Cameron Ling
| Cameron Ling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Ling in October 2011
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cameron Neville Ling | ||
| Nickname(s) | Lingy | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons | ||
| Draft | 38th overall, 1999 Geelong |
||
| Height / weight | 189 cm / 94 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Tagger | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2011 | Geelong | 246 (139) | |
| Career highlights | |||
|
|||
Cameron Ling (born 27 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A tagger at 1.89 metres (6 ft 2 in) and 94 kilograms (207 lb), Ling was a premiership-winning captain at the club.
He is now a commentator on AFL football for the Seven Network and a special comments commentator on AFL football for radio station 3AW. In 2014, Ling will now work for one day a week during the 2014 season on the development of the North Melbourne leadership group. He is also a member of the selection panel for the AFL All-Australian team and the NAB AFL Rising Star Award.
Ling played junior football for the Geelong Falcons as a full-forward and was drafted by his hometown club, the Geelong Football Club.
In 2007, his on field performances were rewarded with selection in the All-Australian team on the interchange.
On 20 January 2010, Cameron Ling was announced as the team's new captain, taking over from the recently retired Tom Harley. He captained the Cats in the 2010 AFL season and the 2011 AFL season. In 2011, he captained Geelong to their third premiership in 5 years against Collingwood. He kicked the final goal of the match after a turn-over from Harry O'Brien.
Shortly after guiding the cats to their premiership win, Cameron Ling announced his retirement on 5 October 2011. He was succeeded as captain by Joel Selwood.
In November 2011, Ling announced he would join Channel 7 in a commentary role on one of their new Saturday games. At the beginning of the 2012 Associated Public Schools of Victoria football season, Ling took up the position of Director of Football at Geelong Grammar School.
...
Wikipedia