45 Cameron Ling

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Details
Number	45
Height	189cm
Weight	92kg
DOB	27-02-1981
Debut	2000

Games		Goals
2009	22	2009	7
Career	246	Career	139

Dreamteam Points
2009	1928

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Cameron Ling served many roles during the clubs glorious 2000s, from forward to shutdown midfielder to ball winner to skipper. He was a member of three premierships and won the best & fairest and All Australian honours. He captained the 2011 flag after being vice captain in 2007 & 2009 successes. A local boy that watched the Cats from the crowd, Ling was one of the most popular players in Cats history.

SEASON BY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2011

• Earned third premiership medal in his final season
• Captain club to premiership in his second year as skipper
• Played 21 games including all three finals
• Kicked final goal of the GF
• Gathered over 450 possessions for ninth straight year
• His 17 goals were most since 2007 and second best year of his career
• Kicked three goals vs Sydney in rd 23, seventh time in his career he kicked three in a game
• Had 20+ disposals in 15 games
• Kicked goals in 14 games
• Finished fourth in B & F in final season

2010

• First season as club captain
• Played 21 games including all three finals
• Exceeded 450 possessions for the eighth straight season
• Had 20+ possessions in 14 games
• Laid a career high 112 tackles
• Had 10+ tackles three times, including career best 11 in rd 4 win over Port
• Averaged 25 disposals in the finals
• Finished seventh in best & fairest voting

2009

• Played in his second premiership and third consecutive grand final
• Continued to prove he is an elite player, gathering 500 possessions for the sixth time in his career
• Played his 200th game in rd 21 vs Dogs, picking up season high 31 possessions
• Shut Nick Del Santo down in GF win over St Kilda
• Then career best 10 tackles in rd 9 win over Dogs
• In addition to shutting down dangerous opponents had 20+ possessions in 17 of 22 games
• Captained Cats to NAB Cup GF win over Collingwood

2008

• Played 23 of 25 games and kicked 15 goals
• Played al three finals including grand final
• Had double figure possessions in 22 games, and at least 20 possessions in 20 games
• Equaled career best with eight tackles in qualifying final win over St Kilda
• 100th career goal came in rd 14 win over Crows
• Ranked 4th in best & fairest voting
• Won coach’s award
• Ranked 19th in AFL with 546 disposals and 12th in handballs with 309

2007

• Won first premiership medal in grand final win over Port Adelaide
• Selected in All Australian team for first time
• Played 24 games and kicked career best 28 goals
• Kicked equal career best three goals on four occasions
• Equaled career best with eight tackles vs. West Coast in rd 7
• Kicked 28 goals from 34 scoring shots, an 82% conversion rate
• Registered double figure possessions in all 24 games
• Finished 3rd in best & fairest voting
• Played 150th game in rd 15 win over Collingwood at the MCG

2006

• Ranked 4th in best & fairest voting
• Member of Cats NAB Cup grand final win over the Crows
• Finished 10th in AFL with 255 handballs
• Had streak of 106 games with at least 10 disposals snapped in rd 17 vs. NM when he got injured early and could not return to field
• Had at least 20 disposals in 19 of 22 games, and had three games with 30+ possessions

2005

• Played 23 matches including both finals
• Ranked 4th in best & fairest voting
• Named as Cats most determined and most dedicated player
• Had at least 20 possessions in 19 of 23 matches, and had over 30 disposals three times
• Polled most Brownlow votes of any Geelong player
• Played 100th game in rd 10 vs. Freo at Skilled Stadium
• Ranked 7th in AFL with 567 disposals and 5th in handballs 260

2004

• Played all 25 games and helped the Cats progress to prelim final
• Claimed first Cats best & fairest award
• Had at least 16 disposals in all 25 games, and had 20+ in 21 matches
• Career high 39 disposals came in rd 19 win over Richmond
• Equaled career best with three goals in rd 6 win over Crows
• Ranked 2nd in AFL with 592 disposals, 6th in kicks with 357, 8th in handballs with 235, and 5th in marks with 168
• Averaged 25 disposals in Cats three finals matches
• Played in Wizard Cup grand final vs. St Kilda

