No. 12, 2018 AFL draft, Port Adelaide | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Port Adelaide | 96 (56) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life edit
Butters grew up in Bacchus Marsh and attended Maribyrnong College as part of their selective sports academy. Zak Butters played for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup.[2]
AFL career edit
Butters made his AFL debut in a win over Melbourne in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season kicking two goals.[3] He was named in the 40-man All Australian squad in 2020.[4]
A superb season in 2023 saw Butters earn a maiden All-Australian selection, as well as win the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award with 109 votes.
Statistics edit
- 'Statistics are correct to the end of round 21 2022.[5]
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2019 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 137 | 132 | 269 | 51 | 48 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2020[a] | Port Adelaide | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 129 | 119 | 248 | 55 | 47 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 111 | 114 | 225 | 50 | 42 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 219 | 173 | 392 | 69 | 64 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 22.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 330 | 303 | 633 | 116 | 75 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 27.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 91 | 54 | 31 | 957 | 861 | 1818 | 351 | 287 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 20.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References edit
- ^ "Port Adelaide select Zak Butters with pick 12". portadelaidefc.com.au. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Tomorrow's Heroes: Cool-headed Jet is an elite ball user". www.afc.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "AFL Round 1: Melbourne vs Port Adelaide, win, Ken Hinkley reaction, press conference, Jack Watts". Fox Sports. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Revealed: 20yo bolter Zak Butters joins superstars in 40-man All-Australian squad". Fox Sports. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Zak Butters". AFLTables. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links edit
- Zak Butters's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club