(247th Eagles player)
Boddington (Upper Gt Sthn FL) 2022
The younger brother of Adelaide and Brisbane forward Charlie Cameron, Jarrod was selected by West Coast as a Next Generation Academy selection ahead of the 2018 draft.
West Coast career[]
Having played rugby and baseball growing up in Queensland, Cameron switched to Australian Rules when the family moved to Newman.[1] His indigenous background and Pilbara address qualified him for the Eagles' academy, and he appeared for the WA under-18s and Swan Districts' colts side (also making several reserves and one league appearance) in 2018 before being nominated as an academy selection. He became the first Next Generation Academy player to join the Eagles' senior list, after the club matched a bid on him by his brother's club late in the second round.
Cameron had a taste of AFL football in the JLT pre-season series before an ankle injury interrupted his progress. He showed promise in the WAFL, in particular a four-goal effort against his old side Swan Districts, and was called up for a debut midway through the season. Immediately impressing with his goal sense and a tackling ability that belied his light frame, Cameron kicked back-to-back hauls of four goals against Fremantle and Collingwood, but after several quiet games in a row was sent back to the reserves to continue his development.
He was hampered by the dreaded osteitis pubis throughout 2020, appearing just a shadow of his 2019 self in his five senior games during the season. That unlucky run continued into the following season - after a limited pre-season, Cameron played just four reserves games before suffering a serious ankle injury against East Perth that ended his year early, and he was placed on the inactive list ahead of the mid-season draft. At the end of the season, rumours began circling that Cameron would step away from the club after losing his passion for top-flight football, and he was quietly delisted ahead of the draft.
Post-AFL career[]
Cameron originally intended to return to Swan Districts for the 2022 season,[2] but ultimately ended up in country football, winning a premiership with Boddington in the Upper Great Southern league.
Stats[]
| AFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | Cl | WAFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 28 | 5 | WCE | 11 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 17 | 25 | 96 | 57 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 0 | N/A | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0 | WCE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
| Tot | 12 | 13 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 26 | 77 | 39 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
News[]
7/11/18: Swan Districts product nominated as Academy selection
17/7/19: Contract extension for exciting young goalsneak
1/6/21: Pair moved to inactive list ahead of mid-season draft
References[]
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jarrod_Cameron.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Cameron
https://www.wafl.com.au/player/jarrod-cameron
- ↑ Shayne Hope, The West Australian (1 July 2018), "'I've been working on the pipes lately' - Jarrod Cameron promises to keep the celebrations coming": https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl-draft/ive-been-working-on-the-pipes-lately---jarrod-cameron-promises-to-keep-celebrations-coming-ng-b88883144z
- ↑ swandistrictsfc.com.au (26 November 2022), "Jarrod Cameron returns to Swan Districts": https://www.swandistrictsfc.com.au/news/21469/jarrod-cameron-returns-to-swan-districts