AFL Daily: Carlton's plans for injured ruckman Matthew Kreuzer
At his best, he's been one of the AFL's finest ruckmen. But injuries have ravaged the career of Carlton big man Matthew Kreuzer. Now the wrong side of 30, what does the future hold?
Carlton believes Matthew Kreuzer could play on well into his 30s despite a broken foot that will have him spending months recovering away from the club.
The plus side of the season’s pause is that Kreuzer might be able to play a bigger chunk of the season, but like all players the unrestricted free agent will have to wait until later in the year for contract talks.
His teammate Marc Murphy is in the same position as a free agent who was keen to play on until 2021 but without a contract yet.
Despite the club’s ruck depth – Marc Pittonet and Tom De Koning – the Blues feel Kreuzer is the kind of player who could easily rumble along for another three seasons or more.
Carlton’s immediate contracting priorities had been Caleb Marchbank and Lachie Plowman but they will have to wait now.
Originally published as AFL Daily: Carlton's plans for injured ruckman Matthew Kreuzer
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