“I’ve played on him before,” Maynard said of Cameron,who torched the Magpies with six goals in their round-three meeting,when the Cats overcame a 37-point deficit to win by 13 points.
“He’s obviously the best,or one of the best,forwards in the comp. He’s versatile,he’s agile. Yeah,he’s a very good player,he’s very hard to play on - he’s a tricky player to play on.
“But I feel like my footy stacks up against anyone,so I’d be ready to rise to the challenge if I got that.”
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At 189 centimetres,Maynard would be conceding height to Cameron (196),but the 2022 All-Australian backman has been effective in matching Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt,and Eagle Jack Darling,and twice made crucial spoils against Curnow in the final term of an extraordinary round 23 virtual final.
“They did throw a bit at me (against Carlton),but I’m up for the challenge against anyone,” said Maynard. “I don’t fear anyone,I love big match-ups and I pretty much go out there and do what I can to stop,stop an opponent or win my one-on-ones.”
Geelong coach Chris Scott has declared that Cameron will play against Collingwood,in what would be a three-week absence - right on the standard minimum recovery period for a low-grade hamstring,although Cameron has had hamstring injuries earlier this season. “He’s going to play the first final,” Scott said on 3AW last week.