14 Facts About Cameron Ling

Cameron Ling was born on 27 February 1981 and is a former Australian rules footballer and three-time premiership player who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Cameron Ling is a commentator on AFL football for the Seven Network and a special comments commentator on AFL football for ABC Radio Grandstand.

Cameron Ling is a member of the selection panel for the AFL All-Australian team and the AFL Rising Star Award.

Cameron Ling played junior football for the Geelong Falcons as a full-forward and was drafted by his hometown club, the Geelong Football Club.

Cameron Ling played a solid role in their 2007 premiership later that year in which Geelong broke a 44-year premiership drought and won by a record-breaking 119 points against Port Adelaide, a record that stands to this day.

Cameron Ling served as vice-captain in their 2009 season, including the 2009 premiership in which he was considered among Geelong's best players.

On 20 January 2010, Cameron Ling was announced as the team's new captain, taking over from the recently retired Tom Harley.

Cameron Ling captained the Cats in the 2010 AFL season and the 2011 AFL season.

Cameron Ling kicked the final goal of the match after a turnover from Heritier Lumumba.

Shortly after guiding the Cats to their 9th premiership win in their history, Cameron Ling announced his retirement on 5 October 2011.

In November 2011, Cameron Ling announced he would join Channel 7 in a commentary role on one of their Saturday night games; he has commentated on Friday night matches.

At the beginning of the 2012 Associated Public Schools of Victoria football season, Cameron Ling took up the position of Director of Football at Geelong Grammar School.

On 9 October 2013, Cameron Ling was appointed to work one day per week during the 2014 season on the development of the North Melbourne leadership group.

Cameron Ling is an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government.