Gordon Cameron
Carlton
AFL career
17 games1 goals
- Debut
- R6 1940 v FIT1 June 1940
- Most recent
- R8 1946 v COL10 June 1946
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Laverton, Gordon Cameron was a promising midfielder whose VFL career was significantly interrupted by the Second World War. He broke into the Carlton side as a teenager in 1940, playing 10 games in his debut season and showing signs of developing into a consistent contributor. like many of his generation, his football ambitions were put on hold for military service, with Cameron serving as a Lance Sergeant in the Australian Army during the conflict. He returned to Princes Park in 1946 to play a final seven games for the Blues, but was unable to recapture his pre-war momentum and finished his time at the club with 17 senior appearances.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Feb 1922
- Died
- 29 Dec 1995 (aged 73y 307d)
- Birthplace
- Werribee, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Laverton, Gordon Cameron was a promising midfielder whose VFL career was significantly interrupted by the Second World War. He broke into the Carlton side as a teenager in 1940, playing 10 games in his debut season and showing signs of developing into a consistent contributor. like many of his generation, his football ambitions were put on hold for military service, with Cameron serving as a Lance Sergeant in the Australian Army during the conflict. He returned to Princes Park in 1946 to play a final seven games for the Blues, but was unable to recapture his pre-war momentum and finished his time at the club with 17 senior appearances.