Paul Cameron
South Melbourne and Carlton
AFL career
24 games39 goals
- Debut
- R1 1926 v RCH1 May 1926
- Most recent
- R16 1928 v NTH11 Aug 1928
Stats
Bio
Paul Cameron occupies a unique place in VFL history, largely due to his diminutive stature as one of the shortest players to ever grace the league. Standing at just 158cm, the Middle Park recruit overcame his lack of height with sharp goal sense, emerging as a dangerous forward pocket and rover for South Melbourne where he averaged nearly two goals a game. Despite this promising start, he made a mid-season switch to Carlton in 1928, though his time at Princes Park proved remarkably brief with just two senior appearances. While his VFL career was short-lived, Cameron later found success as a premiership-winning captain-coach in the Murray Football League, leaving behind a legacy as a skilled "little big man" who punched above his weight.
Profile
- Born
- 12 June 1904
- Died
- 31 Dec 1978 (aged 74y 202d)
- Birthplace
- Essendon, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brunswick, VIC
- Height
- 158 cm
- Weight
- 57 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionPaul Cameron occupies a unique place in VFL history, largely due to his diminutive stature as one of the shortest players to ever grace the league. Standing at just 158cm, the Middle Park recruit overcame his lack of height with sharp goal sense, emerging as a dangerous forward pocket and rover for South Melbourne where he averaged nearly two goals a game. Despite this promising start, he made a mid-season switch to Carlton in 1928, though his time at Princes Park proved remarkably brief with just two senior appearances. While his VFL career was short-lived, Cameron later found success as a premiership-winning captain-coach in the Murray Football League, leaving behind a legacy as a skilled "little big man" who punched above his weight.