Jeremy Cameron equals Steve Johnson’s stunning seven-goal, 30-disposal mark in GWS Giants masterclass

Jeremy Cameron’s one-man wrecking crew effort against the Tigers has given him a share of a Giants record, set by the mercurial Steve Johnson in 2011. Is he the best Giant ever?

Jeremy Cameron’s coming of age demolition of Richmond stands tall as the greatest ever performance by a GWS Giant.

Not since Steve Johnson for Geelong in 2011, has an AFL forward conquered the statistical Everest of kicking seven goals and getting 30 touches in the one match.

Cameron has booted seven for GWS on four previous occasions, but his masterclass on Saturday at Giants Stadium, described by his coach as “phenomenal”, was the most all-over devastating performance of his career.

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Jeremy Cameron celebrates one of his seven goals against the Tigers. Picture: AAP

Unlucky not to kick nine or 10 after hitting the woodwork and flicking the fingertips of a Tigers’ defender with a couple of first-half shots, Cameron’s 30 possessions were a career high.

Johnson kicked seven and had 34 touches in a round 19 match against Melbourne in 2011, but in the eight seasons since no player has performed so strongly across both barometers of forward supremacy.

Making Cameron’s performance even more remarkable on Saturday was that he did it all with one arm after copping a nasty cork in the back of his shoulder blade early in the contest which left his right arm hanging limp.

Jeremy Cameron had the footy on a string and was unlucky not to kick 10. Picture: Phil Hillyard

Josh Kelly has had three 40-disposal games for the Giants over the years, but it’s difficult to go past Cameron’s performance against Richmond as a new GWS benchmark in this their ninth season in the competition.

Giants coach Leon Cameron suggested the AFL world has put undue pressure on his namesake to be the game’s next goalkicking king, since the lanky country kid booted 62 in just his second season of AFL football.

But on Saturday night the 26-year-old may have just made a statement that his rare talent is about to be fully realised.

Jeremy Cameron rides one home against Richmond. Picture: AAP

“I think he gets harshly dealt with sometimes,” said Leon Cameron.

“When he served his suspension last year he was winning our best and fairest. The year before he was doing the same thing as well.

“When he plays he’s clearly a very, very good player but because of the standards as an 18 or 19 year old when he kicked his 60 I think we think he’s just going to kick 70, 80, 90 and 100 (every year) and it just doesn’t happen.

“The stakes lift when you become a good player and there’s more pressure on you. I think he’s handled it really, really well. I’m really rapt for him today.”

Cameron described the performance as “phenomenal”.

“He got a bad corky right in the back of his shoulder blade. It was affecting his nerves up his neck and his arm,” he said.

“He’s tough, he’s hard, he’s brave, he always throws himself in every week, but I thought he worked extremely hard. He’s got a huge work ethic and he’s a very, very good player.

“To kick seven in a game is pretty phenomenal.”

Cameron was too hot to handle for the Tigers. Picture: Phil Hillyard