Renowned for his speed and courage, Duursma’s father Dean Duursma was on Sydney and Melbourne’s AFL lists without playing a game until injury cut short his career. Duursma’s performances in 2018 saw him finish third in Gippsland’s best and fairest. His father Dean Duursma was on Sydney and Melbourne’s AFL lists without playing a game until injury cut short his career. He captained Gippsland in 2018, guiding his side to second on the ladder and a preliminary final, it’s best season in five years, while averaging 22.8 disposals and 5.2 tackles. Xavier Duursma takes the new MG Motor Australia HS for a spin to chat about his goals…, Exciting youngster Xavier Duursma gets on the board with a strong second effort and…. A Lions supporter growing up, his affinity to all things Port Adelaide mean he hasn’t taken long to switch allegiances. [3], Following the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, which concluded with a preliminary final loss to Richmond, Duursma inherited the number seven guernsey from retired veteran Brad Ebert.
Xavier Duursma answers your questions live on Facebook. We speak with Xavier Duursma after the Showdown win. His uncle Jamie played 59 games for the Swans, Brisbane and Demons. Xavier Duursma (born 7 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
[5] The celebration has been both heavily praised and criticised in the media. Xavier Duursma knows all about the key language at Port Adelaide. PROUD father Dean Duursma described son Xavier’s AFL debut as “awesome”.
With 13.5kms covered, 16 disposals and a slick goal, Xavier has been praised by the football world for a great start to his career. Xavier Duursma (born 7 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Duursma can also play across half back, is known to read the play well, take a strong overhead mark and offer penetration with his kick. [4], Duursma is the nephew of former Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne player Jamie Duursma[1]. [1], Duursma made his AFL debut in Port Adelaide's win over Melbourne in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season.
And both men were influential on Xavier Duursma, especially Dean Duursma, who coached his son throughout his junior career at Foster and then Gippsland, until he reached the under 18s. All of the information you need to know about our pick 18, Recruited from: Gippsland Power (TAC Cup). The Power Intercultural Carnival held by Power Community Limited gets underway this…, Incoming Port Adelaide Chief Executive Matthew Richardson is embracing the challenge…, The Port Adelaide Football Club is thrilled to appoint Matthew Richardson as its new…. "Port Adelaide select Ben Crowe with pick 12", "AFL Round 1: Melbourne vs Port Adelaide, win, Ken Hinkley reaction, press conference, Jack Watts", "Bullseye: Power hit the mark with second Rising Star nominee", "Power youngster asks for Ebert's No.7, another veteran departs", https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ken-hinkley-says-people-shouldnt-hang-xavier-duursma-out-to-dry-over-goal-celebration/news-story/86d6574034c8295d04368d752a817f4d, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xavier_Duursma&oldid=984775989, Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia), Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 01:21. He was recruited by Port Adelaide with the 18th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft. He grew up playing for Foster (the club not Fos Williams), at Alberton (the Football and Netball League not the Oval) and then played for the Power (Gippsland not Port Adelaide). Xavier Duursma teaches us the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Xavier Duursma speaks to the media at the camp. Speedy winger Xavier Duursma will fly the flag for Port Adelaide in the Colgate Grand…, Following his retirement, Brad Ebert has bestowed his famous number seven guernsey…, Port Adelaide pair Todd Marshall and Xavier Duursma are both expected to line up in…, Assistant coach Jarrad Schofield is confident Todd Marshall and Xavier Duursma will…, Xavier Duursma was Port Adelaide's third selection in the 2018 National Draft at Pick 18. Xavier Duursma puts a white collar finish on some blue collar work from Todd…, Xavier Duursma is forced to leave the field after injuring his hamstring following….