Exciting Crow Charlie Cameron says he’s gaining confidence to take the game on in a new on-field role.

Cameron, who burst onto the AFL scene as a small forward in mid-2014, is relishing stints further up the ground this season.

The 21-year-old was electrifying in Adelaide’s 22-point win over Melbourne on Sunday.

He recorded the third-best possession tally of his 39-game career with 17 (his top-two possession games have also been this season) and gained 419 metres for his team – ranked behind only midfielder Jarryd Lyons and skipper Taylor Walker.

Cameron said the encouragement of his teammates and coaches had helped him to flourish in the role.

“I’m enjoying it and getting out of the forward line a bit,” Cameron said after the game.

“I’m finding some more ball and trying to use my legs and run hard forward when I do get it.

“Pykey (coach Don Pyke) and Teaguey (forward line coach David Teague) keep telling me to back myself in, and the other players as well.

“It gives me the confidence that if I take the game on and it doesn’t come off all the time, I won’t get drilled. They just say, ‘Keep on doing it’.

“I’m getting more confident each week.”

Cameron also kicked two goals including the first of the tense final term to give Adelaide a 15-point break.

“I think I started with two behinds, so it was good to finish with 2.2,” he said.

“It’s nice to hit the scoreboard, but I’ve got a lot more work to do on my goalkicking.”

Cameron’s speed – both with ball in hand and in chasing down opponents – across the expanses of the MCG was exhilarating.

The stats sheet showed he only laid three tackles, but the inferred pressure when the ex-junior rugby player is in the vicinity is palpable.

Coach Don Pyke was pleased with Cameron’s four-quarter performance.

“There were some really good efforts from Charles tonight,” Pyke said.

“He was really strong in some of his attack on the ball, and his tackling is always one of the features of his game.
“I think he got more touches tonight than he has in previous weeks, so his work rate was sustained the whole night.”

Another of Cameron’s standout games, last year’s Elimination Final against the Western Bulldogs, was also played at the ‘G’. The Swan Districts recruit said the ground suited his game.

“I enjoy playing here. It’s a big deck with a bit more space, so I like it,” he said.

“Back in the WAFL, we always played on big grounds.”

Cameron was one of six multiple goalkickers for Adelaide on Sunday.

It was the 11^th time in 14 games this year the Crows, who kicked 18.12 (120), have broken the 100-point barrier.

“We’re sharing the ball and looking to bring other players into the game,” Cameron said.

“It’s a good forward line down there and we gel pretty well.

“We’re always looking for that even contribution.”

Adelaide was made to work for its sixth-straight win.

After leading by 17 points at the first change, the Crows conceded eight goals in the second quarter to trail by 11 points at the main break.

Cameron said his team focused on regaining control around the contest in the second half.

“We got smashed in contested possession in the second quarter, and went away from our fundamentals,” he said.

“We came in at half time and had a chat about what we needed to work on. In the third quarter, we played our way. When we do that, we know we’re hard to play against.”

The victory, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of late coach Phil Walsh's passing, saw the Crows join the logjam of teams on 10 wins and four losses.

Cameron said the evenness of the competition meant it was dangerous to look to far ahead.

“It was an important win today,” he said.

“We’re just going week-by-week and trying to play our way. We’re confident in each other and our game style, so we just need to keep backing it up.”