Jordon Butts

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| name = Jordon Butts

| image = Jordon Butts 170525.jpg

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| caption = Butts in May 2025

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| originalteam = Murray Bushrangers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|31|df=yes}}

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| draftpick = No.39, 2019 rookie draft

| debutdate = 23 August 2020

| debutteam = {{AFL Ade}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL Gee}}

| debutstadium = Adelaide Oval

| height = 198 cm

| weight = 97 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = {{AFL Ade}}

| guernsey = 41

| statsend = 2024

| years1 = 2020–

| club1 = {{AFL Ade}}

| games_goals1 = 75 (0)

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Jordon Butts (born 31 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club with the 39th draft pick in the 2019 rookie draft.{{cite web|title=AFL draft dreams realised|last1=Lee|first1=David|date=27 November 2018|url=http://www.sheppadviser.com.au/afl-draft-dreams-realised/|work=The Shepparton Adviser|access-date=19 September 2020}}{{cite web|title=No Ifs and Butts about Jordon's potential|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/adelaide/young-defender-jordon-butts-looms-as-the-next-young-gun-to-break-into-the-crows-defence/news-story/a85309a17a712295efcb4a6eb16c8c67|work=Adelaide Now|url-access=subscription|access-date=19 September 2020}} He is the son of former {{AFL Car}} player Gerard Butts.{{cite web|title=No ifs and Butts: Jordon leaves nothing to chance|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/141704/no-ifs-and-butts-jordon-leaves-nothing-to-chance|date=11 December 2018|last1=Balnaves-Gale|first1=Emmalie|work=Adelaide Crows Media|access-date=19 September 2020}}

Early football

Butts played for the Shepparton Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League, where he played 3 games, one of them a premiership victory.{{cite web|title=Rookie pick 39: Jordon Butts|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/256615/rookie-pick-39-jordon-butts|date=23 November 2018|work=Adelaide Crows Media|access-date=19 September 2020}} He also played 2 games for the Werribee Football Club.{{cite web|title=Darcy Fort and Jordon Butts drafted|url=https://werribeefc.com.au/news/all-stories/1071-darcy-fort-and-jordon-butts-drafted|work=Werribee Football Club|access-date=19 September 2020}} Butts played 40 games for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League over 3 seasons spanning from 2016 to 2018. He kicked 25 goals during his time with the Bushrangers while playing a variety of positions.{{cite web|title=Jordon Butts|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/jordon-butts/|access-date=19 September 2020|work=Aussie Rules Draft Central}} He came runner up in the club's best and fairest in the 2017 season.{{cite web|title=Shepparton United's Angus Hicks takes out Murray Bushrangers' best and fairest|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4973259/shepparton-uniteds-angus-hicks-takes-out-murray-bushrangers-best-and-fairest/|date=8 October 2017|work=The Border Mail|last1=Kohlhagen|first1=Brett|access-date=19 September 2020|url-access=subscription}} In 2017, Butts was selected to represent Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships.{{cite web|title=Murray Bushrangers pair Jordon Butts and Ben Paton named in Victoria Country side|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4738653/paton-butts-selected/|date=19 June 2017|last1=Kohlhagen|first1=Brett|work=The Border Mail|access-date=19 September 2020}}

AFL career

Butts debuted in {{AFL Ade}}'s 28 point loss to {{AFL Gee}} in Round 13 of the 2020 AFL season.{{cite web|title=Crows to expose Butts at AFL level|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/798542/crows-to-expose-butts-at-afl-level|last1=Turner|first1=Kieron|date=21 August 2020|work=Adelaide Crows Media|access-date=19 September 2020}}{{cite web|title=Home away from home: Saints rest Clark for top four clash|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/home-away-from-home-saints-rest-clark-for-top-four-clash-20200822-p55obq.html|date=22 August 2020|last1=Ryan|first1=Peter|work=The Age|access-date=19 September 2020}}{{cite web|title=Team Selection: Round 13|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/799323/team-selection-round-13|date=22 August 2020|work=Adelaide Crows Media|last1=Hetherington|first1=James|access-date=19 September 2020}} On debut, Butts picked up 8 disposals, 3 marks and a tackle.{{cite web|title=Round 13 • Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats - Player Stats|url=https://www.afc.com.au/matches/2855#player-stats|access-date=19 September 2020}} In only his third game of AFL, Butts was given the job against forward Tom Hawkins, the reigning Coleman Medalist. He managed to take 10 disposals, and kept Hawkins to two goals.{{cite web|title=Tex leads Crows to jaw-dropping win over shellshocked Cats|url=https://www.afl.com.au/matches/2993#match-report|date=20 March 2021|work=AFL Media|access-date=22 March 2021|last1=Michael|first1=Luke}}

Statistics

:Statistics are correct to round 6 of the 2021 season{{cite web|title=Jordon Butts|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jordon_Butts.html|work=AFL Tables|access-date=26 April 2021}}

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| scope="row" text-align:center | 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}}

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 41 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 14 || 5 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 7.0 || 2.5 || 1.0

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| {{AFL Ade}}

| 41 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 23 || 65 || 25 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 3.8 || 10.8 || 4.2 || 0.8

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