FootyBets.aiPower Trip: DraftStars Dominance Awaits as Port Hosts the Blues
The lights are shining bright at Adelaide Oval this Saturday night as Port Adelaide welcomes Carlton for a massive May 2026 clash. If our FootyBets.ai projections are anything to go by, the Power are tipped to absolutely dominate the fantasy stat sheet on their home deck. Expect plenty of inside 50s, midfield bruising, and a mountain of DraftStars points.
Here are the key players our AI is locking in to get the job done:
Zak Butters (Port Adelaide, MID) Appearing in 100% of our optimal lineups with a massive 110.5 projected points, Butters is an absolute must-have. He’ll be racking up the pill through the middle, taking uncontested marks on the outside, and driving the ball inside 50 all night.
Jordon Sweet (Port Adelaide, RUC) Another lock across all optimal builds. Sweet is projected to score 90.9 points, driven by his sheer volume of hit-outs and elite follow-up work at ground level. He’s set to bully the Blues' ruck division and lay plenty of tackles around the stoppages.
Tom Anastasopoulos (Port Adelaide, FWD) & Jack Ison (Carlton, FWD) Both young guns feature in 10/10 optimal lineups. Anastasopoulos (73.9 pts) and Ison (73.3 pts) are projected to hit the scoreboard, but it’s their forward-half pressure and tackle counts that make them such brilliant fantasy options today.
Willem Drew (Port Adelaide, MID) Featuring in 90% of optimal builds, Drew (87.2 pts) is the ultimate workhorse. While Butters provides the flash, Drew gets his hands dirty in the clinches, padding his score with a mountain of clearances and double-digit tackles.
Quick Positional Tips
- RUC: Do not overthink it—lock in Jordon Sweet. He is the undisputed king of the ruck match-up today.
- DEF: Look to Kane Farrell for rebounding intercept marks and long kicks, or Carlton’s Nic Newman for tough defensive exits.
- MID: Stack the Power! Build your engine room around Butters, Drew, and Jason Horne-Francis who are primed to feast on clearances.
- FWD: Anchor your forward line with the busy, tackling outputs of Anastasopoulos and Ison.
Ready to take out the contests? Check out FootyBets.ai’s top 10 optimal DraftStars lineups for this match below!