{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Neds Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog","author_name":"GuyWhoLikesSport","author_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/author\/guywholikessport\/","title":"Sydney's Charlie Curnow Conundrum - Neds Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QBRkq6hLbJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/03\/sydneys-charlie-curnow-conundrum\/\">Sydney&#8217;s Charlie Curnow Conundrum<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/03\/sydneys-charlie-curnow-conundrum\/embed\/#?secret=QBRkq6hLbJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sydney&#8217;s Charlie Curnow Conundrum&#8221; &#8212; Neds Blog\" data-secret=\"QBRkq6hLbJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curnow-657x370.avif","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"Sam Mitchell made a rare mistake early in Thursday night\u2019s win against Sydney.&nbsp;&nbsp; He started the game with Josh Battle on Charlie Curnow and Tom Barrass on Joel Amartey.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can understand it. Amartey is nowhere near as threatening as Curnow, which would allow Barrass to zone off and help Hawthorn\u2019s intercept mark game which is the backbone of their defence, and Battle can go with Curnow\u2019s mobility.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you see the mistake?&nbsp;&nbsp; Mitchell thought he was playing Curnow from 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp; Curnow in 2026 is a much different, far less threatening animal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Taking his&nbsp;cues&nbsp;from the lululemon girls on the Bondi&hellip;"}