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.
Charlie Curnow | |||
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![]() Curnow playing for Carlton in 2017. | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Charlie Curnow | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)/Geelong College (APS) | ||
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 | 84 (143) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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.
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]
Curnow played every game of the 2022 AFL season and won the 2022 Coleman Medal kicking 64 goals.[9] Following his teammate Harry McKay's Coleman medal win in 2021, the pair became the first teammates to kick the most goals in the league in consecutive seasons in 121 years.[10]
On August 19, 2022 it was announced that Curnow signed a 6-year contract to remain at Carlton until 2029.[11]
Updated to the end of 2022.[12]
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 | 3 |
2020 | Carlton | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Carlton | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
2022 | Carlton | 30 | 22 | 64 | 42 | 231 | 33 | 264 | 126 | 35 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
Career | 84 | 143 | 89 | 829 | 253 | 1082 | 451 | 170 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 12.9 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 6 |
Individual
Carlton Football Club – current squad | |
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Coleman Medal winners | |
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The Coleman Medal was established in 1981, with retrospective awards dating back to 1955. Prior to that, the award was known as the Leading Goalkicker Medal. | |
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2022 All-Australian team | |
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Full-back |
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Half-back |
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Centre |
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Half-forward |
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Full-forward |
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Ruck |
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Interchange |
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Coach |
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← 2021 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. |
Carlton Football Club · leading goalkickers | |
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VFL/AFL |
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AFL Women's |
2017 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |