Paul Curtis is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who plays for

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Curtis was raised in

Melton, Victoria Melton is a satellite city located west from Melbourne CBD. It is the administrative centre of the City of Melton Local government areas of Victoria, local government area and its most populous centre. At June 2019 Melton had an urban populatio ...

to a mother from Tonga (representing the country in netball at the Commonwealth Games) and an Australian father.Five things to know about Paul Curtis
by Mitchell Jones for North Media 23 April 2022 Curtis attended

Maribyrnong College Maribyrnong College, also known as Maribyrnong Secondary College, and formerly known as Maribyrnong High School, is a government-funded secondary day school that specialises in sports, located in Maribyrnong in the inner western suburbs of Me ...

as part of their selective sports academy. He began playing for

Melton South Junior Football Club Melton may refer to: Places * Melton, Victoria, a satellite city outside Melbourne, Australia ** Electoral district of Melton, the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate based on Melton ** Melton, Victoria (suburb), a suburb of Melton **Melton ...

before going on to play for the

Western Jets The Western Jets is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Victorian premier U19 competition, the NAB League, since its inception in 1992. The club have developmental squads in the U16, however much of the attention is towards its U ...

in the

NAB League The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victo ...

as a small forward where he stood out catching the interest of recruiters from multiple AFL clubs. However prior to the draft, Curtis contracted COVID, resulting in his planned interviews with several clubs being placed on hold. He was drafted by

with 35th selection in the 2021 National Draft.

AFL career

Curtis made his debut for North Melbourne in their 60 point loss to in Round 6 2022. He had 11 disposals and kicked his first goal in the last quarter. In Round 18 2022 Curtis kicked a career high 3 goals and had 14 disposals in an upset win against the Tigers at

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Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Paul 2003 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players Western Jets players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent People from Melton, Victoria