Player Watch #7: Zane Duursma - out for 2024, undergoing shoulder surgery

[Psicosis]

Probably want to get out of each others shadows a bit, likely a family decision would be my guess.

 

[DesertRoo]

Probably want to get out of each others shadows a bit, likely a family decision would be my guess.

She might think there will be more gametime at Carlton, rather then trying to push into our aflw team.

 

[Del191229]

Needs more Derek Kickett

God that was gutting

 

[Del191229]

Probably want to get out of each others shadows a bit, likely a family decision would be my guess.

I will never forgive that bogan witch for scorning us like this.

(But aye, makes it difficult for other sibling and one to come if preponderance at one club already)

 

[giantroo]

Zane Duursma – No.7​

North Melbourne’s second pick at the 2023 national draft and the fourth overall, Duursma follows Harry Sheezel (No.3), George Wardlaw (No.6), Luke Davies-Uniacke

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Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

25

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

(No.9) and Will Phillips (No.29) as first-round selections to have been entrusted with historic numbers.

Duursma wore No.9 for Gippsland Power and Vic Country, but with Davies-Uniacke the incumbent, has taken the locker vacated by Shinboner great Jack Ziebell, who wore the No.7 in 270 of his 280 games.

A blonde, high-leaping forward with a 189cm frame, Duursma may well take up the former captain’s role of recent seasons, and rotate through the centre to effect as Ziebell did in his prime.

Champion forward Jock Spencer wore the number from 1948 to 1957, a span in which he became the first Roo to boot 10 or more goals in a match. He finished with 475 goals, a club record that wouldn’t be toppled until the 1990s.

Dani Laidley wore No.7 in 99 games, including the 1996 Grand Final victory over Sydney, and would later coach the club from 2003 to 2009. She was followed by dual premiership player and current West Coast men’s coach Adam Simpson, who wore it in the 1999 triumph.

The late South Australian champion Russell Ebert also wore the number in his sole season at North Melbourne in 1979.

 

[Wild Bill]

She might think there will be more gametime at Carlton, rather then trying to push into our aflw team.

Similar to Xaiver picking *ess

 

[Lomas]

Probably want to get out of each others shadows a bit, likely a family decision would be my guess.

Long May it continue. Unless the youngest is the best and wants to play with North.

 

[Val Keating]

On the behind the scenes Caddy video on Essendon website 6 minutes in Zane says to Caddy and I quote ' You're playing with my brother, you get to play on Anzac Day and Dreamtime at the G! That is sick!'

See you in 3 years Zane

David Swallow vibes

 

[DesertRoo]

Similar to Xaiver picking *ess

Football careers are short, if you were in his position, wouldn’t you go play for Brad too?
guaranteed decade of wages regardless of performance

 

[Val Keating]

Football careers are short, if you were in his position, wouldn’t you go play for Brad too?
guaranteed decade of wages regardless of performance

And a “period of sustained success” that would never come

 

[DesertRoo]

And a “period of sustained success” that would never come

After you get over the PTSD, best part we get to listen to it all again, this time we get to laugh..

 

[shinboner magic]

Has caddy nominated us yet

 

[Le Archie]

NORTH Melbourne is vying with Carlton over a deal for Port Adelaide midfielder Yasmin Duursma, with the Kangaroos hoping to pair the AFLW talent with her younger brother Zane at Arden Street.

So glad we are going after Yas - she is better and much harder than Xavier. He is the perfect soft ess player that will wilt in finals.

As for Zane what a massive upgrade he is on McKay - we turned average defender into a superstar!! A parting gift from Dodo who gave us 20 years of poor drafting and trading.

Also behind the scenes Caddy video on Essendon website Zane says to Caddy and I quote "Its just a shame you will never win a final while at essendon - at least my brother won one before joining"

This post followed by the next post of her nominating Carlton is truly amazing.

 

[Event Horizon]

Don’t think I’ve witnessed a bigger group of cucks then essenscum supporters. They beat us 10 times in a row and still obsess about us and trying to take our players.

Has it been 10 already? Fukk me.
And we really did have a chance against them in both games this year…


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[King Corey]

Has it been 10 already? Fukk me.
And we really did have a chance against them in both games this year…


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Meh we beat Melbourne 14,000 times in a row and it all amounted to diddly squat when they finally flexed their muscles and started beating us up en route to a premiership.

* can have their jollies in H&As as long as we eventually get the choccies when it matters.

 

[apollo_creed]

Meh we beat Melbourne 14,000 times in a row and it all amounted to diddly squat when they finally flexed their muscles and started beating us up en route to a premiership.

* can have their jollies in H&As as long as we eventually get the choccies when it matters.

yep, it's the important games that matter and wins that amount to something at the end. last significant game between the two sides we won.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

yep, it's the important games that matter and wins that amount to something at the end. last significant game between the two sides we won.

10 year anniversary of that next September.

 

[Psicosis]

Mate of mine spoke to a couple of the players today. They said that they were blown away by Duursma. Freak skills and very hungry.

 

[Premieroos]

Mate of mine spoke to a couple of the players today. They said that they were blown away by Duursma. Freak skills and very hungry.

He'll be the type to surge us over the finish line in close games, I can't take any more of these 4th quarter deaths by a thousand turnovers.

 

[koshari]

Has it been 10 already? Fukk me.
And we really did have a chance against them in both games this year…


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they had us on outside pace for years, last couple of years we have closed the gap a bit. they are one of the teams i am least bothered about as we develop, Suns will be a pretty formidable opponent when we begin peaking.

 

[zoomba23]

Mate of mine spoke to a couple of the players today. They said that they were blown away by Duursma. Freak skills and very hungry.

There's some very low hanging fruit here, but I'll leave it to someone else

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Zane was at the game today, great to see

 

[speedy]

The official nmfc site has Duursma listed at 190cm & 73kg. Don't know how accurate the 73kg is, but he definitely looks the least physically developed out of our drafties. Even Colby is listed at 76kg.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He’s got to put on at least 10kgs.

 

[giantroo]

The official nmfc site has Duursma listed at 190cm & 73kg. Don't know how accurate the 73kg is, but he definitely looks the least physically developed out of our drafties. Even Colby is listed at 76kg.

He's lost 7kgs? Maybe a typo as he was listed as 189/80kg on draft night.