The Carlton spearhead admitted the chase for the Coleman Medal was playing on his mind before Sunday’s match. Now that’s out of the way, he can start preparing for his first AFL final.
Charlie Curnow immediately regretted checking how many goals Taylor Walker kicked on Saturday night.
The man himself even broke into a nervous laugh as his eyes caught 2021 Coleman winner Harry McKay’s in the Carlton change rooms before Sunday night’s clash with the Giants.“I was like, ‘Oh, mate, I’m trying not to think about it, but it’s at the back of my mind’,” Curnow said.Curnow need not have worried. All-Australian Giants defender Sam Taylor’s hamstring setback, which caused him to be a late exclusion, was a fortunate break for the Blue, but he was a man on a mission in the early going.
Making Curnow’s achievement even greater this time around is the knowledge his 78-goal season haul – he finished Sunday’s game with three majors – is a major reason the Blues are September-bound for the first time in his career. “I just know that if things aren’t going that well – nothing in that bubble is going to change,” he said.“They’re a really strong core group of people, so I find things a lot easier when I’ve got that support. If I miss a goal from straight in front; I can go back to them and have a laugh about it.
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