Amid Carlton’s stern give attention to team-first soccer of their resurgence this season, a 10-goal haul continues to be a giant deal.
So when Charlie Curnow had kicked seven to halftime of Saturday’s 71-point AFL win over West Coast, coach Michael Voss was as eager as any Blues fan for the social gathering to proceed.
“I did say to him at halftime … don’t count out 14 just yet, just stay with us for a little longer,” Voss joked post-match.
“Even I couldn’t step away from the theatre of it all.”
Indeed, given Carlton have been 82 factors up on the most important break, the one curiosity from there was what number of Curnow would kick.
He duly delivered, snapping his tenth aim 12 minutes into the final time period because the Blues celebrated their fifth-straight win.
Curnow completed with 10.3, his career-best haul and the primary double-figure “bag” for Carlton since Stephen Kernahan kicked 10.7 towards Foostcray in 1995.
It eclipsed the 9 targets that Curnow had kicked earlier this season, additionally towards West Coast.
With Tom Barrass a late withdrawal and fellow Eagles key defender Jeremy McGovern additionally injured, Curnow terrorised the West Coast defence with 4 first-quarter targets.
The Eagles moved key ahead Oscar Allen again to provide their defenders some badly wanted assist.
But Curnow was imperious and after successful the Coleman Medal final season because the AFL’s high goalkicker, he has consolidated his lead once more.
Curnow began spherical 18 one forward of Adelaide’s Taylor Walker and now has 61 for the season.
“Some of the things he does out on the field, we’re all left in amazement at times,” Voss mentioned.
“To be able to kick 10 goals in today’s environment, with the support you get from defence … it was really pleasing.
“It was a fairly spectacular efficiency – the theatre round it, as effectively.
“Even as a coach, I clapped it. So it must have been OK.”
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