Carlton have rejected Geelong's offer of three first-round AFL draft picks for disgruntled Blues spearhead Charlie Curnow, which the Cats believe was as much as they could put forward.

Despite having four years to run on his contract with Carlton, the dual Coleman medallist is desperate to leave Ikon Park.

The Cats are Curnow's first choice and Geelong tabled their first-round picks for this year, as well as 2026 and 2027, in an attempt to lure Curnow to GMHBA Stadium.

But with the Cats coming off a losing grand final and expected to remain in premiership contention, their draft picks won't be attractive to Carlton.

"The club's position has been that we don't want Charlie to be leaving Carlton," new Blues football boss Chris Davies told Trade Radio on Friday.

"The second part of this

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