he played his 50th AFL game in Round 7. In Round 13, 2010, after 56 consecutive games from debut, Kreuzer ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament after landing awkwardly in a marking contest. He had a conventional knee reconstruction, and missed eleven months of football, returning to VFL football in May 2011 and to Carlton in Round 12, 2011. He played every game for the rest of the 2011 home-and-away season, but after 12 months out of the game was well below his best, polling best-and-fairest votes only once. In 2017, Kreuzer had a career best season only missing one game. He was selected in the initial 40-man All Australian squad and finished third in Carlton's best and fairest. Before the beginning of the 2018 season it was announced that Kreuzer would be part of Carlton's new leadership group for the first time in his career. At the end of the 2018 season, Kreuzer had relinquished his position in the leadership group, along with Alex Silvagni and Lachlan Plowman. In the opening round of the 2020 AFL season against Richmond, Kreuzer suffered a foot injury which initially ruled him out for three to four months, but he did not play again and announced his retirement, with immediate effect, on 10 September 2020. Following his retirement, Kreuzer was appointed ruck coach at Carlton in December 2020. Personal life His father is of Dutch heritage. Outside of football, Kreuzer is a civil engineer. Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2020 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 | | 8 || 20 || 13 || 1 || 96 || 99 || 195 || 59 || 45 || 183 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 4.8 || 5.0 || 9.8 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 9.2 || 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 | | 8 || 23 || 13 || 11 || 123 || 197 || 320 || 73 || 71 || 394 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 5.3 || 8.6 || 13.9 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 17.1 || 1 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 | | 8 || 13 || 5 || 4 || 65 || 94 || 159 || 29 || 62 || 239 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 5.0 || 7.2 || 12.2 || 2.2 || 4.8 || 18.4 || 1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 | | 8 ||