Darcy Cameron
Australian rules footballer (born 1995)
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Darcy Cameron (born 18 July 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Albany, Western Australia
| Darcy Cameron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Cameron playing for Collingwood in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Booker[1] | ||
| Born |
18 July 1995 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 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2019 | Sydney | 1 (0) | |
| 2020– | Collingwood | 122 (70) | |
| Total | 123 (70) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2026 | Western Australia | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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 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 round 3, 2026.[14]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | H/O |
Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2017 | Sydney | 17[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 17[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 36 | 14 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 14 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 147 | 72 | 219 | 99 | 32 | 121 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | Collingwood | 14 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 204 | 108 | 312 | 91 | 80 | 423 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 2023# | Collingwood | 14 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 139 | 110 | 249 | 65 | 61 | 490 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 230 | 129 | 359 | 106 | 65 | 673 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 29.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Collingwood | 14 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 268 | 173 | 441 | 128 | 69 | 708 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Collingwood | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 17.7 | |
| Career | 123 | 70 | 35 | 1064 | 646 | 1710 | 539 | 331 | 2534 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 20.6 | 4 | ||
Notes
- 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.