2003

• Played 21 games and kicked four goals
• Finished runner up in club best & fairest for second straight year
• Had at least 20 possessions in 20 games, the exception being rd 21 when he had 19 vs. Brisbane
• Had first 30+ possession game in rd 4 win over Melbourne (31 disposals)
• Polled most Brownlow votes of any Geelong player
• Played 50th game in rd 7 vs. West Coast
• Ranked 16th in AFL with 522 disposals and 5th in handballs with 242

2002

• Played 21 of 22 games and kicked 13 goals
• Had at least 10 disposals in every game and 20 or more possessions 10 times
• Had a career best eight tackles vs. Adelaide in rd 17
• Finished runner up in club best & fairest
• Polled most Brownlow votes of any Geelong player
• Played for Australia vs. Ireland in international rules

2001

• Played 13 games and kicked eight goals
• First ever 20+ possession game came in rd 11 vs. Hawthorn (22 poss)
• Booted a career best three goals vs. West Coast in rd 16
• Named as Cats most improved player
• Nominee for AFL rising star award
• Finished 12th in club best & fairest

2000

• Made AFL debut in rd 10 draw vs. Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, kicking his first goal in that game
• Played 10 games and kicked three goals
• Named as best first year reserves player

1999

• Played with Geelong Falcons in TAC Cup
• Named in TAC Cup team of the year
• Represented Victoria Country at U18 national championship

1998

• Played with Geelong Falcons in TAC Cup
• Played in TAC Cup grand final
• Played for Australia vs. Ireland in U17 international rules
• Represented Victoria Country at U18 national championship

At a Glance

• Junior Clubs: St Josephs
• Clubs: Geelong
• Debut: 2000
• Recruited from: Geelong U18
• AFL Awards: See awards section
• Club Awards: See awards section
• Brownlow Votes: 71

Disposals	Marks	Stoppages	Frees	General play	Scoring
K H D	M	HO	FF FA	T	G B
CP UP DE% Clg	CM m50	CL i50 r50		1% BO DT GT%	G% GA

