Charlie Curnow

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
Curnow playing for Carlton in 2017
Personal information
Full name Charlie Curnow
Nickname(s) Casey white, Chuck
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 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) Midfielder / Key Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 30
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Carlton 58 (77)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 Carlton's best-and-fairest award, the John Nicholls Medal, and was the club's leading goalkicker with 34 goals.[6]

In 2019, Curnow kicked a career-high seven goals in round 13 against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium.[7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 15, 2019.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016 Carlton 306523525601890.80.35.84.210.03.01.50
2017 Carlton 3021201220790297119611.00.69.94.314.15.72.90
2018 Carlton 3020342020671277123421.71.010.33.613.96.22.13
2019 Carlton 30111881152013549171.60.710.51.812.24.51.6
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

References
  1. "Pick 12: Charlie Curnow". Carlton Football Club. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. Callum Twomey (26 October 2015). "29 days to the draft: Meet contested beast Charlie Curnow". Australian Football League. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "Carlton Vs Sydney Swans". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. McGowan, Marc (10 July 2017). "Give me five: Blues bag yet another nomination". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. "Curnow commits". Carlton Football Club. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Cripps claims second John Nicholls Medal". Carlton Football Club. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. Wallace, Julian (15 June 2019). "Match report: Blues v Dogs". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. "Charlie Curnow". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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