How ‘smart forward’ Charlie Curnow keeps drawing free kicks

Matthew Richardson says Charlie Curnow’s forward smarts is one of the reason he seems to draw free kicks inside 50.

The big-bodied forward has kicked 17 goals so far this season and has formed a formidable partnership with Harry McKay.

While some believes Curnow receives favourable treatment from umpires, Richardson says Curnow’s forward craft means he immediately worries opposition defenders.

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“He’s obviously a very smart forward,” he said on 3AW Football.

“He uses his ball so well in marking contests – he makes early contact on the defenders – and when that happens the defenders start to grab him and that’s why he gets free kicks.”

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