Overview

• Charlie Curnow publicly declared he will play for Carlton next year, stating “I’m playing at Carlton next year. There you go. Done.”
• Coach Michael Voss and club officials have repeatedly told Curnow he is not for sale and highlighted his contract extension through the end of 2029.
• Gold Coast Suns, Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats are understood to lack the draft assets and salary-cap flexibility required to mount a viable bid for the dual Coleman Medallist.
• Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick praised the Suns’ lifestyle appeal but declined to comment on targeting specific players, including Curnow.
• Incoming CEO Graham Wright will lead an off-season review of Carlton’s football department that will examine coaching roles and list strategy, with Voss’s future to be evaluated.