Player Watch Pick #12 (2018) - Zak Butters

[OneGreatClub]

To be honest, the one I was least concerned about out of the kids was Butters.

Looks really happy around the club and even when playing.

Let’s hope Rozee and Duursma sign on and no other club come with $$$

I have a feeling the three lads feel pretty connected to each other and the team and would love to stay together. They are the core of our future along with a few others. Future looks good at Port.

 

[TheFVK]

These three lads will lead the way on the reset of the onfield culture of our club.

Focussed, joyful, confident, skilful, unflappable.

 

[Chrizzt]

sounds like he is loving it.

How do you figure that?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

sounds like he is loving it.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

There was a fantastic article on Butters in yesterday's tiser. His mother moved here with him, his dad makes the trip on weekends. He said that wearing Kane's #18 is a huge honour and a lot to live up to.
He is huge mates already with Rozee and Duursma and says as a player he wants to be as passionate about the club as the supporters are.

Butters joined Port Adelaide as one of its three first-round calls in November — at No. 12, after South Australian Connor Rozee at No. 5 and fellow Victorian Xavier Duursma at No. 18. All three made their AFL debuts in the season-opener against Melbourne at the MCG to become the “three amigos” in a timely recharge with youth of the Power list.

“We’re pretty close; we always room with one of each other … we seem to do everything together,” said Butters. “And not just us three … all of us who came to Port Adelaide this year (to be part of a club that emphasised “connections” within the team in off-season).

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...e/news-story/d1e7c0ec7e53e59d9db77656bece509a

 

[klem22]

Im not sure whether Butters will amount to much at this level/at this club. He shows a bit but regularly beaten imo

 

[Harlott]

Im not sure whether Butters will amount to much at this level/at this club. He shows a bit but regularly beaten imo

Have the night off.

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

Im not sure whether Butters will amount to much at this level/at this club. He shows a bit but regularly beaten imo

I’m not sure we’re watching the same games.

 

[JUSTWORK]

Im not sure whether Butters will amount to much at this level/at this club. He shows a bit but regularly beaten imo

Still very raw and skinny. Like what I’m seeing.

 

[Bundilla]

Still very raw and skinny. Like what I’m seeing.

If everybody in the team tried as hard as him we would be right up at the top of the ladder.

 

[JUSTWORK]

If everybody in the team tried as hard as him we would be right up at the top of the ladder.

If Zac Butters was our biggest problem, we’d be undefeated and would win the flag.

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

If Zac Butters was a chicken satay, we’d be covered in spicy peanut sauce

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

If Zac Butters was an Elvis impersonator, we’d be all shook up

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

If Zac Butters was a soccer player, Adelaide United might not be a pissant club

 

[Ishikawa]

Im not sure whether Butters will amount to much at this level/at this club. He shows a bit but regularly beaten imo

I'm not sure what season you've watched, but today as with every week he's played he's looked very lively. Clean, attacks the footy without compromise and skilled.

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

there’s not a stat for this, but Butters would have to be right up there for the Doing Good Things You Remember stat. Its amazing his disposal count was so low because there’s so much damaging play in so few touches

 

[klem22]

i must be missing something here he got the free kick and finished it off, well done ZB. What else he achieved i must have missed. I know he is young but i think people are being blinded by his non productive flair.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I agree with klem, my takeaway from today's game was definitely 'our biggest problem right now is Zak Butters'

 

[Butters Made Me Do It]

tbh my takeaway was ‘if that rumour about Marshall wanting to be traded out is true, I’d be OK with it.’

 

[Macca19]

His impact is through the roof when he gets it, he just doesn't get it much at this point. But, he's a very small first year player, you can't question his desire and his attack at the ball. He's going to be inconsistent.

The more he plays, the quicker he is going to get up to speed, the more consistency he will find. I'm ok with dropping him if he looks cooked and just isn't getting the ball, but 14 touches is about par.

 

[Sleezy]

His impact is through the roof when he gets it, he just doesn't get it much at this point. But, he's a very small first year player, you can't question his desire and his attack at the ball. He's going to be inconsistent.

The more he plays, the quicker he is going to get up to speed, the more consistency he will find. I'm ok with dropping him if he looks cooked and just isn't getting the ball, but 14 touches is about par.

Leading the club for gaol assists, by a fair margin.

 

[skanker08]

He's a scrawny teenager who puts his head over the ball and his body on the line more than some players triple his wage with eleventy more games FFS.

 

[Harlott]

Leading the club for gaol assists, by a fair margin.

 

[DaTBird187]

Leading the club for gaol assists, by a fair margin.

He's a rat?

 

[Duck Farmer]

If Zak Butters was not our best player, you wouldn't believe it.