Carlton should not bank on getting draft pick two if their out-of-contract ruckman Matthew Kreuzer leaves the club.

AFL general manager of football operations Mark Evans told 3AW on Tuesday evening that the Blues, who have the first pick in the draft, might miss out on pick two as compensation if Kreuzer went elsewhere on a deal similar to that signed by Melbourne's James Frawley last year.

Out of contract: Matthew Kreuzer. Credit:Getty Images

Carlton finished last on the ladder, just below the Brisbane Lions on percentage, and under the most straight-forward circumstances they would get draft picks one and two.