Cameron Zurhaar (born 22 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is the son of successful Perth businessman Stephen Zurhaar.[1] He attended school at Wesley College in South Perth.
| Cameron Zurhaar | |||
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 Zurhaar playing for North Melbourne in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cameron Zurhaar | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bull, Cam | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL)/Wesley College (PSA) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2017 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 17, 2017, North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | North Melbourne | 121 (162) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He played junior football for Melville Hawks, part of the East Fremantle junior district.
AFL career
editHe was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 rookie draft.[2] He made his debut in the seventy-point loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in round 17 of the 2017 season.[3]
In a Round 7 win over Carlton in 2019, Zurhaar kicked a game-high 5 goals en route to winning the Round 7 Rising Star nomination. He finished his third season at the Kangaroos having kicked 26 goals across 19 games in a breakout season. His nickname amongst the North Melbourne supporter base is the 'Bull', in response to his ferocious attack on the football.
Zurhaar was North Melbourne's leading goalkicker for the Covid-19 affected 2020 AFL season kicking 18 goals across 16 games. His 18 goals remains the equal lowest tally to win North's leading goalkicker award, tying with Stewart Anderson's record set in 1937.
Round 18 of the 2022 AFL season saw Zurhaar kick a career high six goals during North Melbourne's four point win over Richmond.[4] He kicked his 100th AFL goal in the same match.[5]
His surname is of Dutch origin.[6]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[7]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | North Melbourne | 44 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Melbourne | 44 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 5 | 14 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | North Melbourne | 44 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 138 | 98 | 236 | 78 | 62 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 2020[a] | North Melbourne | 44 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 155 | 46 | 39 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | North Melbourne | 44 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 163 | 72 | 235 | 75 | 58 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2022 | North Melbourne | 44 | 19 | 34 | 26 | 155 | 71 | 226 | 72 | 31 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 44 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 159 | 99 | 258 | 39 | 36 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 44 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 187 | 123 | 310 | 89 | 61 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Career | 121 | 162 | 117 | 956 | 552 | 1508 | 413 | 308 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 13 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "Stephen Zurhaar". Business News. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "East Fremantle product Cameron Zurhaar earning praise at North Melbourne". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Bowen, Nick (13 July 2017). "Cameron Zurhaar to debut". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "AFL R18 match report: Six-goal Zurhaar leads Roos to epic victory". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Zurhaar's career day to lift Roos to huge win".
- ^ "Cameron Zurhaar all smiles".
- ^ "Cameron Zurhaar's player profile at AFL Tables". afltables.com.
External links
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- Cameron Zurhaar's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Cameron Zurhaar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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