Zak Butters#9

PTA - Port Adelaide

MID

Age: 25 years

Career Games: 156

Debut: 2019

Height: 181cm

Weight: 71kg

37Medium Risk

Quick Stats

156

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 11 July 2026 (5d) · Serious ankle injury — ankle caught beneath him attempting a third-quarter tackle against St Kilda; helped from the ground and took no further part. Scans to determine severity; early reporting canvasses a season-ending outcome.

Current Status

Injured

Long-term absence

High Ankle Sprain

Est. return: 5 Sept 2026

Road to Recovery

Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.

High Ankle SprainView full detail

R1811 July
Occurred
Serious ankle injury — ankle caught beneath him attempting a third-quarter tackle against St Kilda; helped from the ground and took no further part. Scans to determine severity; early reporting canvasses a season-ending outcome.
14 July
Reassessment
Port Adelaide confirm ankle syndesmosis (high ankle) undergoing surgery this week.
Port Adelaide FC

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 weeks — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury volume

4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

Reliable→

Rank: 47 (94th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played17 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 21.7 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency76/100

Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average21.5 games

Recent TierReliable

Career: 7 seasons, 139 games (19.9 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 19.6

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2019	19
2020	17
2021	12
2022	20
2023	25
2024	26
2025	20

Durability calculated from 7 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (100%)

3 games missed · Last: July 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone

Injury Frequency Score89/100

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

8.02k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 17 games played

472

km / game

Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 17 · 6 rounds at risk

R12

R18

playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

4 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
11 July 2026R181× · 653.6 km	PTA	2026	High Ankle Sprain ATLH	Severe (0)	Injured	Expected 5 Sept
20 Jan 2025	PTA	2025	Knee Injury (General) KNXX	Minor (0)	Returned	Returned 24 Feb
6 Sept 2024	PTA	2024	Rib Fracture BTFR	Minor	Returned	Returned 27 Sept
1 Aug 2024	PTA	2024	Collarbone Fracture STBF2	Minor (3)	Returned	Returned 22 Aug