Brisbane’s Charlie Cameron hopes for career-best year after being plagued by injuries last season

Brisbane Lion Charlie Cameron’s 2018 season was ruined by injury. In his second season with the club, the former Adelaide livewire has just one wish for 2019.

Brisbane Lion Charlie Cameron has one simple wish as he embarks on a second year with the club.

Cameron has been in Bundaberg for the past two days with four of his teammates as part of its community camp, with visits to schools and the running of clinics in the region.

The former Adelaide Crow hopes the trip and the pre-season can lead to a career-best year that is injury free.

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Charlie Cameron suffered a serious injury in Round 11 last year. Picture: Michael Klein

Cameron was left in a moon boot and his season was ruined. Picture: AFL Media/Getty Images

Cameron played the first 11 games for the club last year and was on track to more than 30 goals in a season for the first time in his career before a foot injury cut his 2018 short.

He admits the foot problem had hampered his pre-season but everything was on track to play in Round 1 next month.

“It’s going well,” he said.

“I have my good days and bad days with the foot, bit of pain and stuff, but hopefully it is behind me now.”

Cameron was drafted to the Crows at the end of 2013 and then left for the Lions ahead of the 2018 season.

He played in the losing grand final with Adelaide in 2017 and was one of two high profile departures alongside Jake Lever, who went to Melbourne.

Charlie Cameron was in career-best form before he went down with injury last year. Picture: Getty Images

Both ended last season on the long term injury list with Mitch McGovern, who joined Carlton from Adelaide this off-season, also injured after fracturing his back recently.

Cameron hopes the injury curse of the former Crows players is about to end so he can face not only his former side but Lever and McGovern.

“I hope they are tracking all well,” he said.

“I think Mitch is back fully training and Jake is almost in training now.

“I can’t wait to play against them.”

By the time he faces them the 24-year-old hopes his game has changed to become one of the premium forwards of the competition.

“I’m trying to run my game off Toby Greene, hopefully I can keep up with him,” he said.

“I can’t always be relying on my speed, I’ve got to add things.”

Cameron said that involves marking and making himself a better target in the forward line.

The Lions start their season later this month against the Gold Coast in a pre-season hitout before the JLT Series begins for the club on March 3 against Hawthorn.

Cameron is proud of his indigenous heritage. Picture: Getty Images

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Originally published as Brisbane’s Charlie Cameron hopes for career-best year after being plagued by injuries last season