With two older brothers and an older sister already in the AFL system, Willem Duursma has witnessed – and been central to – his fair share of club recruiter interviews.

But one memory stands out from them all.

Duursma was at the Foster family home ahead of the arrival of then-West Coast Eagles recruiter Rohan O’Brien, who was in town to interview Zane Duursma ahead of the 2023 draft.

O’Brien was driving up the narrow driveway towards the house before his front wheel slipped off the path and into some mud. Thick mud. Grand Final

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