Jeremy Cameron says he’s a student of the big fowards as he leads the Coleman Medal by eight goals

In an ominous sign for the rest of the competition, Geelong’s number one offensive weapon says there’s plenty of room for improvement despite leading the Coleman by eight majors.

Jeremy Cameron says Brisbane’s Dayne Zorko has shown players deep into their 30s can have a major influence. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images.

Self-confessed forward line student Jeremy Cameron can see similarities between his and the Cats’ season so far.

After an admittedly slow start to the season personally – the opening nine games netted 20 majors – Cameron’s output has exploded and is poised to produce at least his biggest haul of goals at Kardinia Park since arriving at the end of 2020.

Currently sitting on 48 majors, the 32-year-old needs a further 29 to break his personal best in the 2019 season when he was a Giant.

His biggest haul since joining the Cats is 65 majors in their premiership year.

Meanwhile, the 10-5 Cats have knocked off a raft of contenders yet stumbled against bottom eight teams in Carlton, St Kilda and the Giants and twice to the reigning premier.

“From a numbers point of view, it probably looks all right,” Cameron said of his own season.

“I still think I’ve been very inconsistent.

“Especially to start off the year, I started a little bit slow and it took me a bit to get going.

“It’s like sort of how I just summed up our season as whole, it’s been a little bit inconsistent at times but positive overall.

“There’s probably a few different reasons (for me personally) ... getting to know different teammates and different structures.

“We know there’s a bit to work on (as a team) ... it feels like anyone can push you and challenge you and win on any given day.”

Since Round 10, Cameron racked up four consecutive bags of five and then four against Brisbane ahead of the bye.

Including six against Essendon, Cameron has booted 29 goals from his past five matches. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

However, the laconic Cameron, who spent the bye weekend away camping with his family, said he had “no idea” he was leading the Coleman Medal by eight goals from his nearest rival, Jesse Hogan.

“I don’t really look into that too much,” he said.

“I knew I was leading, but I didn’t know by how much or whose chasing me.”

Cameron said he didn’t watch too much footy but was a student of the best forwards in the game, pointing to former teammate and friend, Toby Greene, and Hogan as influences.

“I watch the key forwards and how they move,” he said.

“I try to take pieces of their game to improve mine.

“I speak to my close mate Toby a fair bit up there and the way he goes about it.

“I still watch GWS games a lot, and the way he plays the game is different to how I play it but I can sort of take little bits of his game and try to add it to mine at the ripe old age of 32.

“I don’t really watch as a fan, I’m more of a: ‘how can I get better myself?’”

Cameron regularly talks to his good mate Toby Greene and tries to emulate pieces of his game. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Cameron was unsure if goalkicking would be a major focus this week ahead of its game against Richmond, with the Cats burning countless opportunities against the Lions in Round 15 — its second loss at home this year.

“We’ve had a fair bit of time off, we haven’t really sat down and spoken about it too much, that’ll be happening today and tomorrow,” he said.

“There’s definitely room for improvement.

“We wish there was more goal kicking at training, but that’s how it is, and it’s sort of left to us a lot after training or in your spare time, especially at a captains run where you really try to dial in and work on your craft.

“All the forwards are eager to get out there and kick a bit straighter this week.”

While only a handful of opposition forwards have done a number on Geelong’s defence in 2025 – Hogan (seven), Logan Morris (five) and Murphy Reid (four in six minutes) – Cameron said the backs would be “stoked” if Richmond forward Tom Lynch is rubbed out for a haymaker on Adelaide’s Jordan Butts on Sunday.

Cameron at training. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images.

“I wasn’t watching, I heard about it,” he said.

“I can’t really comment too much on it, I haven’t actually seen it up close.

“I hear he might not be there this week but we’ll wait and see.

“I’m sure Jack Henry and the backs are stoked (with him potentially missing).”

Cameron, 33 in April next year, said the club’s relatively relaxed approach to time at the club and the next generation of stars coming through and kept him “young and fresh”.

Meanwhile, he admired the work of veterans like Dayne Zorko, showing you can still impact games well into your 30s: “There’s a lot of guys older than me showing that there really is no age where you should shut up shop.”

Originally published as Jeremy Cameron says he’s a student of the big fowards as he leads the Coleman Medal by eight goals