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XAVIER DUURSMA has been a running machine since being drafted to Port Adelaide with pick 18 in last year’s draft.
TELSTRA TRACKER TEAM RECORDS
Season records
Total distance covered for season 2019: 4033.5km (3rd)
Total distance at high speed for 2019: 556.8km (4th)
Total sprints for season 2019: 3422 (6th)
Single-match records
Total distance single-match record for each club: 302.9km v Carlton, round two
Total distance at high speed single-match record: 43.7km v Collingwood, round seven
Total sprints single-match record: 286 v Fremantle, round 13
Summary: An up-tempo game style that encourages the Power to take the game on is represented in the distance they have covered. They ran the Blues off their feet in round two, but found themselves second to the ball and had to do a lot of chasing in losses to Collingwood in round seven, and Fremantle in round 13. - Lee Gaskin
TELSTRA TRACKER PLAYER RECORDS
Distance kings – average distance covered per match (minimum of two matches in 2019)
Duursma's been an immediate replacement for Jared Polec on the wing. Powell-Pepper's running hasn't been enough to keep him in the senior side, while Drew has worked hard when he's had his opportunities.
- Xavier Duursma 14.9km per match
- Sam Powell-Pepper 14.78km per match
- Willem Drew 14.3km per match
Distance kings – single-match records for 2019
The 18th overall pick in the 2018 NAB AFL Draft, 18-year-old Duursma has been a revelation for the Power with his elite motor and ability to get up and down the ground.
- Xavier Duursma: 17.37km v Carlton, round two
- Xavier Duursma: 16.34km v Brisbane, round three
- Xavier Duursma: 16.26km v Adelaide, round eight
Speedsters – highest speeds recorded in 2019
Burton provided great drive out of defence with 22 disposals in the Power's round five upset of the reigning premiers in Perth. It's surprising that none of the top-five speeds belong to small forwards.
- Ryan Burton: 34.99 km/h v West Coast, round five
- Justin Westhoff: 34.31km/h v Fremantle, round 13
- Dougal Howard: 34.02km/h v Adelaide, round eight
