Edward Curnow (born 7 November 1989Carlton Football Club
Edward Curnow Player Profile bio
, Retrieved 23 March 2011.) is a professional

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er, currently playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Curnow participated in the

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program at

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. and played his junior football for Modewarre in the

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and school football for

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in the APS, before playing

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football for the

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until 2007, also representing Vic Country in the

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. He was drafted to the

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by the

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with its third selection in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft (#40 overall), however he did not play a senior game for the Crows. He spent the 2008 season playing with Glenelg, his allocated

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club, and was delisted by the Crows after one season.

AFL career

Curnow returned to Victoria, and signed up with Box Hill in the VFL in 2009. Curnow's 2009 season was solid, but his 2010 season was exceptional, and he was consistently Box Hill's best player. His season was cut short when he broke his leg in Round 13, missing the Hawks' last eight games; nevertheless, he had already polled enough votes to win the Box Hill

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(the Col Austen Trophy), and he finished third in the J. J. Liston Trophy, after holding a comfortable lead at the time of his injury. Curnow played a total of 33 senior games for Box Hill during his two years at the club, and also played one representative game for the VFL. Following his successful VFL season, Curnow was recruited back to the AFL by the

with its first selection in the 2011 AFL Rookie Draft (No. 18 overall). He was given guernsey number 35. After impressing in the pre-season, Curnow became the club's nominated rookie, and he made his debut for the Blues in Round 1 of the 2011 season against Richmond at the MCG. He made a bright start to his career as one of Carlton's best players in the first six matches of the season, although the rest of his season suffered after a shoulder injury in Round 7. Over the following years, and particularly under the coaching of

Mick Malthouse Michael Raymond Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After finishing his playing career, Maltho ...

between 2013 and mid-2015, Curnow made a name as a reliable tagger. Champion Data rated him to be the second best tagger in the league in 2013, and he finished fourth in the club's best and fairest that year, as well as in 2015. His roles in the midfield and as a utility began to diversify in late 2015 after Malthouse's departure from the club; and after being elevated to the club's leadership group, he had a break-out year as a two-way tagger in 2016, increasing his attacking output as well as continuing to be a dependable tagger.

Personal life

Curnow's younger brother Charlie is also a footballer at the Carlton Football Club, being drafted to the club in 2016.

Statistics

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curnow, Ed Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1989 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Glenelg Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players Geelong Falcons players People educated at Geelong College Place of birth missing (living people)