Charlie Curnow
Charlie Curnow | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name |
Charlie Curnow | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1997 | ||
Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 12, 2015 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 2, 2016, Carlton vs. Sydney, at Etihad Stadium | ||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Carlton | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016– | Carlton | 62 (79) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charles Curnow (born 3 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Curnow received a nomination for the 2017 AFL Rising Star award in round 16 of the 2017 season.
Early life[]
Curnow played his state level under-18s football for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. He became recognised as a strong key forward with elite endurance.[1] He was considered a top draft prospect, with some risk due to a knee injury which saw him miss a large part of his final year of under-18s football.[2] Charlie's older brother, Ed Curnow, also plays at Carlton.
AFL career[]
Carlton selected Curnow with their third pick, number twelve overall, in the 2015 AFL draft.[1] He made his AFL debut in round 2 of the 2016 season against Sydney at Docklands Stadium. He recorded 11 disposals, 4 marks, and kicked his first goal in the fourth quarter.[3]
After an eight-point loss to Melbourne in round 16, 2017 – in which he recorded 19 disposals at 79% efficiency, 10 marks, 4 tackles and 2 goals – he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star award.[4] In September 2017, he placed fourth overall in the AFL Rising Star award, with a total of 27 points.
In June 2018, Curnow signed a four-year contract extension with Carlton, committing his future to the club until 2023.[5] He finished the 2018 season with an equal-third finish in the John Nicholls Medal, and was the club's leading goalkicker with 34 goals.[6]
In Round 13, 2019, Curnow kicked a career-high seven goals in round 13 against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.[7] However, he suffered a medial ligament injury in his right knee in the following match – a recurrence of injuries he had suffered on that knee as a junior player – and a slew of subsequent injuries to that knee, including a dislocation and a fractured kneecap in the 2020 preseason, and another recurrence in the 2021 preseason, has meant that Curnow did not play another senior game until Round 20, 2021.[8]
Statistics[]
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 15, 2019.[9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2016 | Carlton | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
2017 | Carlton | 30 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 207 | 90 | 297 | 119 | 61 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
2018 | Carlton | 30 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 206 | 71 | 277 | 123 | 42 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3 |
2019 | Carlton | 30 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 115 | 20 | 135 | 49 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 1.6 | |
Career | 58 | 77 | 42 | 563 | 206 | 769 | 309 | 129 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3 |
Honours and achievements[]
Individual
- 22under22 team: 2017, 2018
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
References[]
- ^ a b "Pick 12: Charlie Curnow". Carlton Football Club. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Callum Twomey (26 October 2015). "29 days to the draft: Meet contested beast Charlie Curnow". Australian Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Carlton Vs Sydney Swans". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (10 July 2017). "Give me five: Blues bag yet another nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Curnow commits". Carlton Football Club. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Cripps claims second John Nicholls Medal". Carlton Football Club. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Julian (15 June 2019). "Match report: Blues v Dogs". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Sam McClure (17 March 2021). "'I feel sorry for him': What happened to Charlie Curnow, and can he still be the next Kouta?". The Age. Melbourne, VIC.
- ^ "Charlie Curnow". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlie Curnow. |
- Charlie Curnow's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Charlie Curnow's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Carlton Football Club players
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Geelong Falcons players
- Preston Football Club (VFA) players
- People educated at Geelong College