AFL Player 28: Xavier Duursma 🏹

[VelvetSledge]

 

[Blind Turn]

Just watched the last qtr again (day off work ) and you can see the exact moment he went down. The cameras left him quickly so it wasn’t obvious. With 4 mins left in the clock he was desperately chasing down a Freo player on their 50 and he looked buggered as he lunged. A fatigued over-stretch would suggest a spell on the sidelines sadly

 

[Jobe Watson]

He has awareness.

Awareness of a hamstring injury and will miss 3-4 weeks.

 

[Petrify]

 

[ghostdog]

Awareness of a hamstring injury and will miss 3-4 weeks.

What a spoil sport.

 

[bommer16]

Out for rest of the season.
Nooooooo

 

[ant555]

So if Duursma is out does that mean we bring in Tsatas or Setterfield to play on the wing?

Hope not. Move Durham and Martin to the wings. Play Cox on a flank . Play Hobbs or Setterfield in the midfield. Let Tsatas keep developing in the VFL.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Out for rest of the season.
Nooooooo

He'll be back in time for the prelim.

 

[ghostdog]

Let's face it. This injury is enough to plant the seed of doubt about Duurs' durability.
Quad
PCL
Knee ligament
Hamstring
Neck
Shoulder
Concussion
Collar bone

These are just the ones I've found.
I don't imagine he gets through next season without something serious again.

 

[ant555]

Let's face it. This injury is enough to plant the seed of doubt about Duurs' durability.
Quad
PCL
Knee ligament
Hamstring
Neck
Shoulder
Concussion
Collar bone

These are just the ones I've found.
I don't imagine he gets through next season without something serious again.

 

[ghostdog]

Yep. Another for me, please.

 

[ydc55]

Good first season with the club.
We may have found two wingers in duursma and roberts.
Martin has to play forward of centre I reckon and not on the wing.
Cox and jones should not be played on the wing again.

 

[Blind Turn]

Good first season with the club.
We may have found two wingers in duursma and roberts.
Martin has to play forward of centre I reckon and not on the wing.
Cox and jones should not be played on the wing again.

So, Cox is not a defender, or a wingman, or a forward…

I still think Cox can be a dominant wingman with a year or two more maturity. He’s shown glimpses in that role so all he needs is to have the physical development and the consistency. These are things that can come in your mid 20s when you’re 200cm. You’re basing your expectation on mid-sized wingmen.

So, evidently I think Cox should be played in the wing again.

 

[ghostdog]

3-4 weeks

 

[HirdyLannister]

3-4 weeks

Just in time to lose the elimination final.

 

[The Donners]

So, Cox is not a defender, or a wingman, or a forward…

I still think Cox can be a dominant wingman with a year or two more maturity. He’s shown glimpses in that role so all he needs is to have the physical development and the consistency. These are things that can come in your mid 20s when you’re 200cm. You’re basing your expectation on mid-sized wingmen.

So, evidently I think Cox should be played in the wing again.

I doubt he’ll physically develop within 2 years. Maybe when he’s 26-27.

 

[Blind Turn]

Nice to see Mo Salah pay tribute to Duursma tonight by using the bow and arrow celebration after breaking the record for most goals on opening days in the EPL.

 

[Yoda_]

Good first season with the club.

came in to post this as well

think his ability to work up and down the ground may be a little under appreciated as he often sprung up as an outlet kick from D50 only to deliver the ball inside 50 in the same chain of events.


Was even better than I thought through the first half of the season. Will come back bigger and better in 2025

 

[joey_jo_jo]

came in to post this as well

think his ability to work up and down the ground may be a little under appreciated as he often sprung up as an outlet kick from D50 only to deliver the ball inside 50 in the same chain of events.


Was even better than I thought through the first half of the season. Will come back bigger and better in 2025

Was almost the most important player structurally in the early part of season, we haven't had a Langdon type winger for so long. A guy who just naturally knows to maintain his width, not get sucked in to contest, wins the loose ball contests on the wings, tracks back help out in D and bobs up inside f50 to kick goals.

And to think we just got him out of pure luck with BZT trade, not that we actively pursued this type of player.
Disappointingly we decided to move him around in backhalf of year to accommodate jones/cox.

Would like to see him/roberts/martin covering the wings next year.

 

[Yoda_]

Was almost the most important player structurally in the early part of season, we haven't had a Langdon type winger for so long. A guy who just naturally knows to maintain his width, not get sucked in to contest, wins the loose ball contests on the wings, tracks back help out in D and bobs up inside f50 to kick goals.

And to think we just got him out of pure luck with BZT trade, not that we actively pursued this type of player.
Disappointingly we decided to move him around in backhalf of year to accommodate jones/cox.

Would like to see him/roberts/martin covering the wings next year.

the exciting thing with these wingers is they look to be able to role forward &/or back providing more running power across the best 22 (23)

 

[ant555]

the exciting thing with these wingers is they look to be able to role forward &/or back providing more running power across the best 22 (23)

Not bad for a C grade

 

[Yoda_]

Not bad for a C grade

might need to add a +

 

[jannissary]

drafted by essendon vs. drafted by a club that knows what it's doing

 

[bommer16]

Become one of my fav players quickly. He’s a very good player.
Gives his all.

 

[The Donners]

Was almost the most important player structurally in the early part of season, we haven't had a Langdon type winger for so long. A guy who just naturally knows to maintain his width, not get sucked in to contest, wins the loose ball contests on the wings, tracks back help out in D and bobs up inside f50 to kick goals.

And to think we just got him out of pure luck with BZT trade, not that we actively pursued this type of player.
Disappointingly we decided to move him around in backhalf of year to accommodate jones/cox.

Would like to see him/roberts/martin covering the wings next year.

Great reference in Langdon. Thought it was an astute pick up by Melbourne at the time but no idea how good or important he’d be to their premiership.

 

[Nicholas61]

Become one of my fav players quickly. He’s a very good player.
Gives his all.

Might need to revise how he runs like how he has had to stop flying back into packs and was knocking himself out. Dangerfield has problems with his hammies when he lunges for tackles and Xavier tore his the same way. Thought he was done after watching him in the finals last year but really enjoyed watching him this year when on the park with his running power, competitiveness and goal kicking. Club needs a solid protocol to protect him from soft tissue problems going forward.