Speculation Nathan Krueger

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Im surprised no thread exists yet. He had a good end to the season and with Collingwood not in a rush to sign him on I can 100% see him elsewhere. A fair few teams make sense to me here

Krueger to Port Adelaide to replace Charlie Dixon
Kreuger to Brisbane on the IF Joe Daniher retires
Krueger to Demons as Ben Browns replacement on the list

Id say all 3 woud be giving him a 2 year deal even with injury history and hoping to turn it around. Id probably be in his ears if im Port Adelaide. Seems a very ideal fit

 

[Bianconeri]

Krueger has a horrible record keeping fit and terrible hands.

Also despite his aggression and competitiveness he lacks strength and can get pushed under the ball quite easily by experienced defenders.

I’d like to keep him for depth but I can’t see too much interest if he’s cut.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Can't seem to get through more than a handful of games without getting injured.

Nobody would pay anything decent for him - so he'd arguably be worth more for the Pies to keep him than to trade him for a scrub pick.

 

[adammania9]

He’d be lucky to get a one year deal anywhere, but he is solid depth if you can keep him fit). If Ash Johnson were out of contract instead, I think Kreuger would get a deal with us but there will be a list squeeze and his durability makes him tough to keep.

 

[Robroy22]

Im surprised no thread exists yet. He had a good end to the season and with Collingwood not in a rush to sign him on I can 100% see him elsewhere. A fair few teams make sense to me here

Krueger to Port Adelaide to replace Charlie Dixon
Kreuger to Brisbane on the IF Joe Daniher retires
Krueger to Demons as Ben Browns replacement on the list

Id say all 3 woud be giving him a 2 year deal even with injury history and hoping to turn it around. Id probably be in his ears if im Port Adelaide. Seems a very ideal fit

You mustn't have seen much of the lad then.

 

[Vindicater]

Will be lucky to have a contract, let alone two years.

 

[Cleric]

Injuries killed the kid.

 

[Robroy22]

Injuries killed the kid.

Not being able to mark competently overhead killed this kid.

 

[The Nostradamus]

now been delisted

 

[dazbroncos]

Chose to leave Geelong for greener pastures and no out of the AFL ..

I was a fan but in essence walked out of the club and it backfired.

Wish him well but the reap what you sow is running hot here.

GO Catters

 

[Bianconeri]

Chose to leave Geelong for greener pastures and no out of the AFL ..

I was a fan but in essence walked out of the club and it backfired.

Wish him well but the reap what you sow is running hot here.

GO Catters

He’d be delisted earlier if he stayed at the catters.

Go Pies

 

[bradfisher14]

Chose to leave Geelong for greener pastures and no out of the AFL ..

I was a fan but in essence walked out of the club and it backfired.

Wish him well but the reap what you sow is running hot here.

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The guy had no chance of breaking into that Geelong team and left for more opportunities at the Pies.

Poor behaviour to be sinking in the boots here.

 

[dazbroncos]

The guy had no chance of breaking into that Geelong team and left for more opportunities at the Pies.

Poor behaviour to be sinking in the boots here.

He had made his AFL debut with us and wanted to play forward only. We had more opportunities down back.

Trust me.. I have many posts about wanting him to succeed with us and thought he would but he chose to leave and it didn’t work.

Go Catters

 

[adammania9]

He had made his AFL debut with us and wanted to play forward only. We had more opportunities down back.

Trust me.. I have many posts about wanting him to succeed with us and thought he would but he chose to leave and it didn’t work.

Go Catters

Doesn't have the footy IQ to play defence. Perhaps he didn't give himself the chance when he was at Geelong - I wouldn't know. There was a point going into 2023 that I'd have liked to see him play defence because it's easier on his injury prone body, but as time passed I think it's extremely likely he'd have been a dud defender.

He wouldn't have made it at Geelong for the same reasons he didn't at Collingwood. We did you a solid by keeping open a spot on your list instead of having a bloke who missed two thirds of all games.

 

[Bianconeri]

Doesn't have the footy IQ to play defence. Perhaps he didn't give himself the chance when he was at Geelong - I wouldn't know. There was a point going into 2023 that I'd have liked to see him play defence because it's easier on his injury prone body, but as time passed I think it's extremely likely he'd have been a dud defender.

He wouldn't have made it at Geelong for the same reasons he didn't at Collingwood. We did you a solid by keeping open a spot on your list instead of having a bloke who missed two thirds of all games.

He also doesn’t have sure enough hands to play defence.

 

[Hamingja]

The guy had no chance of breaking into that Geelong team and left for more opportunities at the Pies.

He would have played the games that Sav played for Geelong in the backline. In that sliding door he would probably be at Port now instead of Sav.

 

[Cleric]

His Jr highlights reel is legit. Could have been a star.

 

[BEEG]

Chose to leave Geelong for greener pastures and no out of the AFL ..

I was a fan but in essence walked out of the club and it backfired.

Wish him well but the reap what you sow is running hot here.

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Bit rich for a Geelong supporter to be having a crack at a bloke leaving for another club.

I was never a fan of Krugs, he was never getting a game in that forward line for Geelong.

 

[FootyLad0]

Bit rich for a Geelong supporter to be having a crack at a bloke leaving for another club.

I was never a fan of Krugs, he was never getting a game in that forward line for Geelong.

He sulked when he couldn’t get a game. Cats even trialed him in the backline as a key defender to see if it could get more out of him.
By most reported accounts, Nathan leaving was not on good terms.

Just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt but I reckon he thought he was a lot better than he really is and figured he deserved a spot over other blokes which is ridiculous considering the guys who played his position at the time.

 

[BEEG]

He sulked when he couldn’t get a game. Cats even trialed him in the backline as a key defender to see if it could get more out of him.
By most reported accounts, Nathan leaving was not on good terms.

Just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt but I reckon he thought he was a lot better than he really is and figured he deserved a spot over other blokes which is ridiculous considering the guys who played his position at the time.

Can you knock a bloke for having the confidence in himself to be a best 22 at another club?

 

[adammania9]

Can you knock a bloke for having the confidence in himself to be a best 22 at another club?

Not to mention the fact he was competing with Hawkins and Cameron for spots up front

Every player should back themselves in, but they should also have some sense and look for better opportunities to extend their career when they present themselves

 

[FootyLad0]

Can you knock a bloke for having the confidence in himself to be a best 22 at another club?

Not at all, just saying what was reported.

 

[The Worpedo]

So any team interested in him?
I would of thought the demons?

 

[Guy Threepwood]

So any team interested in him?
I would of thought the demons?

You would have thought wrong.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

He’d be delisted earlier if he stayed at the catters.

Go Pies

We'd have continued trying to turn him into a defender, which he was reasonably good at from memory. He would have been ahead of SDK Rd 1 2022 though he would probably do a knee on the way to the ground and history remains unchanged