Player Watch #7: Zane Duursma

[roos_fanatic08]

Essendon are going to try and save face and try to paint a good news story once Merrett leaves. This good news story will be going after pick 1 and targeting Willem Duurmsa, then using other draft capital to chase Zane Duursma.

The Duursma's will then be painted as their saviours and great white hopes!

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Essendon are going to try and save face and try to pain a good news story once Merrett leaves. This good news story will be going after pick 1 and targeting Willem Duurmsa, then using other draft capital to chase Zane Duursma.

The Duursma's will then be painted as their saviours and great white hopes!

Very funny that the big brains at Essendon's grand strategy to fix the joint is to just recruit three blokes with the same last name.

Bring back dodo.

 

[BrownPaperBag]

* on the bottom of the ladder? Since when is this happening? I would be very surprised if they finished below the 3 already on the bottom of the ladder.

I don’t think they are that much better than those three, particularly if they lose merrett

 

[FlyHigh18]

you can read the gameplay. They won't make an official offer to zane unless they're successful in trading up for willem

 

[King Corey]

Any trade for Zane should require them to also pay up for Jy.

 

[Flawed Genius]

you can read the gameplay. They won't make an official offer to zane unless they're successful in trading up for willem

But any picks they would need to trade for #1 will be what they'd need to trade for Duursma.

So if they trade their natural R1, their Merrett compensation and their Draper compensation to WCE for #1 & take Willem, what do they offer for Zane?

Next years R1? Caddy this year?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

But any picks they would need to trade for #1 will be what they'd need to trade for Duursma.

So if they trade their natural R1, their Merrett compensation and their Draper compensation to WCE for #1 & take Willem, what do they offer for Zane?

Next years R1? Caddy this year?

They've got Melbourne's first rounder as well (currently 5).

 

[Makeshift Park]

But any picks they would need to trade for #1 will be what they'd need to trade for Duursma.

So if they trade their natural R1, their Merrett compensation and their Draper compensation to WCE for #1 & take Willem, what do they offer for Zane?

Next years R1? Caddy this year?

They can trade two years in advance now too.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Taking stock:

Essendon have 4, 5, 20, 26, 29. Plus their own F1 and 2027 F1.

Hawthorn likely to give them 8 and their F1 for Merrett.

It'd be child's play to get both Duursmas with that hand if its what they really, really want.

 

[King Corey]

Taking stock:

Essendon have 4, 5, 20, 26, 29. Plus their own F1 and 2027 F1.

Hawthorn likely to give them 8 and their F1 for Merrett.

It'd be child's play to get both Duursmas with that hand if its what they really, really want.

Forgot about the 2 year range. Opens things right up.

 

[Flawed Genius]

They've got Melbourne's first rounder as well (currently 5).

They can trade two years in advance now too.

Taking stock:

Essendon have 4, 5, 20, 26, 29. Plus their own F1 and 2027 F1.

Hawthorn likely to give them 8 and their F1 for Merrett.

It'd be child's play to get both Duursmas with that hand if its what they really, really want.

So they might end up - before any trades with WCE or us - with

2025: 4, 5, 8, 20, 26, 29

2026: Essendon R1, Hawthorn R1

2027: Essendon R1


Yeah fair enough they'd piss in a trade for the Duursmi. Would mortgage a lot of that future though

 

[King Corey]

Would mortgage a lot of that future though

Shut. Up.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Shut. Up.

MATT ROSA DO NOT READ THIS

 

[Chip Scab1]

"When we start winning games." I love hearing that from NM fans. It's like it's definitely gonna happen. And it probably will. One day. But it's more a matter of when? Next year? Next decade? Next century?

I love the negativity DF, love it.

But seriously, at what point do you see what's staring you in the face? 5 wins, a draw against the dominant premiers and another 3-4 losses less than 15 points without Curtis, Goater, WDawson, MWhitlock, BGeorge, Goodness etc.

Not saying you can't believe what you want to believe, but it takes a special kind to not see the Gump through the Forest.

