News Xavier Duursma departs for Essendon

[240volt]

This is one player I still hold out hope for.
Was poorly managed last year, he’s one of these players who needs to be playing AFL and doesn’t really shine in the local league.
I believe under a good coach and a more professionally run team he would be a first choice player.

 

[TazD]

Swing the magnets and throw him in the ruck

 

[Lefti93]

Yeah come on Xavier we believe in you, you can do it man.

 

[Blinky Nyland]

I think Xavier will love playing under Carr's midfield coaching. Carr has a very positive, encouraging and attacking style of coaching. This should help Xavier to overcome his recent lack of confidence and tendancy to be too hard on himself.

 

[Jonts]

His showdown in round 23 was a return to what I expect he'll grow on this year

 

[240volt]

His showdown in round 23 was a return to what I expect he'll grow on this year

Yeah he looked very good in that game.
Only problem I see in his development this year is our coaching staff(Hinkley).
I don’t think he falls into the inner circle group so he will have to be playing out of his skin early to get a go.
Just hope we can hold onto him.

 

[PowerLil]

I think Xavier will love playing under Carr's midfield coaching. Carr has a very positive, encouraging and attacking style of coaching. This should help Xavier to overcome his recent lack of confidence and tendancy to be too hard on himself.

I sure hope so. Love Duursma. I think Hinkley's handling / coaching of Xavier has been shite.

 

[Phar Ted]

I think it's time for Duurs to drop the bow and arrow, it was a bit of fun but now time to get serious young fella.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I think it's time for Duurs to drop the bow and arrow, it was a bit of fun but now time to get serious young fella.

I don't really see the link between his performance and doing the arrow.

 

[Phar Ted]

I don't really see the link between his performance and doing the arrow.

If we were winning Premierships i'd probably be a bit more lenient but when out team is well and truly underperforming i prefer the personal theatrics to be shelved.

 

[Steve Dore]

I don't really see the link between his performance and doing the arrow.

It's a slippery slope. Next thing you know he'll be smiling after a loss.

 

[dirty2]

I don't really see the link between his performance and doing the arrow.

I do... When he plays well and gets a goal the bow and arrow comes out... When he has played badly and no goal... No bow and arrow...

 

[Incarnate]

It's a slippery slope. Next thing you know he'll be smiling after a loss.

Next thing you knows he’s dabbling in hats with training, socialising with swimmers and ****….

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

PORT Adelaide midfielder Xavier Duursma wants to put two disappointing seasons behind him and make the wing his own in 2023 after rediscovering his running power during an off-season of reflection.

Duursma made an exciting start to his career in 2019 and played 35 games across his first two seasons, but he has been restricted to just 11 games in each of the past two years because of injury and form struggles. The 22-year-old worked with both the Power's mindset coach and club psychologist during the off-season, while also reflecting on his strengths, with a determination to get his aerobic assets back this year.

"I went away in the off-season and worked pretty hard on, number one, being healthy, and then working really hard about getting my routine right," Duursma said on Friday. "Doing that, I discovered a few things about myself … and I've learned what is good for me and what is not. "Getting back to my actual strengths and understanding what they are and implementing them on the training track is really giving me some confidence in myself right now."

Winging it: Duursma rediscovering mojo after off-season reflection

Xavier Duursma has enjoyed an impressive pre-season so far, and has a determination to get his aerobic assets back this year

www.afl.com.au

 

[Saltiga]

Probably not uncommon for a young player to burst onto the scene in their first 1 or 2 years when there's no pressure of expectation and attention from opposition players. Then over the next 1 or 2 years it becomes a struggle to deal with expectation and opposition attention. Hopefully years 4/5 onwards the player comes out the other side as a hard working mature athlete that understands and can deal with what it takes to succeed.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Did get a bit of a bum steer, told to bulk up and work on his inside game to move into a centre square midfielder. Wrecked his knee. Then we moved Rozee, JHF, Butters all into the Square. Duursma’s trajectory takes another turn.

 

[Mordecai]

Will be following Port games this year for two obvious reasons. Made a mental note that this bloke looked pretty impressive, particularly with his running. Surprised he is considered down the pecking order. To my eye, looks like he is primed for a good year.

 

[RossFC]

Will be following Port games this year for two obvious reasons. Made a mental note that this bloke looked pretty impressive, particularly with his running. Surprised he is considered down the pecking order. To my eye, looks like he is primed for a good year.

Last season they bulked him up too much for a wingman and it hurt his mobility, as well as getting an injury last season.

Now he (and Bergman) are on the wing the most during centre bounces.

 

[drcollossimo]

Will be following Port games this year for two obvious reasons. Made a mental note that this bloke looked pretty impressive, particularly with his running. Surprised he is considered down the pecking order. To my eye, looks like he is primed for a good year.

It’s only a surprise to the inept coaching panel we had last season who looked at the same attributes you just described and thought (with my best Steve Irwin voice ) “Wowwe we could take that gut running winger whose never played inside mid EVER and turn him into Ollie Wines if we just add 20kg of muscle”

Wish I was joking

 

[Mordecai]

What on earth are they doing with this guy? Completely wasted.

 

[JUSTWORK]

What on earth are they doing with this guy? Completely wasted.

Coach is clueless.

 

[Puddy]

Bizarre decision to sub him

 

[PrisonBars4life]

Bizarre decision to sub him

Subs one of the hardests runners who to this day had one of the record gps numbers in the AFL for a guy you dropped for doing nothing last week only do nothing again this week.

Edit: and we got ran over the top of.

 

[Palpatine_Power]

What on earth are they doing with this guy? Completely wasted.

He's clearly not into greyhound bashing so therefore Hinkley hates his guts

 

[MrMeaner]

Brilliant tactical move from the master coach today