Matthew Kreuzer

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**Matthew Kreuzer**
Personal information
Birth	13 May 1989 (1989-05-13) (age 19),
Recruited from	Northern Knights
Height and weight	200cm/97kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 3, 2008, Carlton vs. Essendon, at MCG
Team(s)	Carlton (2008-) 9 games, 6 goals
¹ Statistics to end of Round 11, 2008 season
Career highlights
AFL NAB Rising Star nominee, Rd 11 2008 TAC Cup Morrish Medal (2007) TAC Cup Coaches Award (2007) Vic Metro Most Valuable Player Award (2007) All-Australian U/18 (2006, 2007) TAC Cup Team of the Year (2006, 2007) Vic Metro U/18 (2006, 2007) Vice-Captain of Vic Metro (2007) Northern Knights Best & Fairest Award (2007) Vice-Captain of Northern Knights (2007) AIS-AFL Academy Squad (2005, 2006) AFLPA Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarship Holder (2005) Vic Metro U/16 MVP Award (2005) Vic Metro U/16 (2005)

Matthew Kreuzer (born 13 May 1989) is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club. He was selected with the first pick overall in the 2007 AFL National Draft.

Kreuzer played for St Mary's and Bundoora Football Club as a junior before moving to the Northern Knights to play under-18s football with them in the TAC Cup in 2006 and 2007. Kreuzer established himself as both the team's #1 ruckman and as a key forward during that time, scoring 51 goals in his 33 games with the Knights. In 2007, he won the Morrish Medal and the Knights' best and fairest, and he was selected in the Victorian Metropolitan and All-Australian under-18s teams, and the TAC Cup Teams of the Year in both 2006 and 2007.

Noted for possessing a level of agility and endurance unusual for a player of his size, Kreuzer was widely expected to be selected early in the 2007 AFL Draft.^[1]. He was selected by Carlton with its priority draft pick (#1 overall) in the draft.^[2] Kreuzer made his AFL debut in Round 3 of the 2008 season against Essendon at the MCG on 5 April, 2008, impressing on debut and scoring a goal with his first kick. He played largely as the second ruckman through the early part of the season. He earned a NAB Rising Star nomination in his ninth game (against Port Adelaide), after moving into the forward-line in the final quarter and scoring three goals, which helped Carlton overcome a 30-point deficit in wet conditions.

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^ Timms, Daryl. (2007) Kreuzer still the one by a mile. Herald Sun. Accessed:2007-10-08.
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Carlton Football Club – current squad

1 Walker • 2 Russell • 3 Murphy • 4 Gibbs • 5 Judd • 6 Simpson • 7 Bentick • 8 Kreuzer • 9 Saddington • 10 Hadley • 11 Ackland • 13 Blackwell • 14 Fisher • 15 Browne • 16 Grigg • 17 S. o'hAilpin • 18 Bower • 19 Betts • 20 Benjamin • 21 Austin • 22 Hampson • 23 Hartlett • 24 Stevens • 25 Fevola • 26 Anderson • 27 Armfield • 28 Cloke • 29 Scotland • 30 Waite • 31 Bannister • 32 Thornton • 33 Houlihan • 34 Wiggins • 35 A. o'hAilpin • 36 Pfeiffer • 37 Edwards • 38 Jackson • 39 Jacobs* • 40 Jamison • 41 Hill* • 42 Shields* • 44 Carrazzo • 46 Ellard* • 47 Joseph* • Coach: Ratten

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v • d • e 2007 AFL Draft

First Round Matthew Kreuzer • Trent Cotchin • Chris Masten • Cale Morton • Jarrad Grant • David Myers • Rhys Palmer • Lachlan Henderson • Ben McEvoy • Patrick Dangerfield • Patrick Vezpremi • Cyril Rioli • Brad Ebert • Jack Grimes • Robbie Tarrant • Matthew Lobbe • Harry Taylor • Alex Rance (Priority Pick)

Second Round Callan Ward • Tony Notte • Adam Marric • Scott Selwood • Tayte Pears • Clayton Hinkley • Tom Collier (footballer) • Brett Meredith • Andy Otten • Marlon Motlop • Brendan Whitecross • Jarrhan Jacky • John McCarthy • Levi Greenwood • Matthew Westhoff • Dawson Simpson

Third Round Sam Reid • Steven Browne • Scott Thompson • Myke Cooke • Darcy Daniher (F/S) • Chris Mayne • James Polkinghorne • Jack Steven • Easton Wood • Scott Simpson • Stuart Dew • Dennis Armfield • Toby Thoolen • Jarrad Boumann • Mitchell Farmer • Dan McKenna

Later Rounds Dean Putt • Bradd Dalziel • Kyle Cheney • Cale Hooker • Mark Johnson • Matt Austin • Fraser Gehrig • Tony Armstrong • Craig Bird • Adam Donohue (F/S) • Jaxson Barham (F/S) • Josh Smith • Guy O'Keefe • Tom McNamara • Kepler Bradley • Eljay Connors • Aaron Kite • Blake Grima • Taylor Walker

v • d • e Australian Football League number one overall Draft picks

Martin Leslie • Richard Lounder • Alex McDonald • Anthony Banik • Stephen Hooper • John Hutton • Drew Banfield • Darren Gaspar • Jeff White • Clive Waterhouse • Michael Gardiner • Travis Johnstone • Des Headland • Josh Fraser • Nick Riewoldt • Luke Hodge • Brendon Goddard • Adam Cooney • Brett Deledio • Marc Murphy • Bryce Gibbs • Matthew Kreuzer