Carlton announce Charlie Curnow's season ended by latest knee operation
The 28-year-old, who has a long history of knee troubles, reported soreness after last Thursday's loss to Hawthorn.
The call to go under the knife comes after Curnow missed the start of the 2025 campaign following a knee operation in December last year.
Curnow, who was not expected to face Fremantle in Perth on Sunday, was adamant last week that he would not require surgery despite his issues this year.
In a statement on Thursday night, Carlton football boss Brad Lloyd said Curnow 'wanted to finish the season' but the club overruled the key forward.
'We would have loved to have him out there for the remaining games,' Lloyd said.
'After further consultation this week it became clear that this would give Charlie the best chance to get himself right, recover fully over the off-season and be ready for when we return for the start of pre-season.
'Waiting until the end of the season could have impacted that, so we've taken the sensible approach.'
Curnow missed two years of football across 2019-21 with knee injuries before returning to become a dual Coleman medallist.
But his 2025 campaign ends with 32 goals to his name from 18 appearances for a struggling Blues side that has long been out of finals contention.
Curnow recently shut down speculation that he could request a trade, following revelations he entertained the idea of moving to the Gold Coast Suns.
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