Cameron Thurley (SVC 1994-1997) has kindly loaned his set of football medals to the College to have displayed in the Centenary History Centre.
These include A Darrel Baldock Medal, an Alistair Lynch Medal, 2 statewide Premiership medals, and 2 Clarence B&F Medals.
In attempting to house them all, the Archivists were struck by his achievements across multiple levels of football.
The following overview highlights Cameron's success at all football levels:
2003
Drafted to Geelong Football Club Pick 22.
12 AFL Games for Geelong and North Melbourne
2005
Geelong 7 games
2006
North Melbourne 5 games
2008
Tassie Medal Best & Fairest Winner
Tassie Devils
2009, 2010
Tasmanian State League (TSL)
Premiership medals
2010, 2011
Clarence Football Club Best & Fairest
2010
TSL Grand Final
Darrel Baldock Medal Best Afield
2010
Tasmanian State Captain
2009-2011
Tasmanian Team of the Year – Captain 2011
2011
RACT TSL Player of the Year
2011, 2013
Clarence Football Club Leading
Goal kicker
2012, 2013
Captain of Clarence Football Club
2004-2014
Tasmanian Team of the Decade
2013
Seriously ill with head injuries after a fall-in a coma for 23 days.
2014
Assistant Coach /Bench Coach at Clarence
2015
High Performance Manager at Lauderdale FC
Cameron is pictured in the centre, with Jimmy Bartel and Gary Ablett. Three Brownlow medals between them!
Tell us who you think is St Virgil’s greatest football star. Contributions will be published in the next edition of the Old Virgilian.
