WHILE the football world salivates over Carlton young guns Charlie Curnow and Patrick Cripps, there is another emerging star at Princes Park that has the ingredients to be a star, according to David King.

His name is Zac Fisher.

After finding his feet across 17 games in his debut season, Fisher took a step forward at the MCG last Thursday night.

The lightly built teenager collected a career-high 21 disposals and five inside 50s against Richmond, providing the Blues with damaging use through the middle of the ground.

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With Curnow and Cripps dominating discussion in the aftermath of Carlton’s strong first-up performance, King compared the little known West Australian’s foot skills to former Hawthorn champion Sam Mitchell.

Talk about a massive comparison.

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“I think they’ve got a kid there at Carlton that I think possesses football IQ that is way, way off the charts. It’s clearly better than most,” King told SEN on Monday.

“Zac Fisher has this deft touch by foot; he can cut you in half by kicking the ball 20 metres — a little bit like Sam Mitchell used to do.

“In the era of zoning, that first kick is so critical. If you can hit the target with that first kick the game changes and all of a sudden everyone can run, everyone can move.

“I think this kid is going to be a star.

“He’s only a light weight little boy at the moment and sometimes he looks like he’s in the wrong fight, but he’s going to be a ripper.”