PORT Adelaide forward John Butcher has stopped short of committing to the club, saying he'll wait until the end of the season to negotiate a new contract.

Butcher is one of several promising young players yet to re-sign with the Power.

Out-of-contract defender Jackson Trengove has publicly revealed he's weighing up a return to Melbourne, while full-back Alipate Carlile has also delayed putting pen to paper on a new deal.

Butcher, teasingly dubbed "the future" by his teammates, was drafted by Port Adelaide with the club's first pick (No.8) in the 2009 NAB AFL Draft, and is regarded as a long-term replacement for champion goalkicker Warren Tredrea, who retired last season.

The 20-year-old was hindered by a back injury in his first year at Alberton, but starred in his long-awaited AFL debut against Hawthorn last weekend.

On Wednesday, Butcher said he was more concerned about staying in the team than signing a new contract.

"At the moment, I've only played one AFL game so my contract hasn't been something I've really thought about," Butcher said.

"I'm a pretty simple guy. Footy is what I love doing and that's what I've been concentrating on. My main focus has been getting over my injuries and getting out there. It was a proud moment to get out there and play my first game.

"Now, I'm focused on finishing off the year in the last three games, hopefully staying in the team and having a positive impact.

"At the end of the season, I'm sure I'll sit down with my family, my manager and the club and work something out."

Like Trengove and Carlile, Butcher was recruited from Victoria, but denied homesickness had contributed to his decision to delay negotiations.

"The club has been fantastic. I've got a great friendship group with the players here, and have also met a lot of people outside of football that have been fantastic to me and helped me out a lot," Butcher said.

"Adelaide is like a big country town. I come from the bush and Maffra is not the biggest place. I've settled in Adelaide really well.

"Alipate and Jackson have been in the news a lot this year and I think they've been a bit the same as me, focused on playing football.

"I'm sure now that we're getting towards the end of the year they'll sit down with the people that matter and sort something out as well."

Injury-ravaged midfielder Andrew Moore, who was drafted with the pick after Butcher (No.9), is also out of contract, but is on the verge of a agreeing to a new deal.

Butcher was a rare bright spot in Port Adelaide's record 165-point loss to the Hawks.

The 197cm forward showcased his revered marking ability, hauling in a team-high six marks and kicking 1.1 opposed to in-form backman Josh Gibson.

He missed an opportunity to score a goal with his first kick, and conceded his much talked about goalkicking was still a work in progress.

"It would've been great to slide that first kick through, but it was good to get my hands on the footy in my first game," he said.

"I've nailed down a specific routine and have made a few [positive] steps with my kicking, but there's still a long way to go. I also need to improve my fitness.

"I was also cramping just after half-time, which was a bit embarrassing and I got pushed out of a few contests pretty easily too, so obviously I have to get a whole lot bigger.

"I'm really looking forward to pre-season to train on a few things I learned and to improve a whole lot."

Fellow first-gamer Tom Jonas also impressed in the hefty loss to the Hawks, limiting Luke Hodge to 19 possessions.

However, the 20-year-old rookie lost part of his first match payment after being fined $900 for making contact with an umpire.

"There were a couple of incidents where I clashed with the umpire. I did the wrong thing and I knew at the time," Jonas said.

"I thought I'm probably in a bit of strife here, so I made sure I set up a bit further from the umpire.

"I was on Jordan Lewis at the time and he probably tried to play it to his advantage.

"It was a wiser and smarter opponent, who was able to probably lure me in a bit."

Katrina Gill covers Port Adelaide news for afl.com.au. Follow her on Twitter: @AFL_KatrinaGill