{"id":371853,"date":"2024-03-01T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=371853"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T13:02:22","slug":"power-coachs-strong-message-after-ruling-out-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=371853","title":{"rendered":"Power coach's strong message after ruling out star"},"content":{"rendered":"

P\ufeffort Adelaide<\/a> has played down fears for midfielder Zak Butters<\/a> after suffering a suspected ankle sprain against Fremantle on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Butters rolled his right ankle during a contest in the first quarter of the Power's practice match at Alberton\ufeff, immediately being benched, with the club confirming he would take no further part.<\/p>\n

After being ruled out, Power coach Ken Hinkley declared they would take no risks with the All-Australian star, who came fourth in last year's Brownlow medal.<\/p>\n

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"He rolled his ankle so we took him out. We just didn't want to take a risk," Hinkley told Fox Footy at quarter time.<\/p>\n

"He's not the sort of player that you want to mess around with.<\/p>\n

\"Zak<\/p>\n

"I don't care how many minutes we've got to play, he's just not going to be here.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

Back in 2021, Butters suffered a syndesmosis issue with his left ankle, alongside nerve damage in the same knee.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old ended up missing 13 weeks of football, in a blow that Port Adelaide are not keen to recreate this time around.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe Power will play host to last year's wooden spooners, West Coast, at Adelaide Oval in round one.<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide took a 39-point win over Fremantle.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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