Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley would love to see star Geelong forward Jeremy Cameron kick 100 goals this year – as long as he has a quiet game this weekend.
Cameron sits on top of the Coleman Medal race with 69 goals to his name from 19 games.
No AFL player has reached 100 goals in a season since Lance Franklin achieved the feat while playing for Hawthorn in 2008.
Franklin kicked 102 during that home-and-away campaign before adding another 11 goals across three finals.
Cameron needs 31 goals in four games plus finals to crack the magical 100-mark.
Playing in his favour is the fact Geelong face Port Adelaide, Essendon, Sydney and Richmond in their final four games – all teams sitting in the bottom half of the ladder.
Cameron is coming off a career-high 11-goal display from last week’s 101-point thumping of North Melbourne, and he’ll be aiming to continue that hot form in Sunday’s clash with the Power at GMHBA Stadium.
“Jez is a great player. I think it would be outstanding for football to see 100 goals kicked again in the game … as long as he doesn’t get many against us,” Hinkley said.
Port (8-11) are limping to the finish line in Hinkley’s last season as coach, with injuries to key players hurting their cause.
“This year we’ve had 18 surgeries since January,” Hinkley said.
“And they’re collision injuries, they’re really unfortunate injuries, you can’t do much about them.”
