Greater Western Sydney's Jeremy Cameron won't ditch his trademark aggression after serving a five-match ban for a high hit but the returning forward admits he must be smarter on the AFL field.
Cameron made heavy contact with his elbow to the head of Harris Andrews during a marking contest in round 14, resulting in bleeding on the brain and hospitalisation of the Brisbane defender.
Much introspection has followed what Cameron termed a "surreal" moment with the 25-year-old noting the ensuing week of widespread condemnation was unlike anything he'd experienced before.
"We made a few little tweaks," Cameron said before Sunday's comeback game against Carlton.
"There is certain little things you can do. It's more your mindset, thinking your way through situations.
"I like to have that aggression and that sort of thing in my game, I don't think I'll ever lose that.
"I don't think it will change me as a player. I like the competitive side.
"But the way I go about the contest and making quick decisions on the spot, it has to get better."
Cameron and Andrews, who returned from the serious injury last Saturday, haven't spoken in recent weeks.
"He texted me a couple of days after but outside of that, nothing really," Andrews told reporters in Brisbane.
"Those incidents happen in football. I've been concussed before.
"It was probably a little bit scary for my friends and family, the guys that are around me and supporting me, but for me personally it was frustrating."
Cameron suggested his chief concern has always been Andrews' health.
"It's great to see him back playing," Cameron said.
"When he wasn't moving too much and not getting up, it's pretty stressful.
"We know how courageous Harris is.
"There's probably a lot of people who wouldn't go back the way he did."
The Giants unsuccessfully argued at the tribunal that Cameron's misdeed was careless, not intentional.
GWS coach Leon Cameron loves his namesake's attack on the ball.
The pair have been working on the track in recent weeks, discussing what needs to change.
"It's a very, very fine line when you attack the ball hard," Jeremy Cameron said.
"It's very hard to say what would I do if i had my time again. The first thing that jumps to mind is to not hurt him.
"But how do you do that and go for the footy, not pull out and look like you're scared at the same time?
"It's very tough."
Cameron noted fellow forward Jonathon Patton's season-ending knee injury put his own frustrations in perspective, while the Giants' form has made watching from the stands easier.
GWS have won seven of their past eight games, rocketing into the premiership mix.
