Xavier Duursma will wear the red and black in 2024 after the Bombers and Port Adelaide agreed to a trade for the midfielder.
The 23-year-old arrives at the NEC Hangar in exchange for defender Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, pick No.73 and two future fourth rounders who requested a trade to Port Adelaide earlier in the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period.
Hailing from Gippsland, Duursma was drafted by Port Adelaide with pick No.18 in the 2018 National Draft, going onto play 73 games.
Zerk-Thatcher departs to Port Adelaide
Essendon would like to thank Brandon Zerk-Thatcher for his contribution to the club following a trade that will see the defender play for Port Adelaide in 2024.
Zerk-Thatcher requested a trade earlier in the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period, with the Bombers and Power coming to an agreement on the final day of the period.
D’Ambrosio joins Hawthorn
Essendon has farewelled Massimo D’Ambrosio with the defender heading to Hawthorn.
The two clubs agreed on a deal in final moments of the 2023 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period, with Essendon received pick No.61 and a future fourth round in return for the defender.
