Blues ‘immediately shut down’ Charlie Curnow trade possibility at exit meeting

The Blues have again shut down the possibility of a Charlie Curnow trade after the star forward reportedly flagged a move at his exit interview.

After a busy week at Carlton following the confirmed free agency departures of Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni, Nine’s Tom Morris reports Curnow “raised the prospect of a trade” at his exit interview on Thursday but “it was immediately shut down” by the club.

The two-time Coleman medallist didn’t formally request a trade, which is seen to be the only way Curnow would be traded given the Blues unwillingness to deal him.

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Trade talk surrounding has Curnow re-emerged, despite the 28-year old and Carlton shutting down speculation last month when he was first linked to Gold Coast.

Curnow, contracted at Ikon Park until 2029, this week publicly reiterated his stance that he’d be playing for Carlton in 2026.

Sydney is in the market for marquee key forward like Curnow, but a facilitating a trade looks increasingly difficult.

“I think it will be very tough to do a deal. The favourite still seems to be that Charlie will remain at Carlton. He’s obviously contracted there and stated he wants to stay,” News Corp journalist Lachlan McKirdy said on Fox Footy’s AFL Tonight on Wednesday.

“But it’s clear the Swans know they need to look around for some talent to add to this team. This is a team that doesn’t need too much to fix it to get it back into premiership contention, but a key forward is certainly at the top of the list.

“And if they’re going big, they want to go Curnow. They have a history of going for names like Franklin, Hall and Lockett. Curnow would be the latest one to add to that list.

“I think they’ve made their intentions clear that this is a person they’d to add to the team, even though it will be tough. They might look elsewhere if they know it’s going to be a definitive no.

“The consensus seems to be he’s going to stay at Carlton, but Sydney is going to try it’s best otherwise.”

Curnow booted 32 goals form 18 games in 2025 in a season disrupted by injury as the Blues missed the finals.