VICTORIAN midfielder/ defender Xavier Duursma is headed to Alberton after being drafted to Port Adelaide at Pick #18. 

Duursma captained the Gippsland Power under 18 TAC Cup team earlier this year and and was a prominent player for Vic Country in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

BIO
POS: Midfielder
Ht 185cm, Wt 71kg, DOB 7/7/00
From Gippsland Power/Vic Country


What afl.com.au has to say about Duursma…

“A medium defender/midfielder with an exciting burst of speed when breaking the lines from defence or out of the middle.

The Gippsland Power captain has good step through traffic and was a prominent player for Vic Country in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

He showed his athleticism at the NAB AFL Draft Combine with third place in the running vertical jump (right foot), reaching 83cm.

His father Dean was on Sydney and Melbourne’s list, until injury cut short his career. Xavier’s uncle Jamie played 59 games for the Swans, Lions and Melbourne." 

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