North ruckman Daniel Currie continues to receive glowing praise after another stand-out performance over the weekend against Geelong.

3AW commentator and FOX Footy AFL expert Gerard Healy has already singled the Roo giant out as being his pick of the NAB Cup so far and believes the sky is the limit for the former Sydney Swan and SANFL player.

The Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph writes Currie’s efforts are ranked right up there with some of the league’s best.

“Now after three consecutive eye-catching performances he has the statistics to match, pushing himself ahead of Todd Goldstein and Majak Daw,” Ralph commented.

“Currie's 19 hit-outs to advantage ranks second in the competition behind only six-time All-Australian Cox.

“Of the players to average more than 20 ruck contests per game in the NAB Cup, Currie wins the hit-out more often than any other ruckman at 67 per cent.”

Currie also had 21 disposals, 13 contested possessions and five clearances against the Cats meaning Brad Scott has a selection dilemma ahead of the Round 1 clash with Collingwood; albeit a positive one.

However Currie’s ability has been no surprise to his former North Adelaide coach Josh Francou.

"He has been outstanding. He can go forward and kick goals and his strength is his ability to direct the ball off hands to his midfielders. I would love to be a midfielder roving to him.

"I don't know how close Adelaide was to picking him but I hear Collingwood were talking about him too. He is a 201cm athletic bloke who can run, can catch it and has a big leap, and that's hard to come  by.

"He came off Sydney list with a foot and achilles injury, and what he brought us was outstanding. He brought another level of professionalism to our group and on-field he was outstanding too. He has had to put on a bit of beef and he's put on five or six kilograms, and I am not surprised how well he's gone.''