Jeremy Cameron arm injury assessed as Geelong players meet fans for post-grand final family day
Jeremy Cameron was in hospital learning the full extent of his arm injury as his teammates put on a brave face following their grand final defeat.
Jeremy Cameron was a notable absentee as Geelong players and fans fronted up on Sunday following the Cats’ devastating grand final defeat.
Cameron was the only player not presented to fans at 11.20am, with the star forward in hospital having scans on his suspected broken right arm.
The goalkicker injured the arm in a collision with skipper Patrick Dangerfield in the second quarter of the grand final loss to Brisbane and played on, clearly through pain.
He was spotted in the rooms after the match using his jumper as a sling and was present as the Cats drowned their sorrows at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night.
“He was there last night,” defender Zach Guthrie told media on Sunday.
“I can imagine he would be disappointed like anyone else. I am not sure the extent of the injury.
“I am hoping it is all OK for him. He was still around last night, that is the sort of guy he is. He wanted to celebrate the year as a whole for us.
“He is a very good team guy, Jez.”
Guthrie said he wasn’t completely across the injury during the match on Saturday but was in awe of Cameron’s remarkable one-handed tackle on Jaspa Fletcher in the third quarter.
“It sounds like his arm was really hurt, it is a pretty remarkable effort to play on,” he said.
The Cats put on brave faces for about 2000 fans who joined the Sunday family day at Kardinia Park, promising to go again for the flag next season.
It wasn’t all stoic though, with Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj describing the mood as “it feels like we have had someone in the family pass away”.
While coach Chris Scott said he was already keen to get to work on 2026, he admitted he probably wouldn’t have fronted up the day after if he was a fan.
“You’re better than I am. If I had my way, in a weak moment, I would still be in bed with the doona pulled over my head this morning,” he told the crowd.
Cats CEO Steve Hocking did his best to put some smiles on faces, handing out free ice-creams to fans as they arrived.
“Apologies to all the parents out there,” he said.
Shannon Neale was the first Cat to sign autographs for fans and the last was Bailey Smith, who spent longer than any player putting the black texta to work.
Dangerfield joked on stage that Smith would “probably take his shirt off” as he settles into his off-season.
The players stuck to wearing club gear at the event, with Smith getting his guns out as the only Cat in a singlet.
“His arms look lovely,” Dangerfield said.
Originally published as Jeremy Cameron arm injury assessed as Geelong players meet fans for post-grand final family day
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