JOHN BUTCHER will replace Charlie Dixon in Port Adelaide's team to play the Giants on Sunday, Power assistant Garry Hocking says.

Hocking revealed Butcher, who is third on the SANFL goal kicker's list and has averaged almost four goals in the last month of league football, will fill the void left by Dixon who is in rehab for an ankle injury.

Butcher has played 28 AFL games since debuting in 2011.

Listen to the full Hocking press conference below.

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