Cameron Pedersen was a late developer and not the most highly skilled in the game but he gave his all every time he took the field. After a couple of seasons at North Melbourne for 16 games (20 goals), the 193cm utility who could play a bit in the ruck switched to Melbourne and played another 64 games for 50 goals. He retired at the end of 2018 and my lasting memory of him is the vision of him battling manfully as a relief ruckman matching it with guys who towered over him.

More recently he’s been starring with Phillip Island in the West Gippsland Football League and in one game this season, Pedersen gathered a whopping 51 disposals, 37 hit outs and 17 clearances.

Tonight the 38-year-old is running around for the Darwin Buffaloes against Waratah in the Northern Territory Football League.

If there’s someone out there who follow NT football and can let us know how he went, it would be greatly appreciated.

Great player who got the most out of himself and always gave it everything. He added a lot of physicality when we were a side sorely lacking in that area, loved watching him crash packs.

Was it 2017 when Gawn got injured and Pedersen was a more than adequate stopgap. Thankfully he also cropped up in some games with a few goals. It was very easy to like this player

I always felt he was under-rated by our selectors.

He was a good mark, and a good long kick.