Cameron Mooney

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**Cameron Mooney**
Personal Info
Birth	September 26, 1979,
Recruited from	Turvey Park/NSW-ACT Rams U18
Height/Weight	194cm / 95kg
Playing Career¹
Debut	Round 7, May 9, 1999, Kangaroos vs. Adelaide, at MCG
Team(s)	Kangaroos (1999) 11 games, 2 goals Geelong (2000-) 106 games, 83 goals
¹ Statistics to end of R17, 2006 season
Career Highlights
1999 Premiership player Coach's Award, 2004

Cameron Mooney (born September 26, 1979) is an Australian rules football player, currently playing for Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Mooney grew up in suburban Wagga Wagga and began playing football with Turvey Park Football Club, later representing the NSW/ACT Rams in the TAC Cup before being taken by the Kangaroos Football Club in the 1999 AFL Draft.

Mooney made his AFL debut with the Kangaroos during round 7 of his first AFL season against the Adelaide Crows. That year, he was a member of the Kangaroos premiership team which defeated Carlton. However, he did not receive a single touch in this game and spent 95% of the game on the bench.

At the end of 1999, Mooney was part of the trade which saw former Geelong captain, Leigh Colbert head to the Kangaroos, allowing Mooney to land up at Geelong, with former Kangaroos assistant coach, now the Geelong coach, Mark Thompson.

Following four unproductive years off the field, Mooney blossomed in 2004, subsequently catapulting Geelong to premiership contention. In 2005, Mooney's year was interrupted by injury. However, he destroyed Melbourne in the elimination final. However, the defining snapshot of Mooney's career was after the siren in the Semi Final against the Sydney Swans where Geelong lost by 3 points after Nick Davis goaled for Sydney with 2 seconds remaining giving the Swans their first and only lead of the entire game. Mooney, gutted by the result was openly distressed and weeping. The Swans would go on all the way to win the Premiership.

Mooney in 2006, after the heartache of 2005, experienced the relative joy of a pre-season premiership. However, the main season has not been as fruitful with Mooney being suspended, as well as his 150th game resulting in a loss, despite Geelong leading the West Coast Eagles by 54 points in the third quarter.

Mooney is seen by some as the heart of the club due to his heart-on-sleeve attitude.

Mooney was suspended for 3 separate one-match bans in 2006, leading to the fining of a week's wages by the club. This lack of discipline was seen as detrimental to the team due to Mooney's good form.