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Trade talk: The club tipped to win Butters race
SEN • July 28th, 2026 9:34 am
Richmond will win the race for Port Adelaide star Zak Butters.
That is the opinion of Craig Hutchison who reckons the reported money on offer from the Tigers will be too good to refuse.
Back in April, Hutchy put forward a hypothetical $18 million pitch for the Power gun which would be front-ended and see him earn $4.5m in his first year, $2.3m in year two and $2m in year three.
An offer of $18m over eight years was then reported by AFL Media's Cal Twomey in June.
Now in late July, Hutchy believes this cash will get Butters over the line at Tigerland ahead of the likes of Western Bulldogs and Geelong.
“A prediction - my money has been on from the word go,” Hutchison said on Channel 7’s Agenda Setters.
“When it all gets married up, I think the overwhelming amount of money will be too good to say no to.
“Richmond will win.”
He added: “They’ve put all the money at the front. It’s an unbelievable amount of money.
“I think - opinion - he doesn’t know yet. He’ll end up choosing Richmond.
“That’s my view.”
25-year-old Butters who is currently nursing a high-grade syndesmosis injury suffered against St Kilda in Round 18.
He could still return for Port before the end of the 2026 season.
