Brisbane appoint Cameron Bruce on three-year coaching deal

Brisbane has appointed longtime assistant Cameron Bruce as senior coach on a three-year deal, making him the successor to Chris Fagan after the Lions’ third consecutive premiership. Bruce, who worked under Fagan for five years, will lead the club into the 2027 season.

The appointment concludes a selection process that also considered former AFL coaches Nathan Buckley and Adam Simpson, as well as assistant coach Hayden Skipworth. Football manager Danny Daly was also viewed as a potential candidate, but did not pursue the senior role, according to reporting on the process.

Bruce said he would build on what he learned from Fagan while developing his own approach. He described the appointment as a privilege and said he was looking forward to working with the players, coaches and staff. He also said the Lions needed to keep evolving rather than assume that approaches which had worked before would guarantee future success.

Club chairman Andrew Wellington said Bruce understood the standards and culture behind the team’s success and brought ideas and a vision for the future. Wellington said the club had confidence in Bruce to build on the foundations established under Fagan.