Darcy Cameron (born 18 July 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Darcy Cameron | |||
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 Cameron during a NEAFL game in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Albany, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Albany | ||
| Draft | 48, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | 21 July 2018, Sydney vs. Gold Coast, at the SCG | ||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2019 | Sydney | 1 (0) | |
| 2020– | Collingwood | 94 (62) | |
| Total | 95 (62) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editOriginally from Albany, Western Australia, Cameron grew up as a West Coast Eagles fan. He is the nephew of radio personality and politician Eoin Cameron.[1] He was a cricketer and swimmer in his youth and played football for North Albany.[2] He attended Hale School as a boarder. Cameron played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League, averaging one goal, 11 disposals and 16 hitouts over 40 league matches. He wore number 18.[3]
AFL career
editSydney Swans
editCameron was expected to be drafted by West Coast in the 2016 AFL draft, but was taken by Sydney with pick 48.[4] He made a positive start, impressing coach John Longmire in his first pre-season.[5] Cameron lacerated his finger during training in March. It was later infected in a North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) match against Sydney University, rendering him unavailable for one week.[6] Shoulder surgery halfway through the year restricted him to nine NEAFL games.[2] In April, Cameron signed a contract extension, tying him to Sydney until 2019.[4]
In 2018, Sam Naismith's season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, Kurt Tippett's retirement and a quadriceps injury to Sam Reid opened up senior opportunities for Cameron.[7][8] He played both JLT Community Series matches[8] and showed good form in the NEAFL, averaging 34 hitouts, 19 possessions and one goal over 13 matches.[2] However, he did not make his AFL debut until round 18 against the Gold Coast Suns at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[9]
Collingwood
editCameron was traded to Collingwood at the end of the 2019 AFL season.[10] He was a member of Collingwood's team that won the 2023 AFL Grand Final where he had 4 clearances and 19 hitouts.[11]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2024 season.[12]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
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Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2017 | Sydney | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Sydney | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020[a] | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 36 | 14 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 14 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 147 | 72 | 219 | 99 | 32 | 121 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | Collingwood | 14 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 204 | 108 | 312 | 91 | 80 | 423 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 2023# | Collingwood | 14 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 139 | 110 | 249 | 65 | 61 | 490 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 230 | 129 | 359 | 106 | 65 | 673 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 29.3 | 0 |
| Career | 95 | 62 | 27 | 767 | 451 | 1218 | 399 | 254 | 1773 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 18.7 | 4 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Middlemass, Corban (25 November 2016). "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Gates, Zachary (20 July 2018). "Cameron: A special moment". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Darcy CAMERON". West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b Curley, Adam (24 March 2017). "First-year Swans ruckman Darcy Cameron inks new deal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (5 February 2017). "Big Swan pushing for pre-season opportunity". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (22 March 2017). "Cameron ruled out". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Cordy, Neil (9 March 2018). "Cameron stakes claim for Round 1 berth". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b Newbold, Cameron (12 April 2018). "Cameron on the cusp of debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Swans Vs Gold Coast Suns – Match Centre". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (15 October 2019). "Collingwood has entered the AFL trade period — and they've snared a Swans ruckman". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Veterans, young gun deliver as tall struggles: Every Magpies player rated". AFL. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Darcy Cameron statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
External links
edit- Darcy Cameron's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Darcy Cameron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Darcy Cameron at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL playing statistics