Cameron Zurhaar (born 22 May 1998) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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. He is the son of successful

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businessman Stephen Zurhaar. He played junior football fo
Melville Hawks
part of the

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junior district.

AFL career

He was drafted by

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with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 rookie draft. He made his debut in the seventy-point loss to at

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in round 17 of the 2017 season. In a Round 7 win over

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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

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affected

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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

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saw Zurhaar kick a career high six goals during North Melbourne's four point win over . He kicked his 100th AFL goal in the same match. His surname is of Dutch origin.

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* * 1998 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australian people of Dutch descent People educated at Wesley College, Perth {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub