IN HIS eleventh year as an AFL player, West Coast defender Sam Butler says he's not going anywhere.
The 28-year-old premiership player has battled a raft of injuries over the journey, restricted to just 117 games.
But having found consistency in the past couple of years, he's believes he's got more to offer coach Adam Simpson.
"The club's been so fantastic to me and they could have got rid of me many times throughout my career I'm sure," Butler told AFL.com.au.
"But they stuck by me and I'm still hanging around and still really enjoying it.
"The contract’s not signed yet.
"Myself and the club said early on in the piece that we're happy to talk just at the end of the year.
"I love West Coast, I love the club."
Butler's commitment to his football career remains first class and having battled so many soft-tissue injuries he's taking no chances – and that means no rest.
The South Australian revealing over the past couple of years he's kept training throughout the summer.
"For me it's just pure consistency," he said.
"If I take a break I seem to come back .. and I try to start like the other boys from a lower base, I seem to hurt myself in some way.
"I try to keep my leg strength up, basically throughout the whole off-season."
Butler is studying commerce, and preparing for life after footy, although he's not entirely sure what he would like to do.
"I ask myself that question a lot, especially throughout the injuries in my career, I've thought it might come sooner rather than later,” he said.
"I change my mind almost every second week, so I can't give you a definitive answer."
