Imahra Cameron
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Imahra Cameron
| image = Imahra Cameron 26.01.20.jpg
| caption = Cameron with West Coast in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|9|df =y}}
| originalteam = South Fremantle (WAWFL)
| draftpick = No. 19, 2019 national draft
| debutdate = Round 1, 2020
| debutteam = {{AFL WC}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Col}}
| debutstadium = Victoria Park
| height = 164 cm
| position = Midfielder/forward
| currentclub =
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| years1 = 2020–S7 (2022)
| club1 = {{AFLW|WC}}
| games_goals1 = 23 (10)
| statsend = the S7 (2022) season
| careerhighlights =
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Imahra Cameron (born 9 January 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Throughout her career, she has taken on a mixture of forward and midfield roles.{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Rhys |title=Upbeat Dwyer reflects on positives |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/577961/upbeat-dwyer-reflects-on-positives |access-date=18 April 2020 |work=westcoasteagles.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |date=18 March 2020}} She was West Coast's first female draftee, debuting in the club's inaugural AFLW team in the opening round of the 2020 season.
Cameron played junior football for Kelmscott{{cite web |title=Imahra Cameron |url=https://www.wafl.com.au/player/imahra-cameron |website=wafl.com.au |publisher=West Australian Football League |access-date=18 April 2020}} before moving to the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL), where she represented South Fremantle and the Perth Angels. For 2019, the WAWFL was superseded by the WAFL Women's; Cameron joined the Swan Districts and reached the inaugural grand final with the club. In October that year, she was recruited by West Coast with pick 19 in the AFLW national draft.{{cite news |last1=Woodcock |first1=Mitchell |title=West Coast Eagles AFLW draft round-up: Flag experience vital for league’s newest club |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/aflw/west-coast-eagles-aflw-draft-round-up-flag-experience-vital-for-leagues-newest-club-ng-b881360001z |access-date=18 April 2020 |work=PerthNow |publisher=Seven West Media |date=22 October 2019}} Adam Selwood, the club's head of women's football, cited her "X-factor" and explosiveness.{{cite news |last1=Beattie |first1=Tyson |title=West Coast Eagles take six in AFLW Draft |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/306935/west-coast-eagles-take-six-in-aflw-draft |access-date=18 April 2020 |work=westcoasteagles.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |date=22 October 2019}}
In November 2022, Cameron was delisted by West Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1248240/eagles-make-aflw-changes|title=Eagles make AFLW changes|publisher=Telstra|work={{AFL WC}}|date=17 November 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}}
Cameron, an Indigenous Australian, is a mentor for Deadly Sista Girlz, a program aiming to improve young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's health choices by presenting strong female role models.{{cite news |title=Deadly Sista Girlz mentors leading by example |url=https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/stories/deadly-sista-girlz-mentors-leading-example |access-date=18 April 2020 |work=indigenous.gov.au |publisher=National Indigenous Australians Agency |date=24 February 2020}}
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External links
- {{Wceplayer|id=2150}}
- {{AustralianFootball|20720}}
{{Inaugural West Coast AFL Women's team}}
{{2019 AFL Women's draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:Swan Districts Football Club players
Category:West Coast Eagles (AFLW) players
Category:Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football