Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron has been impressed with several of the club’s young players across the pre-season.
After climbing the mountain to win the 2022 premiership, Cameron says the club’s next crop of players are ensuring senior stars aren’t getting complacent in their roles.
Having missed out on playing in last year’s Grand Final after getting injured in the Preliminary Final, Cameron says Max Holmes is one player helping push the group to chase back-to-back flags in 2023.
“That (young players pushing older players) is really important,” Cameron said on SEN Breakfast.
“We’ve got a lot of players coming through like that, even Max Holmes who has hurt his hamstring, he’s had an absolute blinder of a pre-season and I’m looking forward to seeing what he brings this year.
“It’s the guys under who are always pushing so you can’t get complacent in a way.”
Another way Geelong looked to regenerate in the off-season was through attacking the trade period.
With Ollie Henry, Tanner Bruhn and Jack Bowes coming in, Cameron has been buoyed by how the trio have arrived.
Cameron says he’s been particularly impressed by Bruhn who has begun to make an impact on-ball.
“I’ve really liked the way Tanner has gone about it,” Cameron said.
“Since coming down from the Giants, he played forward a lot at the Giants and a little bit in the midfield as well, but he’s spent a lot of time up around the middle.
“He buries in and wins the ball for us, he’s a really good runner and ball-winner as well.
“So, I’ve been impressed with what he’s been able to do.”
While the Cats have ticked off winning a flag, Cameron says there’s good signs that the group is still motivated to go again as players are enoying the grind of the pre-season.
“I think the excitement is probably one of the biggest things about it,” Cameron said.
“The younger players coming in, we were lucky enough to get some really quality players in and the place is really bubbly.
“I think that’s one of the best signs you can sort of look at, everyone’s up and about all the time which is what you need in a group.
“Looking for ways to learn within meetings and tweaking a few things, I guess we’ve trialled some new players in different areas this pre-season to see how it goes.
“There’s a lot of different, but I like to sit back and see if everyone’s having fun and it’s definitely been a fun pre-season.”
Geelong will kick off their premiership defence when they face Collingwood at the MCG on March 17.
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