Charlie Curnow has signed a huge six-year deal to stay at Carlton.
The superstar forward, who has bounced spectacularly back to form this season after two years of injury hell, has re-committed to the Blues until at least the end of 2029.
It is a significant signing for Michael Voss’ Carlton given Curnow was due to become a free agent next year when his current contract expires and with rival clubs already circling.
Yet Curnow, 25, was eager to repay the faith shown in him to the club that drafted him and stood by him while he battled through seven knee injuries and multiple surgeries over two years.
He has also been encouraged by the newfound stability and direction of the Blues under Voss and new chief executive Brian Cook.
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Curnow missed the entire 2020 season and played only four games in 2021, prompting widespread doubt he would ever be able to fulfil the promise he showed early in his career.
But the athletic forward has exploded this year and is almost certain to win the Coleman Medal having booted 62.37.
Curnow’s key forward partner Harry McKay is also out of contract and due to qualify for free agency next year, while young ruckman Tom De Koning has a contract that expires at the end of this season.
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