Charlie 2.0 on Suns’ horizon
COULD the Gold Coast have the next Charlie Cameron waiting to make his mark in the AFL?
Fitzroy Greenwool is one of the most exciting talents coming through the Suns system and someone who former Gold Coast academy coach Beau Zorko has likened to highflying Brisbane talent Cameron for his raw skills and flair.
Both indigenous players hail from the Gulf of Carpentaria; Cameron from Mornington Island and Greenwool from Kowanyama, and both seem to share a brand of football that can turn games.
“We would do depth tests and line up bins from 10m, 20m and 30m and he would put them in straight away,” Zorko said of the forward.
“It was remarkable. Others might get it one to three times but Fitzroy could do it up to five.
“He isn’t dissimilar to Charlie (Cameron). He has a good leap on him and you know anything could happen.
“He could snap a goal over his shoulder and think nothing of it. Those types of players are unpredictable but you’re more than happy to kick them the ball because they can bamboozle opponents.”
Greenwool, who stands at 172cm and weighs 58kg, joined Gold Coast’s academy in 2018 and Zorko has the chance to coach him again after becoming coach of Broadbeach, who the Suns player is aligned with.
Zorko said the added space provided by the new rules at AFL level played into the hands of players like Greenwool who is now part of the under-19 program at Gold Coast and in his last year before moving out of the system.
The Suns said Greenwool’s biggest challenge was moving away from his NT home.