Footy doesn't get any better than what the next 8 years are very likely to be. This is it, we have been waiting 26 years for this.

Enjoy it.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Well I'm hoping it's the 2nd option, as I'd love North to have a " back-formation" of any kind, it may even stop us getting slaughtered.

But geez hope you're ok, and also hope you didn't get the car high, as you could face further weeks on the sidelines.

Yep, I'm voting for the 2nd option as well. It's time we escaped the cellar that we accidentally locked ourselves in.

I didn't get suspended but have been in rebuilding mode since May of last year. As for the car, it would have needed a new drivers side door and front qtr panel. Which is fair enough as the fecker car doored me. Then he rang his girlfriend and complained that he "just wanted a coffee". This was while I was laying on the road waiting for the ambulance. The look of contempt one of the people helping me gave him was beyond withering.

On the downside, I broke my back and injured my left shoulder. Instinctively turned side-on just before contact which probably saved myself from more dangerous injuries to my throat etc. Had shoulder surgery this June which apparently went well but then successfully picked up Frozen Shoulder a few weeks later. Wasn't much fun having 2-5 hours sleep per night. Then went back in for Shoulder Hydrodilatation and Manipulation. Post match report featured the surgeon saying "your shoulder is incredibly tight" 3 times in a row. Got the impression he was trying to tell me something. Probably going back in for another go with the Shoulder Hydrodilatation. Back has healed ok.

I don't normally share this much of my personal my life on here. Will resume my usual laconic, pragmatic-optimistic posting style after this.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Yep, I'm voting for the 2nd option as well. It's time we escaped the cellar that we accidentally locked ourselves in.

I didn't get suspended but have been in rebuilding mode since May of last year. As for the car, it would have needed a new drivers side door and front qtr panel. Which is fair enough as the fecker car doored me. Then he rang his girlfriend and complained that he "just wanted a coffee". This was while I was laying on the road waiting for the ambulance. The look of contempt one of the people helping me gave him was beyond withering.

On the downside, I broke my back and injured my left shoulder. Instinctively turned side-on just before contact which probably saved myself from more dangerous injuries to my throat etc. Had shoulder surgery this June which apparently went well but then successfully picked up Frozen Shoulder a few weeks later. Wasn't much fun having 2-5 hours sleep per night. Then went back in for Shoulder Hydrodilatation. Post match report featured the surgeon saying "your shoulder is incredibly tight" 3 times in a row. Got the impression he was trying to tell me something. Probably going back in for another go with the Shoulder Hydrodilatation. Back has healed ok.

I don't normally share this much of personal my life on here. Will resume my usual laconic, pragmatic-optimistic posting style after this.

Good luck with your recovery, boss.

 

[Zondor]

I love the negativity DF, love it.

But seriously, at what point do you see what's staring you in the face? 5 wins, a draw against the dominant premiers and another 3-4 losses less than 15 points without Curtis, Goater, WDawson, MWhitlock, BGeorge, Goodness etc.

Not saying you can't believe what you want to believe, but it takes a special kind to not see the Gump through the Forest.

Footy doesn't get any better than what the next 8 years are very likely to be. This is it, we have been waiting 26 years for this.

Enjoy it.

I'll answer that Mr Greatness. Last year we barely beat Richmond the first time around. Same goes with West Coast. Two teams that finished last and second last. 3 of our 5 wins were with less scoring shots than the opposition. We are still no where near it. The truth is staring you in the face. :stern look

 

[kool kangas]

Greshams been told to look elsewhere so Caddy wont be leaving now..

 

[archereleven]

* on the bottom of the ladder? Since when is this happening? I would be very surprised if they finished below the 3 already on the bottom of the ladder.

I reckon they will be well down, especially if Merrett legs it...

Add in Bard scuttling them and its a recipe for a spoon...

 

[BrownPaperBag]

Greshams been told to look elsewhere so Caddy wont be leaving now..

