Chris Scott has little doubt Geelong famous person Jeremy Cameron might kick 100 targets this season, however says the Cats could be poorer for it as a workforce.
Cameron has booted 27 majors by means of the opening six rounds, together with 16 within the final three weeks.
The sizzling streak has raised hopes AFL followers might see the primary century goal-kicker since Lance Franklin topped the ton with Hawthorn in 2008.
“I wouldn’t put anything past him,” Scott stated when quizzed on Thursday about Cameron’s possibilities.
“But I think the more relevant question that I’m asking myself and what our coaching group talk about is what that would do to our team performance.
“One of the primary causes that you do not see key forwards kicking 100 targets now’s that groups have come to the conclusion that if you’re reliant on one participant and that goes improper, you may get crushed.”
A boyhood Hawthorn supporter before winning two flags as a Brisbane player, Scott said even his hero Jason Dunstall wouldn’t manage 100 goals a season in the modern game.
The two-time Cats premiership coach said defensive systems had become too strong to allow it.
Dunstall, who retired 25 years ago, topped the century six times and sits third in AFL/VFL history with 1254 goals to his name.
“Jason Dunstall was my favorite participant – nobody likes him greater than I do – however he would not kick 100 right now,” Scott stated.
“The opposition simply would not allow you to do it.
“So could Jeremy do it? I think he could, but I think our team would be poorer for it.”
Cameron has been instrumental to Geelong’s resurgence after their poor begin to the season, firing in thumpings of Hawthorn, West Coast and Sydney which have squared the ledger at 3-3.
The reigning premiers’ type turnaround has arrange a tantalising assembly with fourth-placed Essendon (4-2) on the MCG on Sunday within the annual ‘Country Game’.
“We did need to change some things and we needed to execute better but we also didn’t need to reinvent the things that we knew would work in time,” Scott stated.
“Some of them were based on personnel coming back.
“That tends to be the artwork of teaching – you have to work out what wants to vary and the place we have to intervene now, and what might we make worse if we tried to vary the whole lot.”
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