Ernie Cameron

Ernie Cameron
Personal information
Birth	20 February 1888
Recruited from	St Mary's (VMFL)
Height and weight	173 cm / 71 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Essendon (1905-12) 114 games, 55 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1912 season

Ernest J. "Ginger" Cameron (born 20 February 1888) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. He was a premiership player for the club in 1911.

A rover, nicknamed "Ginger", he made his debut for Essendon in 1905. Cameron was a back to back Best and Fairest winner for Essendon, winning the award in 1911 and 1912.

After breaking his leg during the 1912 finals series he was forced to retire from the game at just 23.

References

Ernie Cameron's statistics from AFL Tables
Full Points Footy Biography: Ernie Cameron
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Essendon Football Club 1911 VFL Premiers

Essendon 5.11 (41) defeated Collingwood 4.11 (35), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 13. Smith \| 1. Armstrong \| 2. Busbridge \| 3. Bowe \| 5. Baring \| 6. Cameron \| 7. Chalmers \| 8. Griffith \| 9. Hanley \| 10. Kirby \| 11. Ogden \| 12. O'Shea \| 14. Shea \| 15. Sewart \| 16. Walker \| 18. McLeod \| 19. Monteith \| 21. Hazel

Coach: Worrall

W. S. Crichton Medal • Essendon Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1901: Thurgood • 1903: Gavin • 1906: J. McKenzie • 1908: Busbridge • 1909: Busbridge • 1911: Cameron • 1912: Cameron • 1913: Baring • 1920: Garden • 1922: Fitzmaurice • 1923: Fitzmaurice • 1924: Fitzmaurice • 1925: Stockdale • 1926: Harrison • 1927: Maher • 1928: Beckton • 1929: Okey • 1930: Forbes • 1931: T. Clarke • 1932: Carman • 1933: Walsh • 1934: Reynolds • 1935: Forbes • 1936: Reynolds • 1937: Reynolds • 1938: Reynolds • 1939: Reynolds • 1940: Torney • 1941: Buttsworth • 1942: Reynolds • 1943: Reynolds • 1944: Bushby • 1945: Buttsworth • 1946: Buttsworth • 1947: Hutchison • 1948: Hutchison • 1949: Coleman • 1950: Hutchison • 1951: McDonald • 1952: Hutchison • 1953: Hutchison • 1954: Gill • 1955: Hutchison • 1956: Hutchison • 1957: Burgess • 1958: J. Clarke • 1959: Mitchell • 1960: Burgess • 1961: Birt • 1962: J. Clarke • 1963: Fraser • 1964: Fraser • 1965: Birt • 1966: D. McKenzie • 1967: Birt • 1968: Davis • 1969: Davis • 1970: Gerlach • 1971: Davis • 1972: Fields • 1973: Wilson • 1974: Moss • 1975: Moss • 1976: Moss • 1977: Madden • 1978: K. Fletcher • 1979: Madden • 1980: T. Watson • 1981: N. Daniher • 1982: T. Daniher • 1983: Madden • 1984: Madden • 1985: T. Watson • 1986: Hawker • 1987: Thompson • 1988: T. Watson • 1989: T. Watson • 1990: Thompson • 1991: Ezard • 1992: Harvey • 1993: O'Donnell • 1994: Hird • 1995: Hird • 1996: Hird • 1997: Denham • 1998: Hardwick • 1999: Mercuri • 2000: D. Fletcher • 2001: J. Johnson • 2002: M. Johnson • 2003: Hird/Lucas • 2004: McPhee • 2005: J. Johnson • 2006: Lucas • 2007: Hird • 2008: Hille • 2009: J. Watson • 2010: J. Watson • 2011: Zaharakis

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Name	Cameron, Ernie
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Date of birth	20 February 1888
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