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How to tune into Sport NationCarlton standing firm: Geelong offer not enough for Curnow
Andrew Slevison • October 10th, 2025 10:52 am
Carlton’s GM of Football, Chris Davies, has addressed the constant trade speculation surrounding Charlie Curnow.
The dual Coleman Medallist continues to be heavily linked with a possible move this trade period with Geelong and Sydney at the front of the pack.
On Thursday it was reported by AFL Media’s Cal Twomey that the Cats had offered three first-round picks for Curnow who is contracted with the Blues until 2029.
But Davies insists that the Blues are standing firm on their star goal kicker, especially given the Geelong offer simply won’t appease Carlton.
“Importantly the club’s position has been that we don’t want Charlie to be leaving Carlton,” Davies said on AFL Trade Radio.
“So from that standpoint that’s the first thing we should all be aware of here. The second part of this conversation is understanding what three first-round picks might actually look like.
“For Geelong, those three picks are effectively going to be picks in the 20s. If that’s what the offer ends up being - notwithstanding the fact we don’t want Charlie to go no matter what - I’m not sure that anyone would think that’s a reasonable deal for who Charlie Curnow is.”
Hypothetically, if Curnow is to depart IKON Park, is it fair to say that Carlton’s asking price does revolve around a high-calibre player coming their way?
“Yeah, I mean, what has been clear from day one is that we’re not going to be in a position where we’re having to suggest to other clubs what we think Charlie is worth. We want Charlie to stay,” Davies said resolutely.
“I’m not going to get into what I think Charlie is worth other than saying that we want him to be at Carlton, we value him highly, we value him far more than what some other people are suggesting around the competition that he’s worth.
“From here on in, our position will remain that we want Charlie to stay.”
Curnow does want to leave the Blues but can the relationship be mended if a deal with a rival cannot be agreed upon?
“That’s probably largely a conversation for Charlie. From the club’s perspective we think that can be mended,” Davies said further.
“We acknowledge that 2025 for Charlie was a significant year of some pain from an injury persecutive and the team not performing the way the club wanted it to.
“But we certainly think that can be mended. That’s exactly what we’re trying to do in highlighting how much we value Charlie.”
Where does Sydney sit with this and is there a better deal from them as opposed to the Cats?
“We’re just not in that situation where we’re volunteering anything when it comes to Charlie,” the former Port Adelaide GM of footy said.
“I accept that the AFL competition is now that players have far more power than what they did in the past. What I have seen in this trade period is clubs who are trying to get significant players out of other clubs who aren’t willing to give any sort of ground themselves.
“I’m not sure that’s the way that the competition needs to go into the future. I’m certainly not going to sit here and suggest that we want anything from Sydney because we want Charlie to stay.”
It’s clear to see that Carlton’s position on Curnow remains firm.
