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https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-ceo-matthew-richardson-on-zak-butters-and-exiting-the-sanfl/news-story/a064654b7934e121626e95b75d37ac88?amp

Richardson (Port CEO) told SEN the Power’s side would also exit the SANFL at the end of 2028 as the club attempted to find a league which would fast-track their kids.

The Power would need to travel more if they were to enter the VFL but he said the SANFL competition was not strong enough to develop Port Adelaide’s emerging kids.

He said the Power had been disappointed by their injury list and close losses but thrilled by Josh Carr’s first season in charge.

Now as the club brings in academy selection Dougie Cochrane they need to go back to the draft strongly after not taking a national draft pick last season.

“If you look at the last six years, we are 18th for draft selections so got to go to the draft, we started the plan at the end of 2024 with (Joe) Berry and (Jack) Whitlock. Clearly the next couple of drafts are important so we have to get more talent in but we have a core 22-25 year olds in Rozee, (Miles) Bergman, (Jason) Horne-Francis, (Mitch) Georgiades, (Jase) Burgoyne. As they mature with the next wave. A rebuild is about bottoming out and staying there for 7-8 years. That’s not what we are trying to do but there is no doubt we have to get more talent on our list and that’s the phase we are in at the moment.”

[Jay Clark] Geelong has jumped into the box seat for Zak Butters

Port Adelaide to exit SANFL at the end of 2028

#2 draft prospect Dougie Cochrane with 31 touches in the SANFL in his second game

[Montrezl Harrell] dead ass help me understand it @Adelaide36ers @NBL really help me! Buddy has done coke and weed and caught both times and you give him a total of 2 months an he miss no playing no where! All while you guys have insisted that I serve a world wide ban from every league under WADA

Zak Butters “farewell game”

Path of Exile [3.29] Phys DoT Golems Elementalist vs Uber Sirus

Potential number two pick Doug Cochrane has been named to play his first game for Port Adelaide in the SANFL on Sunday

Craig Hutchison: "I think Richmond will win (the race for Zak Butters)... It's an unbelieveable amount of money."

[Jay Clark] Butters has made it clear the draft option is a no-go zone as he is adamant Port Adelaide must be appropriately compensated if, as expected, he departs at season’s end

Any chance Richmond would not trade for Butters and instead ask him to enter the PSD?

Cal Twomey believes it's level pegging between Richmond, Dogs and Cats and it will be whoever can get the deal done with Port for Zak Butters

Adelaide’s Luke Pedlar has been offered a four year deal from Port Adelaide

Shoutout to Freo

Ken Hinkley’s rolling All-Australian team

[Jay Clark] The reality is Richmond face a critical two months to ensure they remain competitive across the rest of the season in the face of scuttlebutt about former Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley. The link is if Hinkley lands at Punt Rd, Zak Butters could, too.

Does the 3.29 league name get announced (and teasers) this week?

Maybe he stay? 😭

Tom Morris: “I think it’s a genuine three-horse race between Geelong, Richmond and the Western Bulldogs (for Zak Butters”

Our goal kicking and injury woes

Zak Butters continues his run to a record. Last night was the 14th straight game he has placed in the top five players on the ground according to Player Ratings. Champion Data's record is 16 in a row, set by Nic Naitanui. Butters leaving every bit out there every week.