North Melbourne forward Cam Zurhaar has been heartened by the Kangaroos' performances over the past month, despite results not having gone their way.

Twice in three weeks, the Roos have been beaten by six points or fewer; in Round 10 they were undone by a late interchange infringement, and on Sunday lost two critical players to concussion before half-time.

Having committed to the club up until the end of the 2024 season, Zurhaar is excited to see the team's efforts finally manifest in tangible progress.

"We’ve done something to upset the footy gods, because things just aren't falling our way at the moment," he told SEN Breakfast on Tuesday.

"But something's going to turn one day, things are going to start falling our way and I'm just looking forward to that, to be honest."

Zurhaar has played in just 19 career wins, the team having undergone a rebuild since he established himself as a senior player in 2019.

He can sense the club has assembled the critical mass of talent to make a push up the table, however.

In just his third game George Wardlaw notched 17 disposals and seven clearances, and close mate Harry Sheezel finished with 21 disposals and five clearances of his own.

Third-year midfielder Will Phillips has exploded over the past two games, and finished with 27 disposals, eight clearances and a goal on Sunday.

Defender Miller Bergman also quietly impressed with a career-best 18 disposals at 94 per cent efficiency.

"Mate, the kids are unbelievable," Zurhaar marvelled.

"They're always happy to be at the footy club, always smiling, and just how hard they work as well.

"A lot of people don't see training sessions … they're putting a power of work in, and it's just a great place to be with them coming through.

"It's a lot of fun."

A forward by craft, the West Australian has dabbled in the midfield more often this season, and offered a different dimension with his upper body strength, burst and nose for goal.

He had a career-high 26 disposals and six clearances in the Roos' Round 2 win over Fremantle, and has regularly rotated through since.

The minutes in the centre have begun to dry up, however. On Sunday Wardlaw recorded 19 centre bounce attendances, while Phillips went to a whopping 25.

While the keys have been entrusted to a new generation, Zurhaar's damaging ball use – he's averaged 4.4 inside 50s, 2.5 clearances and nearly two goals a game this season – makes him a wildcard in the coaches' role set.

"I was (playing up the ground) in the first couple of rounds, but it's just whatever the team needs," he explained.

"We've got a lot of young midfielders coming into the team now, so we need them playing more inside and I'll just stay up forward.

"I'm sure there'll be a time when I spend a bit more time in the midfield."