Weekly Prize - Join Any Time - Tip Opening Round
The Golden Ticket - Official AFL on-seller of MCG and Marvel Medallion Club tickets and Corporate Box tickets at the Gabba, MCG and Marvel.
Log in to remove this Banner Ad
I'm with you, he's got everthing Gibbs has got but a lot more speed and his kicks are more penetrating. Kreuzer is a very good player but Cotchin is the clear number one and the tiger fans will love him.
Better than Matthew Leuenberger? He had remarkable hype last year.
How tall is he? Can he actually ruck?
198 or 199 from memory. Not quite 200 but very close. His vertical leap probably wouldn't be a stand out feature, but he is a very good ruckman.
Tonight's loser may find white Knight
22 June 2007 Herald-Sun
Jon Anderson
TONIGHT'S MCG clash between cellar dwellers Richmond and Melbourne may provide the loser with one of the most accomplished young footballers of the past decade.
Fairy-Teal end to boys' carnival
Next big thing: Matt Kreuzer is one youngster on the rise. Picture: Norm Oorloff
Standing 199cm, Matthew Kreuzer is already seen as the jewel in this year's national draft crown even before division one of the national under-18 championships begins at Subiaco Oval tomorrow week.
The 18-year-old from the Northern Knights is capable of playing ruck or key forward, making him the most sought-after young player in the land.
This week Kreuzer, and his family, appointed Elite Sports to manage his affairs.
"I was getting heaps of phone calls so we thought we should make a decision," said Kreuzer, who barracks for Collingwood and lists Dean Cox and Josh Fraser as his idols.
Many experienced recruiting and under-18 managers compare him to a young Fraser, the Magpies' 1999 No. 1 draft pick.
Take Essendon's respected list manager Adrian Dodoro, who knows with seven wins already that his club is going to be out of the race.
"Matthew is a rare talent with an ability to influence games like few others who have come through the system. A really exciting young player," Dodoro.
Or Geelong Falcons regional manager Michael Turner, who in the past 12 years has overseen players such as Jonathan Brown, Matthew Scarlett and Gary Ablett Jr.
"I should qualify my assessment by admitting I've only seen Matthew Kreuzer play once, on a wet day in Colac earlier this year," Turner said.
"In that game he produced one of the most outstanding under-18 performances I've seen. He has the speed of a wingman and agility of a ruck-rover and also showed a lot of grit on a wet day."
Western Bulldogs recruiting manager Scott Clayton knows that Kreuzer will be long gone before the Bulldogs have a pick in the draft but he likes what he's seen.
"He finds the ball easier than most ruckmen I've seen and accumulates a lot of possession.," Clayton said.
Kreuzer has agility, can run 20m in 3.06sec and has recorded a beep test of 14.5, but he finds the increasing attention embarrassing..
"All I want to do is play footy. Footy is my life and I love everything about it. I can't wait for the championships to start," he said.
Joining Kreuzer at the titles, which are spread this year between Perth, Adelaide, Geelong and Princes Park, are Northern Knights teammates Trent Cotchin and Jack Grimes.
Both are highly rated onballers, with Cotchin tipped to be not far behind Kreuzer in the November draft.
draft. [/B]
Thanks guys for the imformation, much appreciated.
10k Posts
A Star Wars Fan
Pokemon is Life
North Melbourne - North 2007 Player Sponsor
North Melbourne - 2013 Daw, Black and Gibson Player Sponsorship
I know Stanton has speed and a great tank, but I'd want an elite game breaker like Deledio, Griffen, Smith, Wells or Walker for pick two than a player like Stanton. Stanton is a good young player but he'll never be in the same class as Dal Santo and the other players I've named.
