Geelong ahead Jeremy Cameron says he’s ready to go away Friday’s Round 1 blockbuster in opposition to Collingwood halfway by means of the sport if he will get phrase his accomplice is in labour.
Cameron’s accomplice Indiana Putra is closely pregnant and resulting from give delivery to the couple’s first youngster between Rounds 1 and a couple of of the AFL season, which kicks off on Thursday night time.
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If the delivery clashes with the sport on Friday night time, the Cats spearhead says he gained’t play.
At this stage it’s probably Cameron will in a position to play in Geelong’s season opener in opposition to the Magpies, given the infant’s due date is after the match. The Cats play Carlton in Round 2.
“I have been pretty clear with the club and we have spoken about it a fair bit that if the (labour) happens (before the match) then I won’t be able to play,” Cameron stated.
“But I am happy to go to the game (if that’s not the case).
“Right now it is completely normal and it’s just a waiting game. That is the hard thing about it — you never know when it will come.
“If the call comes at halftime, then that will be a decision that has to be made then.”
A participant leaving mid-game to make a mad sprint to be with their accomplice could be fairly one thing.
Demons veteran Nathan Jones missed out on Melbourne’s drought-breaking premiership in 2021 to witness the delivery of twins.
Parramatta Eels halfback Mitch Moses made an enormous sacrifice when he skipped the delivery of his first youngster to play within the Eels’ NRL preliminary ultimate win over the Cowboys in Townsville final yr.
Cameron will be part of Geelong’s rising crew of dads, who famously dressed up as geriatrics for his or her Mad Monday celebrations after successful final yr’s premiership in response to commentary concerning the quantity veterans aged over 30 within the crew.
The Cats performed the ultimate with the oldest crew to ever win a VFL/AFL premiership.
Geelong might be with out each their key forwards for the season opener in opposition to Collingwood on the MCG.
While Cameron is unsure, Tom Hawkins is not any certainty to play as he’s nonetheless recovering from pre-season foot surgical procedure.
“Tom is training really well and hopefully we are both out there,” Cameron stated.
“But if we’re not, I’m sure they (the coaches) have looked at it a few times throughout the week.
“We have a lot of guys that can play different roles, and I think we’re really lucky with that.
“We have some backmen that can go forward, we have new guys coming in and we have guys that play different roles coming in.
“Hopefully it doesn’t play out that way, but if it does, it will be a bit of a different looking forward line.”
With the 2 key forwards unsure and new recruits Ollie Henry, Tanner Bruhn and Jack Bowes on board — it seems one of many AFL’s most weird streaks will proceed.
In the historical past of the competitors, the very same crew of twenty-two that gained the Grand Final has by no means reunited to take the sphere for Round 1 the next yr.
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