Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n It was revealed on Monday that the Magpies lobbed a club-record deal to Butters, thought by rivals to be in the range of $1.8 million per year. <\/p>\n Collingwood and the Tigers are competing with the Western Bulldogs and Geelong in the chase, with Butters heavily expected to depart Port Adelaide for his home state this offseason. <\/p>\n Tigers champion Jack Riewoldt delved into Butters\u2019 thought process regarding timelines around premiership success. <\/p>\n \u201cFrom what I\u2019ve heard, Butters watches footy closely and has a long-term view on what his next step looks like,\u201d he began on Fox Footy\u2019s On the Couch. <\/p>\n \u201cI think about him looking at the Bulldogs the other night, and I know there\u2019s no Sam Darcy at the moment, (but) it gets me thinking about what\u2019s in the forefront of Butters\u2019 mind. <\/p>\n \u201cIs he in the game to win a premiership next year? More than likely, he\u2019s going to sign an eight-year deal at whichever club he ends up at. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd I just wonder whether it (his thinking) is \u2018next year, I need to win a premiership\u2019, or \u2018what does the next five to eight years look like?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Lewis goes in on defeated Hawks | 02:49<\/p>\n And it\u2019s through that lens that Riewoldt believes Richmond is the most plausible landing spot. <\/p>\n \u201cI think an exercise Butters is looking at is where is the happiest happiest hunting ground in the next eight years?\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd you automatically look at your under-22 players on each list. <\/p>\n \u201cWith the draft and the way it happens \u2014 I think Tasmania is a huge curveball in this \u2014 Richmond is the only side which currently sits above Port Adelaide in the draft order. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd with young Dougie Cochrane coming through \u2026 it makes it an interesting discussion, that I think Richmond, with that list of young players \u2026 they are the frontrunner for Zak Butters at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/p>\n POWER RANKINGS: The weirdest part of AFL\u2019s top-10 expansion gamble… and team that\u2019ll pay dearly for it<\/a><\/p>\n HIRE ME, AND GET THESE GUYS TOO: Hird\u2019s big Bombers pitch… including trade sweetener<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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