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Zane Duursma#7

NTH - North Melbourne
FWD
Age: 21 years
Career Games: 38
Debut: 2024
Height: 190cm
21Medium Risk

Quick Stats

38
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
15
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
5
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 23 July 2026 (83d) · Shoulder injury — return TBC per AFL R20 Medical Room (2026-07-21).

Current Status

Injured
Season over

Shoulder Instability

Targeting Round 1, 2027

Road to Recovery

Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.

Shoulder InstabilityView full detail
  1. R2023 July

    Occurred

    Shoulder injury — return TBC per AFL R20 Medical Room (2026-07-21).

  2. 28 July

    Reassessment

    Club confirmed a shoulder subluxation episode with a surgical consult pending to decide whether a stabilisation procedure is needed.

    North Melbourne FC
  3. 28 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    AFL Round 21 Medical Room (28 July) updated the return guidance to 2027-03-01. Zane Duursma — Shoulder — Season

    Return revised: 9 Aug → 1 Mar

    AFL.com.au
  4. 29 July

    Reassessment

    AFL Round 21 Medical Room (28 July) listed the injury as season-ending — severity and long-term flag moved with the return date.

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 1 recorded injury — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

70
Fragile→
Rank: 329 (58th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)→

Games Played15 / 23
Goals1

On pace for 11.9 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency88/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average12.5 games
Recent TierFragile

Career: 2 seasons, 23 games (11.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
202413
202510
Durability calculated from 2 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

1
Total Injuries
5
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue1 (100%)

5 games missed · Last: July 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score90/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

7.17k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
6
Trips
Out of 15 games played
478.2
km / game
Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 15 · missed 5 to injury

R0
R12
R17
R18
R19
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
23 July 2026R20
Shoulder Instability4 updates
STGR
Long-term (5)
Injured