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John Butcher

John Butcher

Port Adelaide
Forward · Full Forward Retired
Career games
31
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Date of Birth 3-Jul-1991
AFL Debut 2011

Player bio

A career in numbers

John Butcher made his AFL debut for Port Adelaide in 2011 and played 31 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was full forward. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.3 marks and 1.6 tackles per game and scored 41 goals and 21 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 11 goals, a tally he reached in 2011 and 2012. 2012 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.

Selected seasons: goals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20128111.38
2013891.12
2015530.60
About these season figures

Compared 3 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2016 20
Port Adelaide PTA
Sydney @ SYD
L
33-100
S.C.G. FWD FF 11 7 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 83% 71% 93 40 33 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 25 1 -- 2 100% 50% 3 10 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 0 0 6.3 1 0 3 2 —
2016 19
Port Adelaide PTA
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
W
173-79
Gabba FWD FF 11 20 11 9 11 4 2 3 1 2 0 1 9 13 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 92% 70% 118 132 124 208 4 0 1 0 0 11.1 0 1 0 0 3 66.7 1 -- 7 85.7% 57.1% 17 6 -- -- -- -- -- 6 54.5% 4 2 17.6 0 4 7 11 —
2016 18
Port Adelaide PTA
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
60-79
Adelaide Oval FWD FF 11 7 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 88% 71% 113 38 26 94 2 0 0 2 1 0 100 3 0 0 4 50 0 -- 1 100% 0% 4 10 -- -- -- -- -- 1 50% 1 0 4.4 0 1 4 2 —
2015 23
Port Adelaide PTA
Fremantle vs FRE
W
122-53
Adelaide Oval RUC RUC 11 11 7 4 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 95% 55% 113 51 58 135 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 0 -- 6 66.7% 16.7% 9 6 -- -- -- -- -- 2 28.6% 1 0 -1.7 0 0 3 8 —
2015 22
Port Adelaide PTA
Gold Coast @ GCS
W
88-51
People First Stadium FWD FF 11 10 7 3 5 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 97% 60% 118 37 47 100 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 1 0% 0% 2 8 -- -- -- -- -- 4 57.1% 1 1 2.2 1 0 4 3 —
Latest 5 of 31 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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