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Grovedale product Cameron Delaney ready for fresh start at Geelong
ALEX OATES
GEELONG ADVERTISER
DECEMBER 03, 2014 4:45PM
SIX games in four years.
It’s been a frustrating football journey for Cameron Delaney. But the Grovedale product hopes a fresh start might bring new luck as he begins another chapter of his AFL career.
Delaney will step into his new home at Simonds Stadium in a moon boot, having received a lifeline from Geelong in yesterday’s AFL rookie draft.
North Melbourne had committed to selecting Delaney as a rookie but the Cats swooped, drafting him with pick 32 overall.
“I’ve had a rough run with injuries,” Delaney said.
“I was contracted with North for a couple of years and at the end of this season, after a pretty long year on the sidelines, North needed to find a couple of spots on the senior list and I had to be cut.
“They always had the intentions of bringing me back through the rookie list, and they always said to me that they knew if I was up and running I would be back playing good footy for North, but injuries made it tough.
“It’s a big game in this day and age and they’ve got to look at their list and look to the future, I guess.”
Delaney’s manager had put the “feelers” out to find a new home but he was convinced his journey would either continue or end at Arden St.
“I thought that most clubs would be scared off due to my medical record,” Delaney said.
“But Geelong seemed to take a little bit of interest and we had a chat with the club and they were happy for Geelong to jump in front (at the rookie draft) and take me.”
A big toe has been the cause of four interrupted years and multiple surgeries.
“It’s been a bit of wear and tear over the years but over the years it just hasn’t coped the way I would like it to,” he said.
“I had some stress fractures that popped up in the middle of the joint and I had surgery on my left foot at the end of last year and I come back and I had similar problems this year.
“Towards the end of the year they fixed a little crack I had and they straightened everything in a bigger surgery to try and fix everything.”
Drafted with pick 69 in 2010, Delaney debuted in Round 2, 2012 against GWS.
Playing five games in his debut season and the one match in 2013, Delaney missed the entire 2014 AFL season, playing just half a game in the VFL before falling victim to the same toe injury.
“They tried plenty of things leading up to the that, different types of rehab, strapping, footwear but after that VFL game I had a rough time walking in the next few days,” he said.
“I realised I wasn’t going to be able to play with such an injury and that’s when we sat down and put a plan together surgical to see if we could fix it that way.”
Delaney will remain in a moon boot in the weeks leading up to Christmas before easing into training.
“I’m definitely hoping to play this season. After Christmas it would be nice to be up and running and getting a feel for things and to aim for Round 1 would be lovely,” Delaney said.
“It’s been up and down over the last few years, and a few injuries have kept me out, but with a fresh start my luck might change.
“I’m pretty stoked (to be at the Cats). I’m original from Geelong, so it’s nice to be back with family and friends but at the same time I’m a bit torn because I’ve got some great mates up here at the North Melbourne footy club and they are a really good club and they’ve done a lot for me.”
http://m.geelongadvertiser.com.au/s...start-at-geelong/story-fnjuhrhu-1227143863298
ALEX OATES
GEELONG ADVERTISER
DECEMBER 03, 2014 4:45PM
SIX games in four years.
It’s been a frustrating football journey for Cameron Delaney. But the Grovedale product hopes a fresh start might bring new luck as he begins another chapter of his AFL career.
Delaney will step into his new home at Simonds Stadium in a moon boot, having received a lifeline from Geelong in yesterday’s AFL rookie draft.
North Melbourne had committed to selecting Delaney as a rookie but the Cats swooped, drafting him with pick 32 overall.
“I’ve had a rough run with injuries,” Delaney said.
“I was contracted with North for a couple of years and at the end of this season, after a pretty long year on the sidelines, North needed to find a couple of spots on the senior list and I had to be cut.
“They always had the intentions of bringing me back through the rookie list, and they always said to me that they knew if I was up and running I would be back playing good footy for North, but injuries made it tough.
“It’s a big game in this day and age and they’ve got to look at their list and look to the future, I guess.”
Delaney’s manager had put the “feelers” out to find a new home but he was convinced his journey would either continue or end at Arden St.
“I thought that most clubs would be scared off due to my medical record,” Delaney said.
“But Geelong seemed to take a little bit of interest and we had a chat with the club and they were happy for Geelong to jump in front (at the rookie draft) and take me.”
A big toe has been the cause of four interrupted years and multiple surgeries.
“It’s been a bit of wear and tear over the years but over the years it just hasn’t coped the way I would like it to,” he said.
“I had some stress fractures that popped up in the middle of the joint and I had surgery on my left foot at the end of last year and I come back and I had similar problems this year.
“Towards the end of the year they fixed a little crack I had and they straightened everything in a bigger surgery to try and fix everything.”
Drafted with pick 69 in 2010, Delaney debuted in Round 2, 2012 against GWS.
Playing five games in his debut season and the one match in 2013, Delaney missed the entire 2014 AFL season, playing just half a game in the VFL before falling victim to the same toe injury.
“They tried plenty of things leading up to the that, different types of rehab, strapping, footwear but after that VFL game I had a rough time walking in the next few days,” he said.
“I realised I wasn’t going to be able to play with such an injury and that’s when we sat down and put a plan together surgical to see if we could fix it that way.”
Delaney will remain in a moon boot in the weeks leading up to Christmas before easing into training.
“I’m definitely hoping to play this season. After Christmas it would be nice to be up and running and getting a feel for things and to aim for Round 1 would be lovely,” Delaney said.
“It’s been up and down over the last few years, and a few injuries have kept me out, but with a fresh start my luck might change.
“I’m pretty stoked (to be at the Cats). I’m original from Geelong, so it’s nice to be back with family and friends but at the same time I’m a bit torn because I’ve got some great mates up here at the North Melbourne footy club and they are a really good club and they’ve done a lot for me.”
http://m.geelongadvertiser.com.au/s...start-at-geelong/story-fnjuhrhu-1227143863298
