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According to ABC News, Cameron Bruce has been appointed Brisbane’s new senior coach following the departure of Chris Fagan. The 47-year-old succeeds Fagan after serving as an assistant coach under him for the past five seasons.

Bruce was selected ahead of a group of candidates that included Nathan Buckley and Adam Simpson. He brings more than a decade of AFL assistant coaching experience across three clubs to the role.

His coaching career began at Hawthorn, where he was an assistant under Alastair Clarkson from 2013 to 2017. Hawthorn won three premierships during that period. Bruce later joined Carlton as an assistant under Brendon Bolton, leaving at the end of 2021 following an extensive review of the club.

At Brisbane, Bruce was an assistant for all three of the Lions’ premierships over the past three seasons. Fagan, who led Brisbane during a decorated decade-long stint, has joined Carlton as its new director of coaching.

Bruce played 234 games across a 13-year career with Melbourne and Hawthorn. He was part of Melbourne’s 2000 grand final side and won the Demons’ best and fairest award in 2008. He is expected to be formally unveiled as Brisbane’s senior coach on Tuesday.