Unfiltered: Geelong premiership hero Jeremy Cameron opens up on ‘worst game’ of his career
Geelong premiership hero Jeremy Cameron has opened up on the “worst game” of his life that helped shaped his career.
Cameron has been one of the AFL’s best players since making his debut for the GWS Giants in their first ever game way back in 2012.
The superstar forward kicked 62 goals in his second season as a 20-year-old to make the All-Australian team.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.While he had already announced himself as a start of the competition after that incredible season, it was a game in 2016 that Cameron highlights as the turning point in his career.
The Giants finished the season in fourth place before stunning minor premiers Sydney in the qualifying final to book a home preliminary final.
Cameron kicked 4.4 in that win over the Swans, but had just two kicks in his next match as the Giants fell to the Western Bulldogs in an instant classic.
It was only the fifth time in four seasons he had been goalless and came at the worst possible time.
The Dogs would go on to win the premiership the following week, which hurt Cameron even more.
“I believe that that game is a big turning point for me in my career,” Cameron tells Hamish McLachlan on Unfiltered.
“I rate it as the worst game I’ve ever played. I’ve played four or five years up to that stage, I know better to go out there and just have no impact on what was a massive game, I think that’s what hurt me the most.
“It’s probably the only game I’ve sat back and thought about long and hard.
“It was a good turning point for me, I wanted to come back and have a genuine off-season and work hard.
“That was one where I’m like, ‘I’m going to go overboard here and come back fitter than ever because I want 2017 better than last year’.
“I’m sure a lot of boys thought the same. I hated that game and I hated watching on to see what happened afterwards as well.”
After 171 games in nine years at the Giants, Cameron moved to Geelong at the end of the 2020 season.
But if it wasn’t for the covid lockdowns, then Cameron may have continued his career at GWS.
“It’s a tricky question. Honestly, I probably still would be back up there if I had to put my money somewhere,” he said.
Unfiltered with Hamish McLachlan featuring Geelong premiership winning player Jeremy Cameron, 9.30pm straight after The Front Bar on Seven and 7plus.
Originally published on 7NEWS Sport
