Having set Port Adelaide on their way to what could prove a season-defining win over top side Geelong, first-round draft pick Xavier Duursma is close to finalising an extension on his two-year deal as discussions to lock in fellow young guns Zak Butters and Connor Rozee also progress.
Duursma, the 18-year-old Victorian drafted from Gipplsand Power at pick 18 last year, exploded out of the blocks against the Cats with 10 disposals in the first quarter as the Power took the initiative after making the bold selection call to drop Paddy Ryder, Sam Powell-Pepper and Justin Westhoff.
Xavier Duursma (left) lays a tackle for Port Adelaide.Credit:AAP
Duursma is one of Port's three first-round picks to set the competition alight in their first season.
Butters, who played for the Western Jets and graduated from the Maribyrnong Academy, playing all bar one game despite having a shoulder operation in his draft year, while Rising Star chance Rozee has been a sensation, his explosive performances uncommon for a first-year player.
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There has been speculation that Port Adelaide wanted to announce the re-signing of the three players simultaneously, however negotiations are understood to remain ongoing.
Port Adelaide moved into the top eight after Saturday night's upset win but they have been inconsistent throughout 2019, yet to win more than two games in succession yet not dropping more than two in a row, either.
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Having set Port Adelaide on their way to what could prove a season-defining win over top side Geelong, first-round draft pick Xavier Duursma is close to finalising an extension on his two-year deal as discussions to lock in fellow young guns Zak Butters and Connor Rozee also progress.
Duursma, the 18-year-old Victorian drafted from Gipplsand Power at pick 18 last year, exploded out of the blocks against the Cats with 10 disposals in the first quarter as the Power took the initiative after making the bold selection call to drop Paddy Ryder, Sam Powell-Pepper and Justin Westhoff.
Xavier Duursma (left) lays a tackle for Port Adelaide.Credit:AAP
Duursma is one of Port's three first-round picks to set the competition alight in their first season.
Butters, who played for the Western Jets and graduated from the Maribyrnong Academy, playing all bar one game despite having a shoulder operation in his draft year, while Rising Star chance Rozee has been a sensation, his explosive performances uncommon for a first-year player.
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There has been speculation that Port Adelaide wanted to announce the re-signing of the three players simultaneously, however negotiations are understood to remain ongoing.
Port Adelaide moved into the top eight after Saturday night's upset win but they have been inconsistent throughout 2019, yet to win more than two games in succession yet not dropping more than two in a row, either.
They face thRead More – Source
