Player Watch #44: Cameron Zurhaar The Backman

[shinboner magic]

Superfluous.

Curtis and Trembath bring more than enough marking power.

This bloke does less than nothing.

Lair.

Yeah I like cam but sides evolve.

Our forward half should be set up of a rotating diamond consisting of souv, bath , Curtis and BGZ.
The rest get the **** out of there

 

[DuckYeah]

Injury

What injury lingers for 4 years?

 

[FlyHigh18]

Doesn’t run hard enough to get to contests nor does he apply enough pressure in the F50

 

[amaz199]

Shadow of the player he was last season.

Something is up.

 

[DuckYeah]

Shadow of the player he was last season.

Something is up.

He’s always been like this. He’s not getting joe the goose goals and he isn’t having every second inside 50 kicked to him. Bath and larkey are now focal points he has to work harder, which is not in his repertoire

 

[archereleven]

He shit himself today in the 2nd quarter.

The "Bull"

 

[Dinkers]

Yeah I like cam but sides evolve.

Our forward half should be set up of a rotating diamond consisting of souv, bath , Curtis and BGZ.
The rest get the **** out of there

Well said and it will continue to evolve, it has too, well if we want to improve.

I wouldn't be surprised to see us move past Cam in time.

I'd like Souv to roam further up the ground, leaving the heavy lifting to Tremmers BGZ and Curtis.

 

[Skarrz]

Zeeya later Zurhaars

We are doing him a disservice selecting him each week

 

[shintemaster]

Duursma was very quite, yet still looked more likely than Zurhaar all day and actually got his hands dirty a few times. Don't care whether injury or form - we should not be playing him in the team. Would prefer an extra runner if we don't have a forward ready (which I don't agree is the case BTW).

 

[Themanbun]

I've been in Cam's corner since the day I first watched him play in the VFL. I used to love the way he played the game with a real defensive edge but also powerful offensively.

But he's sliding and quickly. Flopping for frees has become a cornerstone of his game and he never gets them anyway. Plays a high risk game letting his man run off and hoping to burn him as a hang out in the event of turnover. But **** it makes it hard for our defenders.

Needs to get back to basics, ASAP.

 

[Ry009]

It's the lazy shot at goals that stand out.

Not sure whether something is up with him personally but agree with others if it ain't injury needs a run in the VFL.

Not CCJ levels of liability but him in the seniors isn't doing him or the team any favours.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Yeah I like cam but sides evolve.

Our forward half should be set up of a rotating diamond consisting of souv, bath , Curtis and BGZ.
The rest get the **** out of there

Throw in Dov and Matt Whitlock and there's your forward line for the next 5 years.

Keep Bath, Dov and PC deep, and the other three get on their bikes and run those crazy patterns into dangerous space like the Hawks do so well.

 

[DuckYeah]

Throw in Dov and Matt Whitlock and there's your forward line for the next 5 years.

Keep Bath, Dov and PC deep, and the other three get on their bikes and run those crazy patterns into dangerous space like the Hawks do so well.

Who wins a sprint, Whitlock or Zurhaar?

 

[Masked Avenger]

Who wins a sprint, Whitlock or Zurhaar?

Dunno but the question is, who beats their opponent?

Whitlock will be a nightmare of a match up when he matures. Height, agility and he's got some toe. He'll get the KP Defender scraps too.

Kid can play.

Jump on now - it will save time.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Dunno but the question is, who beats their opponent?

Whitlock will be a nightmare of a match up when he matures. Height, agility and he's got some toe. He'll get the KP Defender scraps too.

Kid can play.

Jump on now - it will save time.

I agree with this.

The sooner we run with Whitlock, Larkey and Trembath as the talls- the better. Only then can you really judge the smalls on their offensive output.

 

[shintemaster]

If Zurhaar won't play small and can't play tall I'd be tempted to roll out Whitlock for a shot sooner than later alongside a couple of smalls.

 

[King Corey]

Brayden George would blow up after 5 minutes.

Konstanty has achieved a goal this year.

Literally.

You can all spunk off with advanced statistics as much as you like - a half baked Zurhaar is still the best of the available choices.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Brayden George would blow up after 5 minutes.

Konstanty has achieved a goal this year.

Literally.

You can all spunk off with advanced statistics as much as you like - a half baked Zurhaar is still the best of the available choices.

We know this about Braydos. It's a matter of whether that 5mins a quarter is worth more than 20 from CZ or Spargo.

50:50

 

[Kciza]

Cam needs to realise he isn't the star of the show anymore. He has all the tools to be a fantastic complementary player, I doubt he can put his ego aside and change his mindset.

 

[DuckYeah]

Brayden George would blow up after 5 minutes.

Konstanty has achieved a goal this year.

Literally.

You can all spunk off with advanced statistics as much as you like - a half baked Zurhaar is still the best of the available choices.

Half baked? Everyone keeps telling me this but I am seeing the same player I have seen for the last 4 years. What is his injury? He played with a massive swolen foot last year and wore a boot that was 3 times the size or something like that and kicked something like 3 or 4 goals? So if he could “perform” then why cant he perform now?

I can tell you why. He’s never been that good.

 

[Garibaldi82]

Should have let him walk when we had the chance and received a very handy compensation pick. We've already seen his ceiling and it's an extremely inconsistent one. Can not be relied upon

 

[zoomba23]

Brayden George would blow up after 5 minutes.

Konstanty has achieved a goal this year.

Literally.

You can all spunk off with advanced statistics as much as you like - a half baked Zurhaar is still the best of the available choices.

Offers nothing offensively, offers nothing defensively.

I'd take Konstantys. At least when he errs, he tends to earn his next possession. Cam errs (see; missed 15m pass to Darling under no pressure against Carlton) and then scratches his arse for the next two hours

 

[BoomerRoo]

Needs a spell in the VFL...

 

[tazaa]

campaigner survives due to no obvious replacement (Bobby is injured)

He doesn’t deserve a kick this week but he’s odds on to kick 4 and get his season rolling.

I don’t get it.
He’s getting the 4th or 5th defender now (after dealing with the 2nd defender for years behind Larkey) and he’s phoning it in.

****ing wake up

 

[Zondor]

I knew Cams PR team would be along.

Getting harder and harder for you atm, thought you would steer clear of here tbh

What? Your fixation with Zurhaar and his short comings has clouded your ability to compare him to others on the list. In particular to other forwards on the list. You can cry wank as much as you like about The Bull. As it currently stands Zurhaar is a better option than a number of our other forwards. Had a better game than Duursma on the weekend. A better game than Spargo. A better game than Banch. Darling gets to play a bit of ruck and only had one more touch than him. The dude is carrying an injury and still managed to get up to speed and sprint to contests. For the 2nd week running was in the top 5. Until Rawling finds us a Watson or Ginnivan, Zurhaar will continue to get games. :stern look