Zane Duursma joins Melbourne. Is the former top-5 pick a 2027 AFL Fantasy or SuperCoach option? Here’s my honest verdict.
He’s one of the best aerial forwards of his size to come through the junior system in years. At North, though, he only showed it in glimpses. Now he crosses to the Demons, and we’re about to learn whether the problem was system, style, development or something else.
I call Zane a “gravy” forward. That’s not a slight. Gravy on its own won’t get it done. Put it on top of Van Rooyen, Jefferson, Fritsch, Chandler and Pickett, though, and it lifts the whole forward line. I also cover what North loses and how their long-term forward group shapes up without him.
Then the fantasy verdict. He averaged 39.9 in SuperCoach and 36.1 in AFL Fantasy in 2026, and he’s scored 80+ once in his career. Two things would need to happen before he even makes my watchlist. I’ll walk you through both.
