Name: Zak Butters
Position: Midfielder
Club: Western Jets/Vic Metro
D.O.B: 8/9/00
Height: 181cm
Weight: 70kg
Draft Range: 15-25

Summary: Quick midfielder that can use the ball beautifully.

Strengths:

  • Ball use
  • Speed
  • Can play forward

Weaknesses:

  • Build
  • Shoulder surgery in July

Overview:

Butters plays taller than his height suggests, with an ability to work between the arcs and play in the forward line.

He has a great ability to spread from the play and find the ball in space and then use it beautifully, significantly improving his disposal.

Butters appears to have that innate x-factor about him with his speed, ball use and the ability to play different roles for the team.

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