With four weeks left in the 2025 season, Port Adelaide superstar Zak Butters sat down with Power officials to broach the possibility of a trade home to Victoria.

The Power vice-captain was hit with an emphatic no.

And it’s easy to see why. The Power’s best player, who last month won his third consecutive best and fairest, has a year to run on his contract as new coach Josh Carr takes the reins.

“I’ll be here next year,” Butters told ABC Radio after the Power farewelled coach Ken Hinkley and champion Travis Boak with a win in the final game of the season.

Rival clubs hold onto a glimmer of hope Butters could go back on his word and ask again — this time more forcefully — as the trade period officially begins in the next 24 hours.

The 25-year-old’s strong family ties in Victoria were ce

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