Darcy Cameron

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Darcy Cameron
Darcy Cameron 01 170525.jpg
Cameron playing for Collingwood in May 2025
Personal information
Nickname Booker [1]
Born (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 30)
Albany, Western Australia
Original team North Albany
Draft 48, 2016 national draft
Debut 21 July 2018, Sydney  vs. Gold Coast, at the SCG
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Position Ruck
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 14
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2019 Sydney 1 (0)
2020– Collingwood 119 (69)
Total120 (69)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darcy Cameron (born 18 July 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Originally from Albany, Western Australia, Cameron grew up as a West Coast Eagles fan. He is the nephew of radio personality and politician Eoin Cameron. [2] He was a cricketer and swimmer in his youth and played football for North Albany. [3] He attended Hale School as a boarder. Cameron played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League, averaging one goal, 11 disposals and 16 hitouts over 40 league matches. He wore number 18. [4]

AFL career

Sydney Swans

Cameron during a NEAFL game in April 2017 Darcy Cameron 2017.1.jpg
Cameron during a NEAFL game in April 2017

Cameron was expected to be drafted by West Coast in the 2016 AFL draft, but was taken by Sydney with pick 48. [5] He made a positive start, impressing coach John Longmire in his first pre-season. [6] Cameron lacerated his finger during training in March. It was later infected in a North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) match against Sydney University, rendering him unavailable for one week. [7] Shoulder surgery halfway through the year restricted him to nine NEAFL games. [3] In April, Cameron signed a contract extension, tying him to Sydney until 2019. [5]

In 2018, Sam Naismith's season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, Kurt Tippett's retirement and a quadriceps injury to Sam Reid opened up senior opportunities for Cameron. [8] [9] He played both JLT Community Series matches [9] and showed good form in the NEAFL, averaging 34 hitouts, 19 possessions and one goal over 13 matches. [3] However, he did not make his AFL debut until round 18 against the Gold Coast Suns at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [10]

Collingwood

Cameron was traded to Collingwood at the end of the 2019 AFL season. [11] He was a member of Collingwood's team that won the 2023 AFL Grand Final where he had 4 clearances and 19 hitouts. [12]

Cameron won the Copeland Trophy as Collingwood's best and fairest for the 2025 season, after being runner-up the previous season. [13]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season. [14]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2017 Sydney 170—————————————————
2018 Sydney 17100123229001.02.03.02.02.09.00
2019 Sydney 170—————————————————
2020 [a] Collingwood 1410424630763614570.40.24.63.07.63.61.45.70
2021 Collingwood 14182291477221999321211.20.58.24.012.25.51.86.70
2022 Collingwood 142420820410831291804230.80.38.54.513.03.83.317.64
2023 # Collingwood 14195613911024965614900.30.37.35.813.13.43.225.80
2024 Collingwood 1423112230129359106656730.50.110.05.615.64.62.829.30
2025 Collingwood 142576268173441128697080.30.210.76.917.65.12.828.30
Career12069331035624165952732324810.60.38.65.213.84.42.720.74

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ "AFL Record Match Centre, Round 22, 2023 by Crocmedia Lifestyle1". Issuu. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Middlemass, Corban (25 November 2016). "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Gates, Zachary (20 July 2018). "Cameron: A special moment". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Darcy CAMERON". West Australian Football League . Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Curley, Adam (24 March 2017). "First-year Swans ruckman Darcy Cameron inks new deal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Peter (5 February 2017). "Big Swan pushing for pre-season opportunity". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (22 March 2017). "Cameron ruled out". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Cordy, Neil (9 March 2018). "Cameron stakes claim for Round 1 berth". news.com.au . Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 Newbold, Cameron (12 April 2018). "Cameron on the cusp of debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sydney Swans Vs Gold Coast Suns – Match Centre". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (15 October 2019). "Collingwood has entered the AFL trade period — and they've snared a Swans ruckman". Fox Sports .
  12. ↑ "Veterans, young gun deliver as tall struggles: Every Magpies player rated". AFL. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Magpies big man proves his worth with Copeland Trophy win". AFL Media. 3 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Darcy Cameron statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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