Leon Cameron
Encyclopedia
Leon Cameron is a former Australian rules football
er, who played in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Cameron was the 7th selection in the 1988 National Draft
for the Footscray Football Club
. Recruited from South Warrnambool, Cameron played 172 games for the Bulldogs
between 1990 and 1999 before being traded to the Richmond Football Club
where he played a for further four seasons. Since retiring as a player he returned to the Bulldogs
as an Assistant coach, from 2004 to the end of 2010. In September 2010 he accepted a 2011 assistant coaching role with Hawthorn
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er, who played in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Cameron was the 7th selection in the 1988 National Draft
1988 VFL Draft
The 1988 VFL National Draft was the third annual National draft held by the Victorian Football League . It consisted of a pre-season draft and a national draft....
for the Footscray Football Club
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. Recruited from South Warrnambool, Cameron played 172 games for the Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
between 1990 and 1999 before being traded to the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
where he played a for further four seasons. Since retiring as a player he returned to the Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
as an Assistant coach, from 2004 to the end of 2010. In September 2010 he accepted a 2011 assistant coaching role with Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
.