Nathan Kreuger Explained

Nathan Kreuger
Fullname:Nathan Kreuger
Nickname:Kreugs,[1] Freddy[2]
Birth Date:25 June 1999
Originalteam:Victor Harbor (SA) / South Adelaide (SANFL)
Height:196cm
Weight:98kg
Position:Forward
Years1:2019–2021
Games Goals1:2 (0)
Years2:2022–2024
Games Goals2:13 (11)
Games Goalstotal:15 (11)
Statsend:the 2024 season

Nathan Kreuger (born 25 June 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.

AFL career

Kreuger was picked in a roundabout way in 2018 prior to the draft. The two bottom teams on the ladder that year and applied for priority picks in the National Draft, which the AFL denied.[3] However, were granted pre-draft access to up to three and up to two mature-aged State League players each, these selections could be traded to other clubs.[4] Carlton had traded one of their picks to Geelong.

Kreuger has the physical attributes to be a key forward, he spent his first two seasons developing his game in the VFL. He made his debut against in Tasmania.[5] [6]

At the end of the 2021 season, Kreuger was traded to Collingwood.[7] Kreuger played 13 games across three seasons at the Magpies, before being delisted at the end of the 2024 AFL season.[8]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[9]

|-| 2019 || || 15| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- | 2020 || || 15| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|-| 2021 || || 15| 2 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 4 || 15 || 7 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 2.0 || 7.5 || 3.5 || 4.0|-| 2022 || || 15| 5 || 4 || 3 || 15 || 7 || 22 || 10 || 7 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 3.0 || 1.4 || 4.4 || 2.0 || 1.4|-| 2023 || || 15| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 2.5 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 0.5|-| 2024 || || 15| 6 || 7 || 6 || 33 || 13 || 46 || 21 || 14 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 5.5 || 2.2 || 7.7 || 3.5 || 2.3|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 15 !! 11 !! 9 !! 61 !! 29 !! 90 !! 39 !! 30 !! 0.7 !! 0.6 !! 4.1 !! 1.9 !! 6.0 !! 2.6 !! 2.0|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Kreuger has three-goal impact in return for Magpies. Roger. Vaughan. The Examiner. 10 June 2024. I know one thing you're going to get from Kreugs is effort.
  2. Web site: Season in Review: Kreuger. David. McPherson. Telstra. Geelong Cats. 1 November 2019. First-year Cat Nathan 'Freddy' Kreuger had a day out in the VFL.
  3. News: Carlton's miserable 2018 season has copped another almighty whack. 25 September 2018. news.com.au. News Limited. 4 October 2018.
  4. News: Blues, Suns to get access to top state league players. 24 September 2018. Barrett. Damian. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 24 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Nathan Kreuger | AFL.
  6. Web site: Kreuger hits the big time to make AFL debut with Geelong. 31 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Collingwood welcomes Kreuger.
  8. Web site: Injury-hit big man, former Saint among three Pies delisted. 17 October 2024. afl.com.au.
  9. Web site: Nathan Kreuger statistics. AFL Tables. 4 September 2024.