Cameron Faulkner (born 22 May 1984) is a former professional
Australian rules football
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 ...
er who played with the
Western Bulldogs.
Faulkner was recruited to through the 2002 National AFL Draft at number 17 which had been traded by
St Kilda for
Luke Penny
Luke Penny (born 8 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer.
Recruited to the Western Bulldogs in the 1998 AFL Draft as pick 14, Penny was seen as a project player who could lead the defence in years to come. He stood at 193&nb ...
.
In season 2005 he played the first four games, but was dropped thereafter and did not return until round 12. He broke his collarbone in round 15 against
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
which put him out for the rest of the season. He played in only three games in the 2006 season, with a shoulder injury in a Round 10
VFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
match further hampering his attempts to earn selection.
The ''2006 Record'' describes Faulkner as an ''exciting and quick small forward/midfielder'' (he is only 170 cm tall). Faulkner plays in number 18. He was delisted at the end of the
2007 AFL season after playing only one game for the year.
After returning to his SANFL club, Central District, for a year, he is now playing for the East Roxby Roos in Roxby Downs SA.( as a coach/player )
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1984 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Western Bulldogs players
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
Central District Football Club players
Werribee Football Club players
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