Zak Butters | |||
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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 | 93 (55) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
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]
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.
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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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 |