Kreuzer to Pies??

[Cuthbert Collingwood]

Bits from his bio in Footywire:

2008 - 20 games

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

^ The guy's body is a mess. A big NO THANKS!

Not that I'd even consider another ruck option, we'll do just fine with what we have.

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[mattdally]

Kruezer is way more talented than Witts.
People are kidding themselves if they think Wittsy is going to be any good.
Bloke hasn't taken an overhead mark this season.

He is an awful kick and his work at ground level leaves a bit to be desired.
Yes he is young, but let's trade him while we can.

[mattys123]

[mattdally]

Package up Witts in the Treloar deal with a pick. Grundy / Kruezer is much more formidable than Grundy / Witts.

Cox will still need to develop in the VFL but White / Moore can chop out in the ruck if need be.

[John Wren]

[Pies4shaw]

Greg Denham was talking to Hungry this morning and discussing an article he wrote in The Australian (published overnight) to the effect that Richmond have emerged as the main suitors for Kreuzer. I've found the article but it's behind a paywall, so I won't bother with a link.

[mattdally]

Richmond have emerged as the main suitors for Carlton free agent Matthew Kreuzer, who earlier this year put off contract talks until the end of the season.

Kreuzer is managed by Elite Sports Properties, which has a link to the Tigers through former ESP player agent Dan Richardson, now Richmond’s general manager of football operations.

The ruckman, who was the first selection in the 2007 national draft, has always indicated his preference was to remain with the Blues after a horrendous run of injuries, particularly stress fractures to the foot.

He has been restricted to just 12 games over the past two seasons.

Carlton this week declared him as good as locked away and Kreuzer himself said earlier last month he would like to be a one-club player.

“It would be great to spend the whole time at Carlton,” he said. “There is a great bunch of boys there … so it’s just a great club.”

However, after returning to play in the club’s past 11 games, Kreuzer was surprisingly coy about his future this week, one day before Carlton officially announced that Brendon Bolton would be their new coach.

Kreuzer, 26, signed a two-year contract extension in June 2012, taking him up to the end of this year and providing him with the eligibility to explore free agency.

On Monday, he did little to quash speculation that he could be leaving by saying he had not given much thought to a new contract.

When asked if he could see himself playing anywhere else next year, he said: “It’s tough to say, but at the moment it’s just about me continuing to play ­football.

“I just want to get through (the remaining two games). It was my main goal since I got back playing, and we’ll sit down at the end of the year and work it out.

“It’s been tough for me over the past two years — I haven’t really thought about it — the main focus for me has been just getting back on the park.’’

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After returning to form foll­owing his long layoff, he failed to mention his future at Carlton beyond this season.

The Blues and ESP were scheduled to meet last month in what Carlton believed was their first step in stitching up a contract extension for their No 1 ruckman.

Carlton chief executive Steven Trigg on Tuesday said the Blues were “working through” Kreuzer’s next deal.

“To the Carlton supporters who are anxious, don’t be anxious because we’ve had good conversations with Matthew in the last 10 days before a bit of conjecture bubbled up,” Trigg said.

“Matthew is as happy as a lark at Carlton and wants to stay and we want him to stay, and we’ll get it fixed.”

Earlier, Collingwood forward Travis Cloke said he would love to see Kreuzer in black and white.

“I wouldn’t mind him in the centre and also down forward as well,” Cloke said.

“I actually get along with him pretty well and he’s a good bloke.

“He’s an exceptional footballer. We’ve probably forgotten how good he is until the last couple of weeks. I reckon if he was in black and white he’d be a 10 times better footballer.”

In eight seasons, Kreuzer has played just 117 senior games, and over the past six years his best ­season tally was 20 matches in 2012.

He returned to top form against Melbourne last weekend with 22 hit outs, three goals, five tackles and 17 disposals.

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[neil]

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[swoop42]

Why would Richmond want Kreuzer with Maric, Griffiths and Vickery?

Are we in a bidding war with Richmond like the 80's again?

First Treloar now Kreuzer.

LOL.