45 Cameron Ling

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

Games		Goals
2009	19	2009	6
Career	204	Career	113

Dreamteam Points
2009	1683

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Outlook
Once again the lion-hearted midfielder turned in some sterling performances, maintaining the consistency fans have come to expect from one of Geelong’s most experienced leaders. Individually, he achieved several highlights when he captained the Cats to the NAB Cup premiership while Tom Harley was injured and he celebrated his 200th game in round 21. Regularly shut down the opposition’s best on-ballers and was effective in curbing St Kilda’s Nick Dal Santo in the Grand Final after the Saints star threatened early in the game.

SEASON BY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

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
• 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: 69

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

4

21

88.00

5

0

0

2

4

0

1

0

58

96

-

1

2

Richmond

W 105 - 85

10

11

21

2

0

2

3

10

0

2

3

18

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

5

11

81.25

3

0

0

2

2

0

2

0

42

70

-

0

4

Adelaide

W 86 - 134

8

22

30

8

0

1

1

3

0

0

4

26

83.33

2

0

0

6

1

1

1

0

102

76

-

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

3

15

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

3

19

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

1

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

12

Fremantle

W 75 - 94

14

13

27

7

0

0

2

7

0

0

7

20

70.37

3

0

0

5

5

5

1

1

111

95

-

2

13

Port Adelaide

W 122 - 88

9

8

17

5

0

1

0

4

1

0

4

14

64.71

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

0

81

84

50.00

0

14

St Kilda

L 91 - 85

10

11

21

2

0

0

1

4

0

0

5

17

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

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

19

Carlton

L 97 - 62

13

12

25

7

0

2

1

5

1

0

5

21

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

3

7

0

0

6

24

79.31

6

0

0

6

4

2

0

0

102

84

-

0

21

Western Bulldogs

L 110 - 96

11

20

31

3

0

0

1

5

0

1

6

27

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

Australia's best athlete?

Is Cameron Ling Australia’s greatest athlete?Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 4:22AM

Leaders more important than captain: Ling

New Geelong captain Cameron Ling says the club's leadership group is responsible for its successWednesday, January 20, 2010 - 4:53PM

Ling captain; Kelly & Taylor added to PLG

Cameron Ling will captain Geelong and will be joined in the leadership group by Ablett, Bartel, Corey, Enright, Kelly Selwood and Taylor.Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 2:45PM

2000-09: Who was Cats best?

Which player was the Cats best in the ‘noughties’? There are many candidates.Saturday, January 02, 2010 - 3:40AM

2000-09: Reliving the 'noughties'

The 'noughties' were a decade that will live in the memory forever.Friday, January 01, 2010 - 12:01AM

Video

Cameron Ling - post match interview

Geelong`s Cameron Ling chats to afl.com.au after Geelong`s Round 4 win over St Kilda.Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 8:25PM

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
Totals		204	2276	2081	1016	4357	113	52	68.5%	6	576	145	156	69
Best			26	23	13	39	3	2		1	10	5	3

Geelong
Best and fairest 2004
Runner up best and fairest 2002, 2003
Third best and fairest 2007
Fourth best and fairest 2005, 2006, 2008
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)

Cameron Ling history vs. opponents 2000-2009

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	HO	Tack	FF	FA
Adelaide	14	154	169	60	323	8	8	1	54	7	8
Brisbane	12	144	113	59	257	9	1	1	34	8	8
Carlton	10	121	90	48	211	5	1	0	24	11	12
Collingwood	13	145	138	61	283	5	5	0	28	5	11
Essendon	12	150	131	80	281	11	4	0	26	9	3
Fremantle	15	158	134	64	292	4	3	0	27	11	12
Hawthorn	13	134	147	61	281	5	2	1	31	7	14
Melbourne	15	180	155	93	335	9	2	1	44	12	8
Nth Melb	15	162	148	66	310	10	3	0	28	14	10
Port Adel	14	144	142	62	286	12	6	1	28	12	11
Richmond	13	161	134	75	295	9	4	0	45	9	17
St Kilda	16	176	166	80	342	12	4	1	54	10	13
Sydney	13	132	122	56	254	2	2	0	42	14	10
West Coast	13	146	121	55	267	6	2	0	44	8	11
W- Bulldogs	16	169	171	96	340	6	5	0	67	8	8

Playing record (at start of 2010 season)
AFL
Geelong: 204 games, 113 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
Your earliest football memory is: kicking the footy in the backyard with my dad and brother
Best mark you have taken at any level of football: anytime I get off the ground
Where were you on the day you were drafted: at home with friends and family
First person you called after you were drafted: phone didn’t stop ringing
The hardest part of pre-season training: 40 degrees and running after skills
The best decision you have made on the football field: give the ball to Gary Ablett
If you could play another professional sport, it would be: surfing or NFL
Sports teams you support (non-AFL): San Diego Chargers
Life motto: Bite off more than you can chew and chew like crazy
What dish would you serve up if you were on MasterChef: Chicken stirfry (all I know to cook)
Where is the furthest you have been from home: Ireland
What is the oldest item in your wardrobe that you still wear: good old trackies
Most environmentally conscious teammate: Joel Corey
Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Ryan Gamble
What rules you more – your heart or your head: bit of both
Do you prefer a planned event or an unplanned event: unplanned!
The last concert you went to: Pearl Jam
Your favourite cricketer: Matthew Hayden
French fries or wedges: wedges
Speedos or boardshorts: boardies
What’s on your iPod: 60s and 70s music