Written by Megan Taylor, sports reporter covering international sports since 2020
Jeremy Cameron has made a blunt admission after one of the toughest nights of his Geelong Cats career, calling his two-kick game against Brisbane Lions “borderline pathetic”.
The veteran forward was held goalless in Geelong’s 22-point grand final rematch loss last Thursday night, with Darcy Gardiner shutting him down as the Cats’ form slump deepened.
The concern around Cameron comes as injury issues shape several finals races, including Jack Viney’s injury cloud as Melbourne Demons push for finals.
Cameron Opens Up On Frustrating Night
Cameron finished with just four disposals and received a small bronx cheer from Geelong supporters when he collected his final touch late in the match.
"I'm normally relaxed about my football and I don't normally take football home with me too often, but I was bloody pissed off driving back down the highway out to the farm after the game," Cameron told the Ausmerican Aces podcast.
"It was borderline pathetic and hats off to (Lions defender) Darcy Gardiner who played a ripping game and just beat me on the night.
"It was a frustrating one and I'm sure frustrating for a lot of the boys as well.
"Some of my worst games have been the ones I have got the most improvement from."
Injury Issues Still Linger
Cameron is still dealing with the effects of a broken arm suffered in last year’s grand final.
He has also been troubled by a hip issue and continues to wear a guard on his right arm, with more operations required at the end of the season.
Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott said Cameron remains capable of helping the club’s finals push.
"It's obviously frustrating for him (Cameron) at the moment that he's not feeling as good as he has at times in his career," Scott said on Wednesday.
"But so he's got some ideas on it and we've thrown around some things this week that we think are worthy of consideration.
"This is something that's been an issue for him for virtually all the year and if you probably look at it and say well there has been ups and downs, because there certainly have been ups.
"Maybe we focus a little bit more on the downs, but he's saying he's in good enough shape to finish out the year with more of those ups than downs."
Geelong face Greater Western Sydney Giants at Engie Stadium on Saturday, with official AFL updates available through the AFL.
