Cameron Bruce
Cameron Bruce | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 30 September 1979 | ||
Original team(s) |
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Draft | No. 64, 1999 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2000, Melbourne vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2000–2010 | Melbourne | 224 (210) | |
2011–2012 | Hawthorn | 10 (1) | |
Total | 234 (211) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Cameron Bruce (born 30 September 1979) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Brisbane Lions. During his AFL career, he was known for his aerobic capacity and neat kicking skills.[1]
Early life
He attended
Playing career
Melbourne Football Club
It was from MHSOB that he was
Developing his game
Bruce developed his game as a midfielder, but from 2005 he has been used in attack, across half-back and also as a tagger – the latter role seen notably through his tagging of high-profile players such as James Hird, Chris Judd, Adam Goodes and Nathan Buckley.[5] Because of his ability to adapt to new positions and roles within the side, versatility is often highlighted as one of his main strengths,[4][6] and he has been regarded as the most versatile player in the league at various stages throughout his career.[5][7] He enjoyed a solid run of form in 2004, which he managed 34 goals for the year, including a seven-goal haul against Carlton in round six. He carried the form through to the 2005 season – enjoying a particularly fruitful period early in the season – before suffering a serious shoulder injury sustained from a heavy tackle which ended his season prematurely.[8]
Established player
In
Melbourne leader
Following the retirement of David Neitz in 2008, Bruce was named co-captain of the team alongside James McDonald for the remainder of the season. This came on the back of his role in the leadership group in 2007. McDonald was named as permanent captain for 2009, with Bruce as vice-captain. Bruce resumed his place in the midfield for 2009 and rotated equally between the forward- and back-flanks. He recorded 30 disposals and nine marks against Collingwood in Round 2. He kicked the 200th goal of his career in a 22-point loss to Hawthorn in Round 9. Bruce played his 200th game in round 16, 2009.
Hawthorn
In November 2010, it was reported that Bruce had been training with the
Midway through the 2012 season, Bruce announced his retirement from football, citing a persistent back injury as the cause.[15] He retired having played 234 AFL games, including 10 with the Hawks, and kicked 211 goals.
Coaching career
Hawthorn Football Club
Bruce was appointed as an assistant coach in the role of development coach with the Hawthorn Football Club in 2013 under senior coach Alastair Clarkson. After impressing in his role as a development coach, he was promoted to a senior assistant coach with the Hawks in late 2013.[1] On 22 August 2017, it was announced that Bruce would leave Hawthorn at the end of the 2017 season to become a senior assistant coach at Carlton.[16]
Carlton Football Club
At the end of the 2017 season, Bruce joined the Carlton Football Club as senior assistant coach under senior coach Brendon Bolton.[17] At the end of the 2021 season, Bruce left the Carlton Football Club due to a clean-out at the club, after an extensive review of the club's football operations.[18]
Brisbane Lions
On 20 September 2021, it was announced that Bruce had joined Brisbane Lions as an assistant coach in the position of midfield coach under senior coach Chris Fagan.[19]
Statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2000 | Melbourne | 32 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 110 | 78 | 188 | 54 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0 |
2001 | Melbourne | 32 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 148 | 105 | 253 | 81 | 34 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
2002 | Melbourne | 32 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 216 | 152 | 368 | 121 | 47 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
2003 | Melbourne | 32 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 205 | 137 | 342 | 101 | 34 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 8 |
2004 | Melbourne | 32 | 22 | 34 | 23 | 229 | 199 | 428 | 99 | 81 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 9 |
2005 | Melbourne | 32 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 167 | 93 | 260 | 73 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 8 |
2006 | Melbourne | 32 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 303 | 234 | 537 | 175 | 100 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 22.4 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 10 |
2007 | Melbourne | 32 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 194 | 183 | 377 | 96 | 66 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 23.6 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 5 |
2008 | Melbourne | 32 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 244 | 287 | 531 | 147 | 77 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 24.1 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 2 |
2009 | Melbourne | 32 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 213 | 266 | 479 | 114 | 58 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 25.2 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0 |
2010 | Melbourne | 32 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 210 | 304 | 514 | 116 | 73 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
2011 | Hawthorn | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 95 | 162 | 50 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
2012 | Hawthorn | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career[20] | 234 | 211 | 161 | 2310 | 2137 | 4447 | 1229 | 639 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 46 |
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal: 2008
- Melbourne captain: 2008
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2000
References
- ^ a b "Coaches - hawthornfc.com.au". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "October 1999 Draft Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- ^ Burgan, M. David Neitz – the leader Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, MelbourneFC.com.au, 17 August 2007, accessed 3 September 2008.
- ^ a b "The Age – Team countdown – Melbourne". Archived from the original on 26 March 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ a b SportsAustralia.com – AFL 2007 Season Preview Archived 10 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Player Profiles – Melbourne FC – Cameron Bruce Archived 8 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NavSports – AFL 2007 Preview Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "AFL to tackle hidden joint toll – Chip le Grand". Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- ^ "Footy Wire: AFL Statistics – Cameron Bruce career stats". Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ "AFL 2007 – Cameron Burce, Yahoo!7 Sports". Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ "Cameron Bruce AFL Profile – Footy Wire: AFL Statistics". Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ "Cameron Bruce 2008 AFL Statistics – FinalSiren.com". Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ Holmesby, L. Bruce wins best and fairest Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, MelbourneFC.com.au, 2 October 2008, accessed 3 October 2008.
- ^ The Learned One (7 December 2010). "2011 AFL Pre-Season Draft". Triple M. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ Macgugan, Mark (16 July 2012). "Broken Hawk retires". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Sam, Edmund (22 August 2017). "Hawk Bruce to join Bolton at Blues". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Cameron Bruce to join Carlton Blues as right-hand man". 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Carlton cleanout continues, highly rated assistant heads north". 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Cameron Bruce Joins the Ranks". 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Cameron Bruce". AFLTables. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
- Cameron Bruce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- DemonWiki profile