Ernest James "Ginger" Cameron (20 February 1888 – 16 December 1946) was an

Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

footballer who played with

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in the

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(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

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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

* * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Essendon Football Club profile
1888 births 1946 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club premiership players Crichton Medal winners Australian military personnel of World War I VFL/AFL premiership players People from North Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1888-stub