Might be hard to move Gresham and before anyone suggests no no no under any circumstances

 

[Chip Scab1]

I'll answer that Mr Greatness. Last year we barely beat Richmond the first time around. Same goes with West Coast. Two teams that finished last and second last. 3 of our 5 wins were with less scoring shots than the opposition. We are still no where near it. The truth is staring you in the face. :stern look

We're in October '25 tho. We were the younger team on both occasions in 2024, still pathetic (of course) but didn't have Premiership players still running around like both those clubs.

We never looked like a Football side in 2024, maybe I'm delusional (maybe lol) but we, on occasion, did this year.

My bar is admittedly low, but that is progress. Slow, but there is something there.

I keep reminding myself how I felt in 1990-1992 as a young buck with all my life ahead of me. Now as old(er) man, I should probably have less patience, but I have more. If we had everyone available all year and found ourselves in the same boat - I could understand. But, do you in your heart feel the same way about 1997 as you do 1994. As a 14 year old I put them in the same category of Fraud, but as an older campaigner, I feel we were robbed by Umps in 1994 and cruelly by the "Gzods" in 1997.

I feel we were robbed of a few wins this year by the footy "Gzods". All of which would have put some of your minds at ease.

 

[King Corey]

We're in October '25 tho. We were the younger team on both occasions in 2024, still pathetic (of course) but didn't have Premiership players still running around like both those clubs.

We never looked like a Football side in 2024, maybe I'm delusional (maybe lol) but we, on occasion, did this year.

My bar is admittedly low, but that is progress. Slow, but there is something there.

I keep reminding myself how I felt in 1990-1992 as a young buck with all my life ahead of me. Now as old(er) man, I should probably have less patience, but I have more. If we had everyone available all year and found ourselves in the same boat - I could understand. But, do you in your heart feel the same way about 1997 as you do 1994. As a 14 year old I put them in the same category of Fraud, but as an older campaigner, I feel we were robbed by Umps in 1994 and cruelly by the "Gzods" in 1997.

I feel we were robbed of a few wins this year by the footy "Gzods". All of which would have put some of your minds at ease.

You're better than this Arjen.

We can't be robbed of close wins without being gifted close losses.

Flip every coin the other way and we land in the 5-6 win region with 2 taken past the 2 kick buffer.

 

[BrownPaperBag]

Is chip scab arjen?

Now a few things make sense from his Colombia posting yesterday

 

[Chip Scab1]

You're better than this Arjen.

We can't be robbed of close wins without being gifted close losses.

Flip every coin the other way and we land in the 5-6 win region with 2 taken past the 2 kick buffer.

We can be robbed of anything which I determine suits my argument lol

You're correct (obviously) but we beat both teams this year and were marginally older. Still had a full bevy of 1st and 2nd Rounders/best 22-types unavailable for most of the year.

I'll say it again.

We have more up our sleeves than both these teams. They will draft ok this year, we don't even need to draft to have more upside than both these clubs in 2026 and beyond with those already on our list.

Archer
Goater
WDawson
MWhitlock
Goodness Goad
Braydos Jorge
...
Trembath (3 games)
...
~23
~24
~42
....
McCartney?
Harris
Devine
Marsden
Deng
Auber

There's 6 before we've drafted or traded for anything other the SOP Spargo.

Get around us, we're stacked.
Stacked I tell you. I'm already pitching a tent at VFL Park in the queue for 2027-2035 GF tickets.

I have played golf with the Coach before so I know what I'm talking about. Yes it was 1998 at Brighton Public, but that doesn't matter - he remembered me because it was my old man who looked after him during those frightening concussions in the 80s.

You'll soon get it.

 

[apollo_creed]

I reckon they will be well down, especially if Merrett legs it...

Add in Bard scuttling them and its a recipe for a spoon...

Nah. They were going ok and then got smashed by injuries. They also have a good draft hand.

Scott isn't a terrible coach, he's not a great one either but they won't be finishing bottom 4 under him.