Cameron Rayner

Cameron Rayner (born 21 October 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Cam Rayner
A black-haired man in a white shirt and maroon shorts stands on a football field.
Rayner in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999
Original team(s) Western Jets (TAC Cup)/Hillside (EDFL)
Draft No. 1, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Brisbane Lions vs. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 111 (104)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of finals week 1, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Rayner was born to mother Nicole, a primary school teacher,[1] and father John, a boilermaker, and raised in Hillside in Melbourne.[2] The family were strong Essendon Football Club supporters and Cameron grew up idolising Matthew Lloyd.[1] Rayner played junior football with the Hillside Football Club and Essendon Doutta Stars[3] in the Essendon District Football League winning six club best and fairest awards.[4] He made the under-12s Victorian squad, however was later dropped as he was considered too small a player.[2] However he later went through a growth spurt and played for the Western Jets in the TAC Cup/Talent League.[5]

Rayner was selected in the AFL Academy in 2017 and despite splitting his toe open was dominant with a three goal performance for Team Daniher in the 20th Anniversary match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4][6] He would back up this performance with a 3 goal game for Vic Metro at the AFL Under-18 Championships, earning him a spot in the Under-18 All-Australian team.[4]

He was drafted by Brisbane with the first overall selection in the 2017 national draft.[7]

AFL Career

2018 season

Rayner made his debut in the twenty-five point loss to St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season, recording 8 disposals including his first AFL goal.[8] In round 4, on what was a horror day for the Lions, Rayner was a shining light for the Lions, recording a career-best 22 disposals and kicking his side's second of 2 goals for the day in a 93-point loss against reigning premiers Richmond at the MCG.[9] In the following round in the QClash against Gold Coast, Rayner had a chance to draw the match right on the full-time siren, but he pulled his kick wide to the left for a behind and the Lions were defeated by 5 points.

Rayner received the AFL Rising Star nomination for round 15 after kicking two goals and recording nineteen disposals in the Lions' win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium.[10] Rayner had a chance to win the game against North Melbourne in round 20 after being awarded a free kick on a slight angle 30m from goal, but he attempted a kick around the body and his shot went wide to the right for a behind. The Lions lost by 3 points.[11]

2020 season

On November 5 2020, Rayner signed a three-year extension with Brisbane, contracting him until the end of 2023.[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018Brisbane Lions16 22201414914829776520.90.66.86.713.53.52.43
2019Brisbane Lions16 2420251399022959520.81.05.83.89.52.52.20
2020[lower-alpha 1]Brisbane Lions16 17177858216751541.00.45.04.89.83.03.22
2021Brisbane Lions16 0–––––––––––––––
2022Brisbane Lions16 24242121114235376561.00.98.85.914.73.22.34
Career 87816758446210462622140.90.86.75.312.03.02.59

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

Early life

Rayner attended Taylors Lakes Secondary College and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School prior to being drafted.

References
  1. 2017 AFL draft: Cameron Rayner on Dustin Martin, endurance and go-home factor by Daniel Cherny 22 November 2017
  2. Cameron Rayner was once nicknamed ‘Hollywood’ and kicked 14 goals in a match SAM LANDSBERGER 24 November 2017
  3. "EDFL". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. Rayner a Rising Star! 2 July 2018
  5. ‘S–t, am I good enough to be out here?’ AFL 2018: Brisbane Lion Cam Rayner on self doubt from The Mercury 21 April 2018
  6. Cameron Rayner stars in AFL Academy game from Brimbank North West 12 April 2017
  7. Australian Associated Press (24 November 2017). "AFL Draft: Brisbane Lions take midfielder Cameron Rayner with the number one pick". ABC Online. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. Australian Associated Press (26 March 2018). "Rayner a future AFL 'jet' for Lions: Hodge". SBS Online. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. Mallinder, Terry (21 April 2018). "Brisbane Lions' No.1 draft pick starting to find his feet". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. McGowan, Marc (2 July 2018). "No.1 pick likened to Dusty the latest Rising Star". BigPond. Australian Football League. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. Rugari, Vince (4 August 2018). "Cameron Rayner misses game-winning goal as Kangaroos hold on against Brisbane Lions". Nine's Wide World of Sports. wwos.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. "Cam Rayner: I am Lion". lions.com.au. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. "Cam Rayner". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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