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    How good was.....Leon Cameron?

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    I only remember him in strange black and yellow colours. Why did he leave us, by the way?

    But sometime back in the past he was a Dogs player, and from what I have read, a pretty silky, skilful, well regarded one.

    So what was Cameron like as Dog? And what current day player is most similar to him?
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Why did he leave us, by the way?
    He missed out on the senior job to Bevo.

    As to what sort of player he was. Do you remember Nathan Buckley? A bit like him, brilliant off both feet. As gutsy as anything, rarely missed a target, always seemed to find time and space and intense.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Thanks. I certainly remember Bucks.

    Was Cameron a mid? If so, inside or outside or both?
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    He missed out on the senior job to Bevo.
    And went to play for the Tigers? I am missing something here.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Thanks. I certainly remember Bucks.

    Was Cameron a mid? If so, inside or outside or both?
    He was more along the lines of what we called at the time a ruck-rover. A rover was a small guy like Libba who the ruckman would direct the ball towards at centre bounces and ball ups around the ground and throw ins and ruckmen were pretty much the same as they are now. Ruck-rovers were bigger, stronger versions of rovers who would block opposition players to let the the rover have better reign at the ball if they couldn't get to it themselves.

    Usually at centre bounces the classic set up would be the ruckman, ruck-rover, rover and the centreman (like Scott West) with the wingmen standing on each side of the centre square ready for the ball to squeeze out sideways.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    He was more along the lines of what we called at the time a ruck-rover. A rover was a small guy like Libba who the ruckman would direct the ball towards at centre bounces and ball ups around the ground and throw ins and ruckmen were pretty much the same as they are now. Ruck-rovers were bigger, stronger versions of rovers who would block opposition players to let the the rover have better reign at the ball if they couldn't get to it themselves.

    Usually at centre bounces the classic set up would be the ruckman, ruck-rover, rover and the centreman (like Scott West) with the wingmen standing on each side of the centre square ready for the ball to squeeze out sideways.
    OK, ruck rovers sound more like inside than outside to me. But from what I have read, everyone bangs on about Cameron's silky skills?
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    And went to play for the Tigers? I am missing something here.
    We wanted draft picks to get young kids and freshen up the list and Leon was coming to the end of his career but still had enough cachet to get us a couple of decent picks. It turned out pretty well for both of us. He played good footy at Richmond and we picked up Ryan Hargrave and Mitch Hahn with the picks (37 and 66 from memory) we got for him. One of the few win/win trades.

    You have to speculate to accumulate although I thought we'd been a bit silly at the time.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    OK, ruck rovers sound more like inside than outside to me. But from what I have read, everyone bangs on about Cameron's silky skills?
    Great silky skills, classic wingman type, he was brilliant with both legs. Sometimes you could have sworn he was a left footer.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Great silky skills, classic wingman type, he was brilliant with both legs. Sometimes you could have sworn he was a left footer.
    Thanks. Equivalent current day player?
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Thanks. Equivalent current day player?
    Not sure DR, have to think about that one
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Thanks. Equivalent current day player?
    A bigger, stronger version of Lachy Hunter or Dangerfield but less of a dickhead.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    A bigger, stronger version of Dangerfield.
    That's impressive.

    Totally off thread, I love watching Dusty Martin. What past players were like him, or is a one off?
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    A bigger, stronger version of Lachy Hunter or Dangerfield but less of a dickhead.
    I don't remember Cameron being like Dangerfield.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Thanks. Equivalent current day player?
    Bit like Isaac Smith but better and able to kick both sides.
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    Re: How good was.....Leon Cameron?

    Quote Originally Posted by chef View Post
    Bit like Isaac Smith but better and able to kick both sides.
    Yes a good comparison
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