Player Watch Pick #12 (2018) - Zak Butters

[PowerLil]

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Even the kids like Zac

Zak looks like he still gets his ice block at the school tuck shop.

 

[Chewy316]

I want to see him in the midfield.

Don't think he has the engine yet. I think he will be in the forward line another 2-3 years and then progress more to a 50/50 role similar to what we saw with Robbie in his prime.

 

[edgie]

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Even the kids like Zac

That Guernsey would be older than the kid


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[RossFC]

Don't think he has the engine yet. I think he will be in the forward line another 2-3 years and then progress more to a 50/50 role similar to what we saw with Robbie in his prime.

Hope to at least see him pinch hitting in there a little bit. Surely he can at least do that in the short term.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Butters is already challenging Karl Amon in the running trials, which would suggest he is serious about more midfield time as well as getting up and down the ground in a high half forward role.

 

[It Just Is]

Butters has a game sense that you would be entirely wasted if his career ended anywhere other than as a permanent midfielder.

 

[Relativity]

Zak looks like he still gets his ice block at the school tuck shop.

I reckon he stole it off the kid.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

I reckon he stole it off the kid.

swapped the free donuts he now gets at the Power for an iceblock.

 

[Powerage]

His draft profile was spot on. Whenever he gets his hands on the ball it turns out well for us. He just needs to get his hands on the ball more. The added running power should make quite a difference there.

 

[JUSTWORK]

His draft profile was spot on. Whenever he gets his hands on the ball it turns out well for us. He just needs to get his hands on the ball more. The added running power should make quite a difference there.

Needs to fill out quite a bit still to become a full time Mid. Certainly has the weapons to excel in that part of the ground.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Running man: How Power youngster is trying to avoid second-year blues:

Zak Butters turned to veteran Travis Boak for advice on his off-season regime

Running man: How Power youngster is trying to avoid second-year blues

Zak Butters turned to veteran Travis Boak for advice on his off-season regime

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[Butters Made Me Do It]

Zak’s no dummy, can’t rely on most of the rest

 

[Smithy7]

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Port Adelaide youngster Zak Butters has revealed how he initially struggled with moving interstate because it meant being away from his sister as she battled an ice addiction.

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[Alyx]

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The Butters family have opened up about this previously as well. From 2016:

The high price parents pay to get their kids off ice

Australian families are re-mortgaging homes, taking out loans, or pulling out their super to get their ice-addicted children into private rehab clinics. Despite the sacrifices, experts fear these largely unregulated clinics may not be getting results.

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[Mundusa]

She moved from Bacchus Marsh to Adelaide, the ice capital of the world... Here's hoping she gets all the help she needs. It's a real issue.

 

[robbo1981]

She moved from Bacchus Marsh to Adelaide, the ice capital of the world... Here's hoping she gets all the help she needs. It's a real issue.

It is a massive problem most families are touched in some way I know mine is.

 

[Macca_1870]

The 2016 article posted by Alyx and today's tiser article give me the impression she has relapsed.

What an evil, evil drug.

 

[Rendaw]

Damn didnt realise he was dealing with those kind of family problems. Good thing his parents care.

Hopefully the club is doing all it can to help

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Zak looks like he still gets his ice block at the school tuck shop.

Prescient choice of words Lily

That was a tough story for Zak and his family. Good to hear his sister is back in a stable family unit here.

Probably explains why Zak took longer to complete his contract extension negotiation than Rozee and Duursma. He was struggling with some serious off-field family issues. Sounds like Ken and the club wrapped themselves around him to help him through a rough time.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

It's Zak Butters Day!

 

[chickentendies]

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[Jason K]

It's Zak Butters Day!

The comment that Adam Hartlett replied to

 

[chickentendies]

The comment that Adam Hartlett replied to

This one?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The comment that Adam Hartlett replied to

I just stay away from the comments. Can imagine the vile drivel. (Not Adam obviously)