News Cam Bruce retires

[Captain Jack]

Cameron Bruce has announced his retirement this afternoon.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/141631/default.aspx

Good luck to him. Despite his departure from the Dees being far from ideal, he was a great player for us for many years. Such a shame that he got injured early in 2005 after taking an early lead in the Brownlow count.

 

[booshboy]

 

[rhaz]

No hard feelings about the way he left. Great servant of the club. Would've been a good older head to have last year... he and Green as co-captains could've actually gone well.

 

[Tulip]

Thanks for the memories Brucey, shame it ended the way it did for both parties.

 

[Bluelegs]

Best of luck to him. Hopefully he'll return to Melbourne some day in a coaching role.

 

[Super Demon]

I take a differing view

Bruce decided to leave on bad terms

He has made his own bed, now he must lie in it

 

[DrMubutu]

Honestly, all I get from that clip is what a great team player Jordie McKenzie is. Excellent shepherd.

 

[RandB]

I wish Cam Bruce all the best and thank him for his long time service to MFC.

I'm not sure leaving MFC and the 10 games he played at Hawthorn were worth it in the end but if it meant more to him to make a statement than be a 1 club player then that's up to him I guess.

 

[Dez!]

F*** that bald headed c*** Brent Guerra, ruined Brucey's career.

 

[Bluelegs]

I take a differing view

Bruce decided to leave on bad terms

He has made his own bed, now he must lie in it

What do you even mean by this? All people are saying is congratulations on his career.

 

[d33my]

Thanks and good luck to Cam.

One of my favourites when he was with us. Instrumental in the QF against Carlton in 2000. But funnily enough my strongest memory of him is that he would always run out in the trackpants - rain, hail or shine.

 

[SPC 98]

The helicopter kick will sorely be missed in the AFL....

 

[Super Demon]

What do you even mean by this? All people are saying is congratulations on his career.

Just offering a different opinion.

Life is full of choices. They define who we are.

 

[Captain Jack]

The trackies! Who could ever forget them? d33my makes a good point

 

[maxmustard]

I've got no problems with him leaving, was a very good player for us for a long time. Hopefully he gets back to the club in some capacity in the future.

 

[AllenJakovich13]

Great Player a lot of great games for MFC..

I remember when he kicked this goal (06 Subiaco) v Freo from a tight angle near the boundary and slotted it, then turned to the crowd and did a 'shhh' haha.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Well done Brucey on a great career, was one of our best players during the Daniher years.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Well done to him, if only Guerra didn't bury his shoulder into the gound & break it in round 4 2004 he'd have a Brownlow to his name.

8 votes in the first 3 rounds of the season.

 

[Bartram_Class]

Glad we don't have to associate him with Hawthorn any more.

A Demon through and through.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

It would be crazy to bag him for wanting to get an extra year on his contract when he knew he was near the end IMO. Well done on an excellent career Cam.

 

[Captain Jack]

It would be crazy to bag him for wanting to get an extra year on his contract when he knew he was near the end IMO. Well done on an excellent career Cam.

Yeah good on him for getting that extra year, in hindsight given his form at Hawthorn an extra year at the Dees in 2012 would never have happened (it seemed unlikely at the end of 2010 anyway obviously).

In the end he will be remembered as a Melbourne player, the Hawthorn bit will be just an asterix really... he only played 10 games for them in the end.

 

[stretcharmstrong]

Who is that running in to shepherd at 0:23?

We need more of that right now!

Good luck Cam.

 

[Demon JP]

Who is that running in to shepherd at 0:23?

We need more of that right now!

Good luck Cam.

Mckenzie!

Real shame cam had to leave us, would have loved to see him finish at the dees

 

[Higgs Boson]

I enjoyed Cam's time with us and wish him well. His legacy will be diminished by the last couple of years, but he was a fine player for the Dees.

 

[Captain Jack]

Jeez he was a skinny bastard too, maybe we should get him back down to the club just so he can show Morton that you don't have to be built like a brick outhouse to have a great career. Obviously Bruce was never an inside type, but he could teach Cale a thing or two.