Bruce McAvaney Reveals His Grand Final Tip | Bruce McAvaney
The 64-year-old was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago after an abnormal blood test The illness was one of the reasons he did not call the Australian Open tennis this year for the first time since 1990. McAvaney was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to sports broadcasting and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. McAvaney joined Jars and Louie on Triple M Adelaide and was first quizzed about his Norm Smith Medal tip. Dustin Martin opens up on his awkward Brownlow Medal encounter with Bruce McAvaney.
Richmond Tigers star Dustin Martin has revealed he wasn't all too comfortable with the surprise questioning from Bruce McAvaney at the Brownlow Medal. DUSTIN Martin has revealed he wasn't exactly comfortable with Bruce McAvaney's hard tag at the Brownlow Medal count on Monday night. McAvaney became Seven's frontman for the network's marquee Friday night football coverage, while also calling most grand finals and hosting most Brownlow medal counts since the early 1990s.Channel 7 caller Bruce McAvaney believes Adelaide will win the 2017 AFL grand final in a close one. McAvaney then shifted focus back to the race meet, saying he was "looking forward to today, as we all do" before throwing to a colleague at the mounting yard.
Channel Seven's Bruce McAvaney had to work hard for his money interviewing newly-crowned Brownlow Medal winner Dustin Martin on Monday.