Player Watch Pick #12 (2018) - Zak Butters

[afl2004]

Already better then 70 % of our team

 

[SteppingTiger]

Wish I was a bigger Kane Cornes fan a few years ago, then I wouldn’t have to buy a Zak Butters guernsey

 

[Smithy7]

Zak Butters reminds me of a young Robbie Gray.
Think we have one helluva player here.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Wish I was a bigger Kane Cornes fan a few years ago, then I wouldn’t have to buy a Zak Butters guernsey

I've already got my Jimmy Toumpas guernsey to pull out of the closet.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Zak Butters reminds me of a young Robbie Gray.
Think we have one helluva player here.

Robbie Gray reminds me of an older Zak Butters

 

[Smithy7]

Robbie Gray reminds me of an older Zak Butters

Good point .. But maybe an older Zak Butters might be better.

 

[ClintEastwood]

He looked awesome didn't he.

 

[TeeKray]

I want my Zak Butters badge and I want it now.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Freakish talent. Daicosesque. He can do serious damage with a few touches.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Freakish talent. Daicosesque. He can do serious damage with a few touches.

Marvelous Macedonian = Beautiful Butters

 

[PatientMental]

I've already got my Jimmy Toumpas guernsey to pull out of the closet.

same.

 

[RossFC]

Wish I was a bigger Kane Cornes fan a few years ago, then I wouldn’t have to buy a Zak Butters guernsey

I still have an #18 home jumper from several years ago when VIP were our sponsor. I've lucked into this one!

 

[Port85]

Didn't get as much of the ball this week but had huge impact with 3 goals and 6 score involvements amongst his 14 touches.

If he keeps this up, will achieve cult status by about Rd 2

 

[Janey]

I'm still waiting for Portia's next podcast appearance
I love you Portia, but.....

 

[Chewy316]

He is a seriously talented footballer. I'm just beyond impressed with his football IQ. He reads the play exceptionally well and his ball use is sublime.

I thought people were ridiculously taking the piss when they talked him up as a Robbie clone, but my goodness he has that type of talent.

 

[Tibbs]

He is a seriously talented footballer. I'm just beyond impressed with his football IQ. He reads the play exceptionally well and his ball use is sublime.

I thought people were ridiculously taking the piss when they talked him up as a Robbie clone, but my goodness he has that type of talent.

There is a lot of water to go under the bridge with his career, but when you see someone so young and so slightly built, displaying such amazing skill and decision making against experienced AFL opponents, you just know you have someone special on your hands!

Eg: Walsh is a wonderful talent, but he has an AFL-ready body, so physically has a much better start than Butters. So IMO Butters has a very high ceiling.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Just refreshing to think a kid can actually play footy without having been taught at AFL level.

Pay the man!

 

[LFC2010]

Paying $26 on sportsbet to win the NAB Rising Star, that's so god damn tempting!.

 

[Marmozet]

Paying $26 on sportsbet to win the NAB Rising Star, that's so god damn tempting!.

I wouldn’t. Walsh will win it regardless of who has the better season between him and Butters.

 

[It Just Is]

Freakish talent. Daicosesque. He can do serious damage with a few touches.

And he can accumulate the footy as well. Always looks switched on.

 

[Contested Marx]

 

[carlfromport]

Rankine is a poor man's Butters

 

[CharlieKelly]

My big call: Butters will be R1 Rising Star, third year in a row for Port

2017: SPP
2018: Bonner
2019: Butters

 

[Janus]

I wouldn’t. Walsh will win it regardless of who has the better season between him and Butters.

What if Walsh gets injured?

 

[PatientMental]

What if Walsh gets injured?

Will still win it, its a "Who you thought was the best player of the year" award, not "Who you thought played the most amount of good football throughout the year" award.