Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron is tracking well to become the first player since Lance Franklin in 2008 to kick 100 goals in a season.
After kicking five in the 93-point win over Sydney on Saturday night, the Cat now has a tally of 27 to his name from six games.
Looking at recent history, Essendon great Matthew Lloyd pointed out on Nine’s Sunday Footy Show that Franklin had kicked 30 after Round 6, while others that broke the ton were also in similar territory to Cameron, including Fraser Gehrig in 2004 who was on 27 himself.
Averaging 4.5 goals per game so far, Cameron is on track to kick 103 goals for the season if he plays every game of the home and away season and Lloyd says it’s an exciting time for football fans.
“It’s exciting, isn’t it?” Lloyd said on Nine’s Sunday Footy Show.
“This is where guys tracked at this round to make it to 100 goals … he’s in the mix already.
“He’s got to keep up this pace, but you think he’d need a 10 somewhere.
“You need that at some point, whether he can get that or not (is another question).”
While Lloyd thinks Cameron may need one huge performance to truly put him on track, he believes there’s every chance of one of those outings coming with Geelong set to play eight more games at GMHBA Stadium, a venue where they often dominate their opposition.
“The positive is they’ve got eight games left at Geelong,” Lloyd said.
“That’s where they just destroy teams, so maybe in one of those games we might need to see him kick a huge bag.”
Another benefit Cameron has compared to recent century breakers is that he’ll have an extra game to crack the ton if he remains fit.
“The bonus Jeremy has got to is that for the first time there are 23 matches in the home and away season,” Barrett said.
“That’s an extra game to do it.”
Since Franklin in 2008, no player has kicked more than 90 goals in a season.
The star Cat will hope to keep his goalkicking form up when Geelong face Essendon at the MCG next Sunday.
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