Player Watch #7: Zane Duursma - staying at North in 2026

[shinboner magic]

I'm rather gruntled by the latest developments

A lot of grunters on here

 

[Dinkers]

Can just see the great * minds at work, we'll get him next year, and yes they may , but by then he will cost them their first pick which fyi- will be pick #1 in the Nat draft.

heck youse *, heck youse

 

[Dinkers]

A lot of grunters on here

So who was them posters that said he was gone, I'd love to know.

Reckon I've a fair idea.

 

[Lomas]

Can just see the great * minds at work, we'll get him next year, and yes they may , but by then he will cost them their first pick which fyi- will be pick #1 in the Nat draft.

heck youse *, heck youse

The chicken littles will just get worse and think * will walk him to the preseason draft…..

 

[shinboner magic]

So who was them posters that said he was gone, I'd love to know.

Reckon I've a fair idea.

Pretty hard to find him as he’s usually got his head up his own ass

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

The anti Zane group are in tatters

 

[Zondor]

I like Fat Chicks. :stern look

 

[Rooscals]

Pretty hard to find him as he’s usually got his head up his own ass

 

[Danni_Benson]

Can just see the great * minds at work, we'll get him next year, and yes they may , but by then he will cost them their first pick which fyi- will be pick #1 in the Nat draft.

heck youse *, heck youse

He won’t go anywhere if we start winning! None of them will!

 

[blackshadow]

Survived the first squeeze. Good. But as they say in German, we are not yet over the mountain

Wir sind noch nicht über den Berg.

 

[blackshadow]

Its nice and spongy though

 

[hilly]

Can just see the great * minds at work, we'll get him next year, and yes they may , but by then he will cost them their first pick which fyi- will be pick #1 in the Nat draft.

heck youse *, heck youse

What if they walk him to the PSD!

 

[hilly]

The chicken littles will just get worse and think * will walk him to the preseason draft…..

LOL I didnt see this.

FWIW any trade request now would be very late. Even JHFF got his in the night before trade eon.

 

[Groucho]

What if they walk him to the PSD!

That could be a problem

 

[zoomba23]

Wir sind noch nicht über den Berg.

Caleb Daniel ist runtergefallen. Der Berg ist ihm zu hoch

 

[King Corey]

Before you all celebrate, Zane is a home grown #4 pick Vic kid who will enter 2026 coming out of contract when his peers in McKercher, Hardeman and Dawson all extended their initial deals.

He's our only 1st rounder this decade besides you know who who hasn't extended the initial contract.

He's probably blocked at this stage by no suitor turning our head with adequate compensation in any sounding out talks.

Nothing still screams buy-in. It's still feasible we hold to his deal and he becomes entrenched in the place next year though.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Its a Process]

Massive off-season for Zane but also how the Club manages Zane.

If it goes pear shaped next year we will likely lose Zane for nada so hopefully we can get Zane humming.

 

[King Corey]

Won't be shocked if * throw a Hail Mary late in proceedings to coax him over.

Hinges on whether he's telling them he'd like to head over there or not.

 

[Firebat]

Before you all celebrate, Zane is a home grown #4 pick Vic kid who will enter 2026 coming out of contract when his peers in McKercher, Hardeman and Dawson all extended their initial deals.

He's our only 1st rounder this decade besides you know who who hasn't extended the initial contract.

He's probably blocked at this stage by no suitor turning our head with adequate compensation in any sounding out talks.

Nothing still screams buy-in. It's still feasible we hold to his deal and he becomes entrenched in the place next year though.

Playing devils advocate… if I was BGZs manager, there is no way known I’d have recommended that he resign yet. Particularity when seeing all the money being thrown about the place and the leverage in placed for new Tassie entrant.

Plus, he may be thinking that he’s got the next offseason to get into tip top shape and earn himself more $$ by actually playing seniors footy.

The final consideration is that North are allegedly thought to be a basket case amongst player managers. Playing chicken with North will probably end up serving his client more short term moola at the cost of just waiting it out.

 

[Firebat]

Massive off-season for Zane but also how the Club manages Zane.

If it goes pear shaped next year we will likely lose Zane for nada so hopefully we can get Zane humming.

It’s arguably the biggest test of our clubs administration and how we develop players. This is the type of situation that the well run clubs manage carefully whilst not getting bent over by the player manager. I hope we succeed in this…

 

[Passmore]

Given your here, Matt, can we interest you in a slightly used (ex) captain?

 

[giantroo]

Bombers eyeing off highest draft picks​

There was an interesting revelation on Trade Radio from Essendon list boss Matt Rosa who said the Bombers have been in contact with both West Coast and Richmond to let them know they are interested in discussing a move up the draft board.

Let’s remember, the Eagles have pick one and are expected to have pick two in the national draft once the [PLAYERCARD]Oscar Allen[/PLAYERCARD] free agency deal goes through, while Richmond presently hold picks two and three, which would become three and four if the Allen compensation works out as expected. The Bombers hold picks four and five, which would also be pushed back one spot.

The likely motivation for the Bombers would be to move into the position to draft Willem Duursma, who is rated as pick one or two by most draft pundits and recruiters.

That would see the Bombers with two of the three Duursma brothers (Xavier and Willem), and they have already made it clear they like North Melbourne’s Zane Duursma.

Zane is contracted at the Roos and won’t be traded during this trade period. But it’s interesting prospect from the club that played the four Daniher brothers – Terry, Anthony, Chris and Neale – together in a match against St Kilda in 1990.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

I'm rather gruntled by the latest developments

Leaving yourself a bit of wiggle room there wee man given that gruntled seemingly has two opposing definitions*
One theory is that gruntled was originally 'grunting/grumbling/unhappy' and the 'dis' in disgruntled was an intensifier making it 'very unhappy'.
The 2nd theory is that it is a back-formation word meant to be the opposite of disgruntled in the style of happy and unhappy.









*Yes, I do have too much time on my hands. I really shouldn't have hip and shouldered that car.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Give us a first this year and next or **** off.

Nah keep. We need some highlights. You don't get a nick name of BGZ unless you're capable of the absolute extraordinary.

Obviously Brad will eat this up with his career on the line, but he can take Jy and others if required, instead.

I'm rather gruntled by the latest developments

lol

Caleb Daniel ist runtergefallen. Der Berg ist ihm zu hoch

The perfect words for Caleb auf Deutsche ist Zwerg oder Knirps oder Kirzer.

I did VCE Deutsch (6 years lol) - there was a time when I thought I'd make my way to Schweiz and take up shop there.