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Geelong are hopeful Jeremy Cameron will be fit to take on Carlton next week despite the star forward’s latest hamstring setback.
Cameron kicked three goals as the Cats posted a 41-point AFL win over Essendon on Friday but was substituted out of the match before halftime.
Geelong coach Chris Scott later admitted Cameron had an “iffy” right hamstring pre-game before being cleared to play by club medical staff.
The 28-year-old, who has a history of hamstring issues, then copped a cork up high in the same muscle and felt tightness lower down before taking himself out of the game.
“I would not be surprised at all, based on what I’ve heard, that he’ll be fine to train this week and play,” Scott said post-match.
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“But if there’s something there that means there’s some risk then we’ll need to assess that and spend a bit more time on it.”
Cameron arrived at Geelong in a high-profile trade form GWS and had two hamstring injuries before playing his first home-and-away match for the Cats in Round 6.
He has kicked 28 goals in ten appearances, forming a dangerous forward line alongside Tom Hawkins and Gary Rohan.
Scott defended the Cats’ medical and conditioning staff in the wake of AFL-enforced cost-cutting in clubs’ footy departments.
“They’re probably overworked and under-resourced with the number of players we have and the challenges,” Scott said.
“I’ve got such admiration for them with the hours they put in, the commitment to their job and then they’ve got to make these brutally difficult decisions with key players.”
The Round 17 fixture is yet to be confirmed by the AFL, but Geelong expect to do battle with Carlton at the MCG on Saturday.
“I don’t think it’s locked in but I just work on what we’ve been told until we’re told otherwise,” Scott said.
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