Cameron Ling

Cameron Ling, affectionately known as Fanta Pants (born 27 February 1981) is an Australian rules football player for the Geelong Football Club of the Australian Football League.

Career

Renowned as the best taggers in the league, Ling is noted for his red hair and regularly makes appearances on television shows such as The Footy Show and Before the Game where he was nicknamed Fanta Pants. Cameron has adopted additional nicknames such as 'Ginga', 'Red Fury', 'Rusty crutch','The Ginger Ninja','Spotfire' and 'Ronald McDonald' which have been inspired by his red hair. His charisma in the media has earned him his own show on Geelong station K-Rock 95.5FM. He hosts it each Wednesday night with friend and ex-Cats player 'Freshy' Tim Callan (now at the Western Bulldogs).

Throughout the 2007 season he has been praised for his work as a defensive midfielder, claiming the scalps of numerous opponents including Daniel Kerr, Peter Bell, Brent Harvey and Nick Dal Santo and was rewarded for his performances with selection in the All-Australian team on the interchange.

Mayor?

In what started as a joke, following the hype of the cats drought-breaking premiership, Cameron Ling was touted as the 'mayor of Geelong', a humorous reference to the way he is idolised by Geelong people.

On Wednesday 3 October though, Geelong's current mayor, councillor Bruce Harwood, agreed that he'd be happy to step down for Cameron. Ling's interest in politics and his intelligence is widely known, while it's been reported that he took a significant interest in local council and leadership during his days at Geelong's St Joseph's College.

During the Premiership celebratory parade through Geelong's streets on 3 October, Ling acknowledged his title as mayor however despite the contention it raised, was never formalised and thus more of a publicity stunt. It was an incident that may well foreshadow his pursuits after football.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of Round 16, 2008 (19 July 2008)

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disposals
2000	Geelong	45	10	3	2	39	11	23	62
2001	Geelong	45	13	8	4	102	39	36	138
2002	Geelong	45	21	11	4	198	57	165	363
2003	Geelong	45	21	4	6	250	78	157	407
2004	Geelong	45	25	16	13	242	92	173	415
2005	Geelong	45	23	11	11	292	120	205	497
2006	Geelong	45	22	10	4	298	107	231	529
2007	Geelong	45	24	28	6	215	107	261	476
'''2008	Geelong	45	15	9	4	150	62	192	342
Totals			174	100	44	1954	872	1699	3653

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