Jeremy Cameron was the 2012 NAB AFL Rising Star runner up and is one of the club’s most exciting young forward prospects.

Cameron made his AFL debut in the club’s first ever AFL game against the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium.

In an outstanding first season in the AFL competition, Cameron played 16 matches and was the club’s leading goal kicker for 2012 with 29. The tall forward produced a number of impressive performances in his inaugural season and was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award after booting four goals against North Melbourne in Round 2.

One of Cameron’s most impressive performances of 2012 came in Round 5 against the Western Bulldogs when the young gun booted five goals amassed 12 disposals and took seven marks.

Previous Player History

Jeremy Cameron is a 196cm power forward with a strong attack on the ball, who in 2009 was a 16”year”old playing his first full season of football in the seniors for Dartmoor, 20 minutes from the South Australian border.

Despite living 256km from Ballarat, Cameron played 16 matches for North Ballarat in the TAC Cup alongside teammate Kurt Aylett who will also join him at the GWS Giants. In his TAC Cup matches, Cameron averaged 11 disposals per match, took 89 marks (ranked number 11) with this tally including the second most (43) contested marks across the competition.

His 58 scoring shots including 33 goals ranked number five at this level. His only match at the 2010 NAB Under”18 Championships was against NSW/ACT and his return from this outing was 11 disposals and five marks. He was a member of the 14th intake of the AIS AFL Academy squad.