Geelong spearhead Jeremy Cameron says winning a premiership is more important than the pursuit of 100 goals in a season.
Cameron remains unfussed whether he becomes the first player since Lance Franklin in 2008 to reach the milestone.
Cameron has 79 goals for the season.
There had been anticipation Cameron could kick a bag of goals against the undermanned Bombers’ defence.
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Instead, Cats teammate Shannon Neale claimed the first three goals of the match, and Bombers pair Jayden Laverde and Mason Redman worked hard to curb Cameron’s influence.
“If it ever happened, I’m not going to pass off the 99th, pass off the 100th goal,” Cameron told the Seven Network after the match.
“If it happened, it would be awesome. I was out there when Buddy kicked his 1,000th goal [in 2022].
“That was awesome to be around, even though they beat us on that day.
“It is not something I want to sort of talk about too much because we have got a bigger picture and something in mind.
“I have been lucky enough to win a Coleman Medal and I have won a flag, and I would much rather the flag any day.”
Cats coach Chris Scott said he was unsure how driven Cameron was to reach the 100-goal mark.
“Has anyone spoken to him about the 100?” Scott asked reporters after the match.
“I don’t know how driven he is to get there.”
The Cats are second on the ladder and play Sydney and Richmond before the finals.
AAP