AFL Player #28: Xavier Duursma 🏹 - Torn quad at training and out for at least 4 weeks - 8/5

[faible]

Amazing work rate. A great example for our younger players, coming from Port, who have always had very fit teams. The Burgess effect?

Just a guy with a good tank, we’ve got some of our own but haven’t generally drafted for it enough until recently.

 

[FlyingV]

Just a guy with a good tank, we’ve got some of our own but haven’t generally drafted for it enough until recently.

The running power of Martin, Duursma, Durham has been huge. If we lose 1 or 2 of those we will feel it.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

The beauty is he runs all day but also has a quick turn of foot so can close down players fast, he doesn’t just run at the same steady pace all day.

 

[faible]

The running power of Martin, Duursma, Durham has been huge. If we lose 1 or 2 of those we will feel it.

Kelly underrated on the running front - he’s a repeat sprint animal too. Jones has put up some good numbers as well. Cox, Perkins, Roberts all above average from U18 testing from memory too.

We’re starting to get a good collection of guys that can cover ground instead of just one or two standouts.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Another great game. Players that do well away are gold.

 

[biglaycock]

Incredible effort in the last few minutes in particular, rushed the ball through for a behind with Lav & Waterman crunching him.

Love how desperate he is in the big moments

 

[Yoda_]

Gets the job done week in, week out. These guys are worth there weight in gold.

Exceeding my expectation monumentally

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Gets the job done week in, week out. These guys are worth there weight in gold.

Exceeding my expectation monumentally

reckon he’s exceeded just about everyone’s expectations at this stage.

 

[bennyg12]

Been great

 

[The Donners]

I like the boy!

 

[Zach Package]

We’re about to see just how important he is

 

[ant555]

We’re about to see just how important he is

for 4 weeks maybe

 

[Petrify]

Can we fire our medical team mid season?

 

[mcgrath_truther]

 

[naraku]

FFS!

 

[ant555]

 

[carnthedons]

X apparently not gonna give it to us

 

[Call Me Cake]

Welcome to Essendon

 

[MiguelM]

Welcome to Essendon

Yeah, I hate these injuries. Tearing a quad at training FFS! but look at Brisbane, 5 players sielined with ACLs alone.

 

[Vindicater]

heck. Was looking so good as well

 

[Beerfish]

I'm hoping for one of those follow up tweets tomorrow morning saying good news for the Bombers with Duursma's quad not being as bad as initially thought.

 

[andleanback]

We love doing soft tissues at training

 

[Pweter]

Gee we're going to miss his 2 way running.

 

[Vander18]

s**t news.

Hope they go like for like with a replacement - let’s see what Roberts can do. Please no Hind or Tsatas to a wing.

 

[tha Freak]

4 weeks is Essendon Code for 8 weeks!