fullname heightweight years article_title position statsend originalteam birth_date guernsey draftpick name
john butcher 197cm / 90kg 2011 -- john butcher -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-
 forward 2014 gippsland power -lrb- tac cup -rrb- 3 july 1991 11 # 8 , 2009 national draft , john butcher
john butcher -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-

john butcher -lrb- born 3 july 1991 -rrb- is an australian rules footballer currently playing for the port adelaide football club in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
he was the earliest of the three port adelaide players drafted in the first round in the 2009 afl draft -lrb- he went at pick # 8 -rrb- .
originally from maffra , victoria , butcher is a versatile key position prospect with great agility and pace for his size .
butcher is an excellent contested mark and has been noted for his `` clean hands '' .
he was extremely impressive at the afl draft camp with his speed -lrb- 2.99 sec over 20 m -rrb- and repeat sprints -lrb- 24.88 sec -rrb- being in the top 28 per cent of all players .
he kicked 40 goals for the year for gippsland power and vic country in 16 games .
he was a vic country under 18 representative in both 2008 and 2009 , including kicking three goals against vic metro in 2009 .
butcher is also an ais-afl academy graduate .
he was widely tipped to be the first key-position player to be selected in the 2009 draft .
due to injuries and the time needed to develop key position players , butcher did n't debut until round 21 of 2011 .
in his second match against he kicked 6 straight goals from six disposals .
butcher 's younger brother danny was drafted to port adelaide as part of the rookie draft in 2011 at pick 21 .