Rd

Opponent

Result

K

H

D

M

HO

FF

FA

T

G

B

CP

UP

DE%

Clg

CM

m50

CL

i50

r50

1%

BO

DT

GT%

G%

GA

1

Hawthorn

W 103 - 111

7

18

25

4

0

0

5

1

0

0

5

20

88.00

5

0

0

2

4

0

1

0

58

96

0.00

1

Week 1

Western Bulldogs

W 96 - 82

11

11

22

5

0

0

0

4

1

0

5

17

59.09

1

0

1

1

4

1

2

0

92

80

100.00

2

2

Richmond

W 105 - 85

10

11

21

2

0

2

3

10

0

2

5

16

76.19

3

0

0

2

2

1

2

0

93

90

0.00

0

3

Collingwood

W 122 - 95

5

11

16

1

0

0

2

2

0

0

8

8

81.25

3

0

0

2

2

0

2

0

42

70

0.00

0

Week 3

Collingwood

W 120 - 47

16

11

27

4

0

1

0

1

0

1

13

15

74.07

0

1

0

7

2

2

2

0

88

83

0.00

0

Week 4

St Kilda

W 68 - 80

9

7

16

3

0

0

3

6

0

0

3

14

68.75

4

0

0

2

3

3

1

0

65

89

0.00

1

4

Adelaide

W 86 - 134

8

22

30

8

0

1

1

3

0

0

8

22

83.33

2

0

0

6

1

1

1

0

102

76

0.00

0

5

Brisbane Lions

W 126 - 33

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Melbourne

W 68 - 111

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

Sydney Swans

W 116 - 65

11

7

18

7

0

0

2

3

0

0

5

13

72.22

4

1

2

2

2

1

1

0

74

86

0.00

0

8

North Melbourne

W 119 - 49

9

8

17

5

0

0

1

6

1

0

1

15

94.12

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

85

91

100.00

0

9

Western Bulldogs

W 116 - 114

13

9

22

6

0

0

2

10

0

1

4

18

59.09

3

0

0

2

5

0

0

0

110

89

0.00

1

10

Essendon

W 70 - 134

14

12

26

5

0

1

1

4

2

1

7

19

61.54

1

0

2

0

5

0

0

0

108

92

66.67

0

11

West Coast Eagles

W 77 - 99

10

16

26

3

0

4

0

9

0

0

9

17

73.08

3

0

0

4

3

0

3

0

111

92

0.00

0

12

Fremantle

W 75 - 94

14

13

27

7

0

0

2

7

0

0

8

19

70.37

3

0

0

5

5

5

1

1

111

95

0.00

2

13

Port Adelaide

W 122 - 88

9

8

17

5

0

1

0

4

1

0

5

13

64.71

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

0

81

84

100.00

0

14

St Kilda

L 91 - 85

10

11

21

2

0

0

1

4

0

0

6

16

80.95

3

0

0

1

0

4

0

0

71

89

0.00

1

15

Brisbane Lions

L 108 - 65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

Melbourne

W 117 - 71

13

11

24

9

0

0

0

2

0

0

4

20

79.17

1

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

96

79

0.00

0

17

Hawthorn

W 99 - 98

11

9

20

5

0

0

2

2

1

0

2

17

70.00

4

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

74

91

100.00

0

18

Adelaide

W 93 - 91

8

12

20

1

0

2

1

7

0

0

7

13

75.00

2

0

0

3

3

1

1

0

78

84

0.00

0

19

Carlton

L 97 - 62

13

12

25

7

0

2

1

5

1

0

6

20

76.00

2

0

0

3

3

3

1

0

109

87

100.00

0

20

Sydney Swans

W 87 - 92

12

17

29

4

0

1

2

7

0

0

7

23

79.31

5

0

0

6

4

2

0

0

105

84

0.00

0

21

Western Bulldogs

L 110 - 96

11

20

31

3

0

0

1

5

0

1

9

24

77.42

2

0

1

7

5

1

2

0

100

80

0.00

1

22

Fremantle

W 94 - 54

11

9

20

4

0

1

2

4

0

1

6

14

75.00

3

2

0

4

0

1

0

0

75

80

0.00

0

News

More work to do

Cameron Ling is pleased by a 9-0 start, but says the players know they need to get better to challenge for the flag.Thursday, June 02, 2011 - 10:26AM

Chapman a chance

Chris Scott is refusing to rule out Paul Chapman and skipper Cameron Ling from round oneTuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:38PM

Cats' confidence high

If anyone thought Geelong was no longer a competition pacesetter, the Cats' leaders urge them to think again Monday, March 14, 2011 - 5:08PM

Ready to lead again

Skipper Cameron Ling wants to show he has many strings to his bow. Monday, March 07, 2011 - 4:39AM

Ling likely to remain top Cat

Chris Scott says he has an inkling Cameron Ling wants to retain the captaincyFriday, November 19, 2010 - 4:02PM

Video

Cameron Ling medal

New honour for Cats premiership skipperThursday, January 19, 2012 - 8:28PM

Kelly, Ling, Duncan Selwood on the win

Kelly, Ling, Duncan Selwood on the winSunday, October 02, 2011 - 10:44AM

Cameron Ling one on one (GF)

Cameron Ling one on one ahead of the GFFriday, September 30, 2011 - 4:00PM

GF memories: Cameron Ling

Cameron Ling recalls his memories of grand final day.Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 12:00AM

Mastermind: Kelly vs Ling

Who will progress to the quarter finals? Ling or Kelly?Monday, June 13, 2011 - 12:09AM

Cameron Ling year by year

Year	Club	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	Conv	HO	Tack	FF	FA	B'low	B+F
2000	GEEL	10	45	26	25	71	3	1	75.0%	1	7	3	4	0	25th
2001	GEEL	13	104	61	43	165	8	3	72.7%	0	30	10	8	2	12th
2002	GEEL	21	248	167	85	415	11	8	57.9%	3	49	14	11	12	2nd
2003	GEEL	21	280	242	112	522	4	5	44.4%	0	53	11	13	12	2nd
2004	GEEL	25	357	235	168	592	16	5	76.2%	0	72	19	12	12	1st
2005	GEEL	23	307	260	139	567	11	9	55.0%	0	50	17	14	13	4th
2006	GEEL	22	248	255	131	503	10	3	76.9%	0	61	13	14	6	4th
2007	GEEL	24	215	261	107	476	28	6	82.4%	0	69	21	27	1	3rd
2008	GEEL	23	237	309	106	546	15	5	75.0%	2	79	21	20	9	4th
2009	GEEL	22	235	265	100	500	7	7	50.0%	0	106	16	33	2	9th
2010	GEEL	21	211	253	76	464	9	12	42.9%	0	112	9	34	2	7th
2011	GEEL	21	265	192	74	457	17	9	65.4%	1	92	12	18	0	4th
Totals		246	2752	2526	1166	5278	139	73	65.6%	7	780	166	208	71
Best			26	23	13	39	3	3		1	11	5	5

