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Jamie Duursma (born 14 November 1963) is a former
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with the
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, Brisbane Bears and
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in the
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(VFL) during the late 1980s. Duursma, after a stint with the Hawthorn reserves, began his career in Sydney but after two years with the Swans joined Brisbane for their inaugural VFL season. He only made one appearance in the seniors while at Brisbane and was drafted to Melbourne in 1988 where he had some success, playing as a centre half back in their losing 1988 Grand Final team. His career was hampered by knee injuries. He later played at
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, the club he was at before he joined Sydney and he was a premiership player at the Rochester Football Club in 1992. He is currently employed at Concept Logistics as the state sales manager.


References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Duursma, Jamie 1963 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Brisbane Bears players Melbourne Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Rochester Football Club players