AFL Player #22: Sam Durham

[eth-dog]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 15, Zach Package

 

[Harlequin Dream]

His kicking was also superb which was new. 91% by foot all the while throwing himself around like a mad man. His kick to Caldwell in the first, Redman and Menzie in the last were all mid-long to advantage and he took some really nice short options forward through congestion which opened the game up on a few occasions. All in all his disposal was clean and quick. Only one touch was long to a pack.

I genuinely feel the 'poor skills but tries hard' label to be undeserved. I think his disposal has been on the safe side, but he rarely wastes it.

I view him as a player that will eventually learn how good he is and will become more and more aggressive with his disposal and ball-hunting. When it happens, we won't be talking about him as a role player anymore.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

MoTY nomination coming against Gold Coast. Feel it in my waters.
He actually reminds me of Bob Murphy, goes hard with 1%ers but is still really composed when the game opens up.

 

[carnthedons]

MoTY nomination coming against Gold Coast. Feel it in my waters.
He actually reminds me of Bob Murphy, goes hard with 1%ers but is still really composed when the game opens up.

Hopefully not a self-aggrandising floggard though

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

A winger with 10 contested possessions. Great stuff.

 

[citizen-erased]

there's a lot of talk around Zerk being our most improved, but Duz is flying under the radar.
He always had that hard working ethic and willingness to scrap, but the one knock on him to date was the ability to stick tackles.

He's not just sticking them, but he's also breaking them.

 

[fishardansin]

Fast becoming my favourite senior player.

 

[andleanback]

there's a lot of talk around Zerk being our most improved, but Duz is flying under the radar.
He always had that hard working ethic and willingness to scrap, but the one knock on him to date was the ability to stick tackles.

He's not just sticking them, but he's also breaking them.

He was coming from a much higher level then zerk. There were signs he was going to be a player even in his first game

 

[citizen-erased]

He was coming from a much higher level then zerk. There were signs he was going to be a player even in his first game

Zerk's plaudits well deserved i should say.

That save on the weekend and his little "zerk and bake"* are some solid strings to his bow.

*tm
Clear off Healy, it's mine

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

there's a lot of talk around Zerk being our most improved, but Duz is flying under the radar.
He always had that hard working ethic and willingness to scrap, but the one knock on him to date was the ability to stick tackles.

He's not just sticking them, but he's also breaking them.

Good in the air too.

Clearance work is also underated, his reading of the tap is sublime when he's in a position to do so.

 

[Lore]

Need a clip of that mark that wasn't

 

[Red Black and Blue]

What an absolute unit. Mason Wood

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Mason Wood

Age

31

Ht

192cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.3

2star

D

8.3

2star

K

2.7

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.3

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

did well to ride his bump but it hurt Wood a lot more than Durham.

 

[eth-dog]

Greatest dropped mark since Gary Ablett sr.

 

[ghostdog]

Duz is the kind of competitor who drives standards. Love him. He just doesn't stop.

 

[Beerfish]

Greatest dropped mark since Gary Ablett sr.

I haven't yelled like that in a long time

 

[Lore]

 

[Howard Moon]

Has fast become my favorite player, an absolute stud!

He's like a winger from the old school, tough, physical, runs all day, good overhead, good skills, just does every thing so well.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Just continually blown away that we found this guy in the midseason draft and how quickly he has been comfortable at AFL level. Such a jet.

 

[ghostdog]

Did a couple of silly things early but he works his backside off to provide options along the wing, down back and up forward and 99% of the time won't shirk the contest. Love him.

 

[Yoda_]

Did a couple of silly things early but he works his backside off to provide options along the wing, down back and up forward and 99% of the time won't shirk the contest. Love him.

Posted in the match thread that he was worst on ground after about 6 minutes, to his credit worked his backside off to repay his team mates.

Is pretty close to the votes imho

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

He plays like a muscular feline.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

 

[Vander18]

He’s got a bit of crazy about him….only knows one way to attack the footy, hates losing a contest.

Love him.

 

[Lore]

Apparently Junior told him to “play like Seymour”

 

[Yoda_]

He’s got a bit of crazy about him….only knows one way to attack the footy, hates losing a contest.

Love him.

posted earlier that this is a big, big reason why I hope they persist with him. Built to play an elimination final at a wet MCG on a cold August night


Easy to forget that he is only 21 just playing his 32nd game at the top level. Some don't play that in 5 years on an AFL list. I certainly forget this.

 

[D3K91]

I genuinely feel the 'poor skills but tries hard' label to be undeserved. I think his disposal has been on the safe side, but he rarely wastes it.

I view him as a player that will eventually learn how good he is and will become more and more aggressive with his disposal and ball-hunting. When it happens, we won't be talking about him as a role player anymore.

I agree. I think his game is quite misrepresented particularly by the commentary teams who get preoccupied with him being a mid season draft pick.

His disposal by hand is good. He's athletic, strong overhead and moves well in traffic. Occasionally doesn't make quick enough decisions and that impacts his disposal, but that's just an experience thing. Reckon he's really underrated.