Geelong
Best and fairest 2004
Runner up best and fairest 2002, 2003
Third best and fairest 2007
Fourth best and fairest 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
Coach's award 2008
Most determined and most dedicated player 2005
Most improved player 2001
Most votes in Brownlow Medal 2002, 2003, 2005
Best first year reserves player 2000

AFL
All Australian 2007
AFL Rising Star nominee 2001

TAC Cup
Team of the Year 1999
Geelong Falcons captain 1998

Representative honours
Australia vs. Ireland international rules 2002
Vic Country U18 1998, 1999
Australia vs. Ireland U17 international rules 1998

Premierships
NAB Cup 2006 (Geelong dft. Adelaide)
AFL 2007 (Geelong dft Port Adelaide)
NAB Cup 2009 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)
AFL 2009 (Geelong dft. St Kilda)
AFL 2011 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

Cameron Ling history vs. opponents 2000-2011

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	HO	Tack	FF	FA
Adelaide	17	186	209	71	395	10	8	1	68	7	10
Brisbane	15	176	144	74	320	11	3	1	44	8	13
Carlton	11	128	100	51	228	5	1	0	27	11	15
Collingwood	19	210	195	80	405	6	9	0	61	9	15
Essendon	15	186	162	85	348	13	4	0	34	11	11
Fremantle	18	194	174	82	368	6	5	0	44	12	16
Gold Coast	2	22	23	8	45	2	0	0	9	0	1
Hawthorn	18	187	176	72	363	7	6	1	58	10	19
Melbourne	17	201	184	102	385	10	4	1	51	12	11
Nth Melb	15	162	148	66	310	10	3	0	28	14	10
Port Adel	16	170	173	72	343	13	7	1	41	13	14
Richmond	14	169	142	76	311	9	6	0	48	10	18
St Kilda	19	209	202	92	411	14	5	1	69	13	18
Sydney	17	181	161	69	342	7	4	1	67	16	15
West Coast	16	189	154	68	343	9	3	0	58	11	14
W- Bulldogs	17	182	179	98	361	7	5	0	73	9	8

Playing record
AFL
Geelong: 246 games, 139 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 24 games, 6 goals
VFL/ AFL reserves
Geelong: 16 games, 27 goals
Hawthorn: 1 game, 0 goals
Essendon: 1 game, 0 goals
TAC Cup
Geelong Falcons: 42 games, 113 goals

Milestone games

Milestone	versus	round	venue	result
AFL debut	Port Adelaide	rd 10, 2000	AAMI	draw
50th game	West Coast	rd 7, 2003	Subiaco	L 16
Finals debut	Port Adelaide	QF, 2004	AAMI	L 55
100th game	Fremantle	rd 10, 2005	Skilled	L 9
150th game	Collingwood	rd 15, 2007	MCG	W 16
200th game	Western Bulldogs	rd 21, 2009	Etihad	L 14

Draft history
Selected by Geelong with the 38th pick in 1999 national draft

Name: Cameron Ling
Sportsperson (other than AFL) you love watching the most: Taj Burrows and Steph Gilmore
Favourite footy commentator: Tom Harley
Whose autograph did you get as a kid: Gazza and Billy Brownless
Describe your perfect day off: surf all morning and a few drinks with mates in afternoon
Who inspires you: mum & dad
Best advice received: enjoy the journey not the destination
What scares you most: I’m not great with heights
If you weren’t a footballer, what would you like to be: pro surfer
First job: Bi-Lo shelf stacker
The person you would most like to meet: Jack Johnson
Two things you would like to do after your footy career: Travel, have time to enjoy family & friends
Greatest non-football achievement: surviving footy trip with James Kelly
How would your best friend describe you: stubborn
One thing you can’t eat: eat everything!
Which event would you prefer to attend – Olympics or World Cup: World Cup (Final)
Favourite Australian personality: Hamish & Andy
iPhone, Blackberry or Android: Blackberry
Best book read: Power of One and all the Harry Potter books
Favourite TV show: Family Guy
Favourite band / musical artist: Xavier Rudd and Powder finger
Favourite movie: In the name of the father