Last Saturday night's Sheedy Medal marked Cameron's first official engagement as the club's head coach and he is under no illusion about the size of the task sitting in front of him.
The Giants won two games in their inaugural year and just one last season, leading Cameron to declare no other team in the AFL affords them any respect.
He is already beginning the job of reversing that and knows season three will be critical.
"The word respect is a value of ours at our footy club at the moment, but it's basically off the field," Cameron said.
"Everyone understands, from the AFL to the general supporters of football, that the Giants are going to take some time.
"The 18th club coming into this competition, entering into foreign territory in the western suburbs of Sydney, it's going to take time.
"But right now, what drives me the most, is the 17 other clubs don't respect our on-field performances.
"We need to remedy that and remedy it quickly."
The wash-up of Giants' season
It is just over 10 months since Cameron relocated to Sydney and he has been impressed by GWS' resilience in the face of some tough early battles.
He is now keen to put his stamp on the side, with his coaching panel for 2014 signed and sealed.
James McDonald resisted overtures to return to his old club Melbourne and joins the likes of Al McConnell, Luke Power, Chad Cornes, Dean Brogan, Craig Lambert and John Quinn in recommitting to the Giants.
The majority of the club's stable of young talent has also been retained, "with still a couple to come hopefully in the next couple of weeks", according to the new head coach.
Cameron gave enormous credit to Sheedy, stating his passion and energy had been invaluable for such a young group.
He also feels huge strides were made in 2013, despite the difficult on-field results.
"From the outside, people are going to look at 2013 as a failure," he said.
"But what I'm here to tell you is that inside the walls of the Giants, it hasn't been.
"We're playing a whole new game style from last year, we score more, we've had another six or seven players that have played their first games this year thanks to Kevin Sheedy.
"In all he's blooded 46 players at this footy club that will hold us in good stead for the future."
Cameron's focus is now firmly on the upcoming pre-season, which commences on November 6.
And he has no doubt the Giants will enjoy far more on-field success in 2014.
"Our players have had their exit interviews, they've had that honest feedback, where they want to get to, " he said.
"As a senior coach, I can't wait for next year.
"The confidence I have in this young group, the confidence I have in the staff members, to carry this group forward and win a lot more games next year, is one thing I'm absolutely looking forward to."
Twitter: @AFL_JD
It is just over 10 months since Cameron relocated to Sydney and he has been impressed by GWS' resilience in the face of some tough early battles.
He is now keen to put his stamp on the side, with his coaching panel for 2014 signed and sealed.
James McDonald resisted overtures to return to his old club Melbourne and joins the likes of Al McConnell, Luke Power, Chad Cornes, Dean Brogan, Craig Lambert and John Quinn in recommitting to the Giants.
The majority of the club's stable of young talent has also been retained, "with still a couple to come hopefully in the next couple of weeks", according to the new head coach.
Cameron gave enormous credit to Sheedy, stating his passion and energy had been invaluable for such a young group.
He also feels huge strides were made in 2013, despite the difficult on-field results.
"From the outside, people are going to look at 2013 as a failure," he said.
"But what I'm here to tell you is that inside the walls of the Giants, it hasn't been.
"We're playing a whole new game style from last year, we score more, we've had another six or seven players that have played their first games this year thanks to Kevin Sheedy.
"In all he's blooded 46 players at this footy club that will hold us in good stead for the future."
Cameron's focus is now firmly on the upcoming pre-season, which commences on November 6.
And he has no doubt the Giants will enjoy far more on-field success in 2014.
"Our players have had their exit interviews, they've had that honest feedback, where they want to get to, " he said.
"As a senior coach, I can't wait for next year.
"The confidence I have in this young group, the confidence I have in the staff members, to carry this group forward and win a lot more games next year, is one thing I'm absolutely looking forward to."
Twitter: @AFL_JD
