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Bit hard to see us getting much though?
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Unless he pulls his finger our nobody's going to want to pay him what we're paying him, and he won't be getting any lucrative offers/ multi-year deals.
Providing there's not something completely dodgy going on..........which his management has form with.TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
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Sam McLure
"I think that deal is done" James Worpel will be at Geelong next year.FFC: Established 1883
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I see we are being linked to Ports Miles Bergman.,Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Western Bulldogs lead pack of clubs hunting Zak Butters (Jay Clark)
There’s a whole host of clubs fighting for the right to land Port superstar Zak Butters, but one Victorian club can call themselves the clear frontrunner, even if it requires a “head-turning” offer.
Western Bulldogs lead a pack of Victorian clubs fighting hard to bring superstar Port Adelaide on-baller Zak Butters back home to be closer to family.
The Dogs are the frontrunners to land the Darley product who will face-off against Luke Beveridge’s men in Ballarat on Saturday.
But Geelong also has strong interest in Butters and will zero in on the 24-year-old if they miss out on Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell, who is leaning toward staying at the Suns, and Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver.
St Kilda is chasing a powerful A-Grade midfielder and could be prepared to offer the hard nut upwards of $1.5 million a season to bring him to south-east Melbourne.
The Saints are also chasing Port line breaker Miles Bergman, as well as Carlton’s Tom De Koning and GWS Giants’ key backman Leek Aleer this year.
But the Dogs have long targeted Butters for his class and ties to the western region and last month poached new player acquisition manager, Michael Regan, after a long stint at Port Adelaide as list analytics manager.
The Power are digging in on the future of Butters amid the league-wide interest and are adamant they will not trade him this year unless there was a mega offer the club couldn’t refuse.
He is contracted until the end of 2026.
Industry sources said on Tuesday only a head-turning offer of three first-round draft picks, or a player such as St Kilda superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, would force Port to even consider a trade this year.
Port Adelaide currently does not hold a pick in the first-round of this year’s draft after moving it on as part of the Jack Lukosius and Joe Richards deals last year.
But the Power still want to desperately keep Butters, a man the club believes is one of the top few players in the league for his blistering speed, power and toughness in the clearances.
The Saints are also chasing Port line breaker Miles Bergman, as well as Carlton’s Tom De Koning and GWS Giants’ key backman Leek Aleer this year.
But the Dogs have long targeted Butters for his class and ties to the western region and last month poached new player acquisition manager, Michael Regan, after a long stint at Port Adelaide as list analytics manager.
The Power are digging in on the future of Butters amid the league-wide interest and are adamant they will not trade him this year unless there was a mega offer the club couldn’t refuse.
He is contracted until the end of 2026.
Industry sources said on Tuesday only a head-turning offer of three first-round draft picks, or a player such as St Kilda superstar Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, would force Port to even consider a trade this year.
Port Adelaide currently does not hold a pick in the first-round of this year’s draft after moving it on as part of the Jack Lukosius and Joe Richards deals last year.
But the Power still want to desperately keep Butters, a man the club believes is one of the top few players in the league for his blistering speed, power and toughness in the clearances.
Butters has recently changed managers from Max Kleiman to Lenton within Kapital Sports.
Port landed Horne-Francis from North Melbourne two years ago because the number one pick wanted to be closer to his Adelaide-based family.
But the Butters scenario could see the reverse situation play out.
Captain Connor Rozee told the Herald Sun on AFL captain’s day he thought Butters would re-sign because of the club’s culture.
“He’s got some great relationships here. I am best mates with him and I am sure they’ll get something done but it is still a little while away,” Rozee said.
“I think a lot of (homesickness) is to do with where you get drafted and what the club does to help you.
“Our club has done a really good job at retaining players, we haven’t had many clubs leave us, there’s been the odd one here or there but our culture is good enough we retain players even if they’re from Victoria.
“Look at ‘Boaky’ (Travis Boak), he had the chance to go home, Ollie Wines too, they all chose to stay because of our culture and how close our team is.”
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Jay Clark finally read the WOOF forums and realised the facts of the matters. Butters to the Whitten Oval. It is happening.Comment
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Why do you think he's bad? I've always been happy enough watching him play...he's got speed, wins 1v1s, a decent kick. Not dissimilar to Cleary in the way he plays, but I think Bergman has had a much better career so far.
My biggest concern with targetting him is the trade cost.Comment
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*Chefs kiss*
3 first round draft picks though...are we okay with that?
We can trade up to two years in advance now, so could offer something like 2025 1st, 2026 1st, 2026 2nd (as an example)? He is an outstanding player, and only 24, but we don't want to Tim Kelly it and put all our eggs in one basket...Comment
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Wild comparison, Bergman is a stud and exactly what weve needed in the backline since Richards moved out.
Id love to get him, along with Jacques coming on that would give us two smalls who are actually great defensively, mobile/hybrid types who can take a mark, play tall or small and use the ball the other way.Comment
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It’s a lot but realistically at this stage our first pick could be in the 20s this year if we finish top 6 or so with the huge amount of academy prospects this year (they’re saying the first round may go 30 picks!), then with Butters we very realistically should be finishing top 6 again.
i know you can’t say these things for certain but there’s a good chance those 3 rounders might be say picks 22, 15 & 13 or something and it looks like a bargain for a player of Butters quality. I’d probably do next 3 firsts with at least 1 second coming back.
We also have a pretty deep and decent list of academy kids next year (early days though) so may still be able to bring in some decent young talent next draft even without a first rounder. The systems cooked but we have to game itComment
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How brilliant would it be if we landed Butters.
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