Cameron Zurhaar

Cameron Zurhaar (born 22 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Zurhaar grew up in Perth, the son of Perth businessman Stephen Zurhaar. He attended school at Wesley College in South Perth and played junior football for Melville Hawks, part of the East Fremantle junior district.

His surname is of Dutch origin.

AFL career

Zurhaar was drafted by North Melbourne with its first selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 rookie draft. He made his debut against at Adelaide Oval in round 17 of the 2017 season.

In a Round 7 win over Carlton 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', a reference to his ferocious attack on the football.

Zurhaar was North Melbourne's leading goalkicker for the COVID-19 affected 2020 AFL season 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 2022 AFL season 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.

In July 2024, Zurhaar signed a five-year contract extension, keeping him at North Melbourne until at least the end of 2029.

Zurhaar kicked a goal after the final siren to win the game for North Melbourne against Gold Coast in round 11, 2026, capping off a 43-point comeback for his team.

Personal life

Zurhaar is a hobby chef and outside of football runs popular Instagram page ‘Bull’s Cooking.’

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

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