Blues great Kouta wants new AFL finals role for Curnow

He has booted 142 majors as the Blues' prime target in attack over the last two seasons, having overcome injury issues that took hold in late 2019 and ruined his '20 and '21 campaigns.

Koutoufides believes the 26-year-old can be an even greater weapon for Carlton coach Voss if given a new role further up the ground.

"I can't believe a guy would miss two seasons of footy and do what he's done in the last two years, but I still believe he's got another level or two to go," Koutoufides said at the TAB finals launch on Wednesday.

"We witnessed against Gold Coast (in round 23) that he's capable of playing in defence and I would love to see him play in the midfield to see what he could do.

"If he could roam around the wing or midfield, there would be no one in the competition that would be able to keep up with him.

"Then of course you throw in his high marking and the capability of running forward also."

Koutoufides, a two-time All-Australian and premiership player, was renowned for his versatility throughout a decorated 16-year career.

The 50-year-old was capable of playing at both ends of the ground and changed the game as a big-bodied midfielder.

"I maybe need to get down there and show (Curnow) how to do it," Koutoufides said with a laugh.

"But he could do it better than me if he really wanted, he just hasn't had that opportunity.

"We've just seen him play up forward because we need him up forward.

"But he is one of those scary propositions that if you were to unleash him come finals time ... he would be scary running around a football field."

Koutoufides also flagged the possibility of Curnow's fellow key forward Harry McKay spending more time in the ruck, but insisted he didn't want to tell Voss how to coach.

He praised Voss for turning the Blues' season around after they were "almost done and dusted" at the half-way mark.

"He's doing an incredible job," Koutoufides said.

Carlton boast the equal-most premierships in AFL/VFL history with 16 but have not won the flag since 1995, when Koutoufides was in his fourth season.

The 278-game champion and former Blues captain believes a drought-breaking premiership is within reach this year.

"Stats will tell you they can't but I think they've got that opportunity to be able to do it," Koutoufides said.

"They're going to have to do it the harder way, they finished fifth, but I don't see why they can't.

"The season's so open, it's all about who you get and where you get them and the form that they're going in with."