Carltons ”big fella” and number 1 recruit Matthew Kreuzer is expected to be unleashed in the Round 1 NAB Cup clash against Port Adelaide next month. All dt eyes should be having a look at the new “special k” (that title used to be koutas) to see how he looks and whether it looks like he will be number 1 ruckman. Ruckmen are traditionally hard to pick, here are a couple of reasons why.

1. They are usually quite injury prone

2. It is hard to find good (80+) average ruckmen

3. The good ruckmen eg. cox are expensive

4. Tend to go missing at times eg. Sanderlands

Now cox for example, is a great dter, he plays like an onballer, only with hit outs adding a bonus 25 to his score. The only concern is injury (see problem 1). Cox definately plays to his asking price, just keep an eye on his fitness in terms of injury. Due to the injury risk, I like the look of Special K as a walk up reserve, or depending on NAB cup form…… a potential starter. The kid runs 15 in the beep test, looks very agile and it also looks like he will be rested or change throughout games in the foward line. There is nothing better for a dt coach than a player resting up foward and scoring a bonus 12 for a Mark (3), Kick (3) and Goal(6). I think Special K could be a mini cox in the making over the next few years and a solid contributor this year. Keep an eye on the NAB to determine if he is worthy of a starting spot, or if you have enough money to find a bench spot for what im guessing will be an expensive rookie.