He played in Fremantle's first Grand Final in 2013, which saw them go down to Hawthorn by 15 points.
Port Adelaide
After being delisted by Fremantle, Sutcliffe joined Port Adelaide's reserves team (nicknamed the Magpies) in the SANFL as their captain for the 2019 season. He was elevated onto Port Adelaide's senior AFL list in the 2019 AFL Mid-season rookie draft, taken at pick #9. He made his AFL debut for the club in Round 17 of the 2019 season against the Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval, tasked with the job of tagging his former Fremantle teammate and good friend Lachie Neale in Port's 48 point loss.[4] Sutcliffe was delisted from the senior list at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season after playing nine AFL games.[5] He was returned to the captaincy of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 2021, as the club rejoined the competition following a COVID-19 imposed suspension in 2020,[6] and remained in the position until the end of the 2023 season, whereupon he was replaced by Nick Moore.[7][8] Sutcliffe announced his retirement from state league football at the end of the season and transitioned into development coaching at Port Adelaide in 2024.[9]
Sutcliffe has represented South Australia against Western Australia in the annual state league interstate match in 2021.[10]