Lion fired up to put best foot forward
BRISBANE Lion Charlie Cameron has one simple wish as he embarks on a second year with the AFL club.
Cameron has been in Bundaberg for the past two days with four of his teammates as part of the community camp, with visits to schools and the running of clinics in the region.
The former Adelaide Crow hopes the trip and the pre-season can lead to a career-best year that is injury free.
Cameron played the first 11 games for the club last year and was on track to more than 30 goals in a season for the first time in his career before a foot injury cut his 2018 short.
He admits the foot problem had hampered his pre-season but everything is on track to play in Round 1 next month. “It’s going well,” he said. “I have my good days and bad days with the foot, bit of pain and stuff, but hopefully it is behind me now.”
Cameron was drafted to the Crows at the end of 2013 and then left for the Lions ahead of the 2018 season.
He played in the losing grand final with Adelaide in 2017 and was one of two highprofile departures alongside Jake Lever, who went to play with Melbourne.
Both ended last season on the long-term injury list with Mitch Mcgovern, who joined Carlton from Adelaide this offseason, also injured after fracturing his back recently.
Cameron hopes the injury curse of the former Crows players is about to end so he can face not only his former side but Lever and Mcgovern.
“I think Mitch is back fully training and Jake is almost in training now. I can’t wait to play against them,” he said.
The Lions start their year later this month against the Gold Coast in a pre-season hitout before the JLT Series begins for the club on March 3.