Leon Cameron confident trio of tall forwards will stay together
LEON Cameron is "really, really confident" Greater Western Sydney's line-up will feature the tall trio of Jon Patton, Jeremy Cameron and Tom Boyd for the next decade.
Cameron is contracted at Greater Western Sydney until the end of the 2015 season, but a News Ltd report in May indicated Cameron and his management had put contract negotiations on hold while rejecting offers of a long-term deal.
"We're really confident they can play for the next 10 to 12 years for this footy club," Cameron said on Wednesday.
"Everyone's going to speculate. We've got a bunch of young kids that are terrific young kids at our footy club, and there's no doubt the other 16 or 17 clubs are going to be looking at our kids week in, week out.
"That what happens when you've got that exciting talent on your list.
"One thing's for sure, the culture that we're building here and the environment that we've created is one these players want to stay at."
Cameron said he was "really, really confident" the three would remain a formidable trio.
"In terms of the three of them playing in the forward line, we saw last week against Geelong, Cameron who has struggled with injuries all year and finally his ankle has given away, probably played one of his best games," he said.
"Boyd probably played one of his best games in his short career, he's only played four or five, and Jon Patton was the Rising Star.
"We can clearly see the three of them can fit into the forward line, as well as Adam Tomlinson.
"It was fantastic Jon got the Rising Star [nomination]. We're really rapt with that acknowledgment for Jon and we feel as though he's been progressing week in, week out this year, playing some really good footy."
The Giants will meet Richmond on Saturday at the MCG, which will be the second time this season they've faced the Tigers the week after a bye.
In round 10, they returned from a week off and were thrashed by 113 points.
Cameron said they were conscious of what happened last time and felt they were in a better position this week.
"Last time we came off the bye we played Richmond and were really disappointing," he said.
"We know it's a huge challenge to get on the MCG on Saturday against a side that's in form so we look forward to it.
"We've trained really well, so all the indicators are saying we're ready to play."
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