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Barry Cameron

Richmond

AFL career

96 games21 goals

Debut
R4 1959 v CAR16 May 1959
Most recent
R18 1966 v FIT27 Aug 1966

Stats

1966
RCH
15
11.7
3.4
15.1
3.1
1.5
1.3
0.3
0.4
1965
RCH
16
11.9
3.0
14.9
2.9
2.1
1.1
0.3
0.2
1964
RCH
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.3
-
1963
RCH
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.2
-
1962
RCH
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
1961
RCH
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.5
-
1960
RCH
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
1959
RCH
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0
-
League
Season
FIT
MCG
R18
11
4
15
3
2
2
0
0.1
SME
LO
R17
5
2
7
2
0
0
1
1.0
GEE
MCG
R16
16
6
22
4
2
1
1
0.0
COL
MCG
R15
21
2
23
6
3
2
1
0.0
MEL
MCG
R14
16
4
20
7
1
2
0
1.0
FSC
WO
R13
10
7
17
4
1
0
0
0.2
CAR
MCG
R12
17
4
21
5
3
2
0
1.1
HAW
GO
R11
5
1
6
0
0
0
0
1.2
ESS
WH
R10
7
4
11
0
1
0
0
0.0
SME
MCG
R6
8
0
8
1
0
1
0
0.0
GEE
KP
R5
11
2
13
3
3
2
0
0.0
COL
VP
R4
7
2
9
3
1
0
0
0.0
MEL
MCG
R3
14
7
21
4
2
2
1
0.0
FSC
MCG
R2
19
2
21
2
3
3
0
0.0
CAR
PP
R1
8
4
12
3
1
3
-
0.0

Profile

Born
06 June 1939 (age 87y 137d)
Height
184 cm
Weight
87 kg

Teams

  • 96 games, 21 goals
    1959–1966

Recruited from Hampton Scouts, Barry Cameron was a durable utility who served Richmond primarily as a half-back and follower throughout the late 1950s and mid-1960s. Noted for his exceptional stamina and capacity to run all day, Cameron was a relentless competitor who often saved his best performances for heavy, wet conditions where his work rate gave him an edge. While he played during a lean period for the club and missed the Tigers' golden premiership era that began shortly after his departure, he was a key member of the 1962 Night Premiership side and provided steady service across 96 games. He departed Punt Road in 1966 with Life Membership, later achieving success as a dual premiership captain-coach with Burwood in the Eastern District Football League.