Former teammates of fallen Digger Cameron Baird have paid tribute to the junior Victorian footy player Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird, MG, who was deployed with the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan when he was killed in action by small arms fire during an engagement with insurgents. AFL stars led the tributes to their former junior Victorian footy teammate, fallen Digger Cameron Baird. Geelong Cats veteran Paul Chapman played with Corporal Baird at the Calder Cannons and said he was not surprised at his former teammate's courage in the Army given his tenacity on the field. "He was on the quiet side but when he spoke people listened," Chapman told the Herald Sun. If there were more Cameron Bairds around, the world would be a better place. He was the type of person who would do anything for anyone. He was a talented footballer and how he didn't get drafted I don't really know. Digger killed in Afghanistan named Sydney Swans star Jude Bolton also played alongside Corporal Baird, the son of former Carlton footballer Doug Baird, and he tweeted: "Tragic news of Corp. Cameron Baird in Afghanistan. Played junior footy with Bairdy back in Victoria. Thoughts are with his family/friends & those with loved ones serving overseas. Richmond Tigers football manager Ross Monaghan was manager at the Calder Cannons when Cpl Baird played there between 1996 and 1999. "He was an outstanding young man and I'm not surprised he was an outstanding soldier," Mr Monaghan said. There are some players that you never forget and he is one that stuck out.