Apparently Andy K is tearing it up and raising some interest as a potential mature age recruit.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/another-krak-at-afl-for-andrew-krakouer/story-e6frf9jf-1225867469520Another Krak at AFL for Andrew Krakouer
* Sam Edmund
* From: Herald Sun
* May 17, 2010 12:00AM
Andrew Krakouer
Former Richmond goalsneak Andrew Krakouer. Source: Herald Sun
ANDREW Krakouer is poised to make an extraordinary return to AFL.
The former Richmond goalsneak, who spent more than a year in a West Australian jail for assault before he was released on parole in August, is dominating for WAFL club Swan Districts.
Krakouer's form eight matches into the season is so good that WA footy watchers regard him a certainty to get back on an AFL list by the end of the year.
The 27-year-old has already attracted interest from several AFL clubs as the footy world wakes up to the mature-age recruiting goldmine.
Krakouer, who played 102 games for the Tigers from 2001-2007, is averaging 25 disposals, four marks and six tackles a game, while helping himself to 13 goals.
He is a raging favourite for the Sandover Medal as best player in the WAFL.
Krakouer yesterday told the Herald Sun he had not let go of his AFL dream.
"Over the last couple of years there has been a few mature-age boys picked up and that certainly puts a different light on it," Krakouer said.
"A lot of people think once you hit your early 20s or mid-20s you haven't got a chance, but you never know what can happen.
"But something like that, if it was to happen, is a long way off. If something eventuates down the track I'll have to look at it and reassess it. I've just got to play my part for the team and make sure I keep doing what I'm doing."
Krakouer is working for Swan Districts full-time, mentoring indigenous youth in the Pilbara.
But he admitted returning to football after serving 11 months in Wooroloo Prison Farm, outside Perth, had caused him some anxiety.
"I obviously played a little bit of footy (in prison), but the competition wasn't the best.
"It was touch and go to see how it was going to pan out, but it's been very nice to step back into it, the transition has been nice and smooth and I've been able to have a bit of an impact which is good."
One AFL recruiter said Krakouer deserved the chance to resurrect his career.
"Gee, he is playing really good footy, there's no doubt about that. He's on fire," he said. "I hope he gets another opportunity. He should."
Gold Coast would appear Krakouer's most likely chance of a resurrection. The club's chief recruiter Scott Clayton was in WA last weekend. Clayton was reluctant to comment yesterday, only saying the Gold Coast was "appraising players all across the country".
Swan Districts football manager Matthew Peach said:
"He's just a step above WAFL footy, quite probably a few steps above WAFL footy, to be honest."
