Adam Simpson

But, yeah, unless you're in those interviews, how would you know?

And the same probably applies to Adam Simpson who put his hat in the ring for Brisbane.

Yeah, I think that'll be it for Simmo now because he's got so many off-field interests.

He does very, very well off-field.

Faggs was leaving and they were going to run a process.

But I did ask the CEO today, Sam Graham, A question along those lines and how difficult it was to get other candidates interested.

And he did say that it was portrayed to Nathan Buckley and Adam Simpson and those other candidates that, hey, we've got an internal guy.

We know what he can do.

But I did ask the CEO today, Sam Graham, a question along those lines and how difficult it was to get other candidates interested.

And he did say that it was portrayed to Nathan Buckley and Adam Simpson and those other candidates that, hey, we've got an internal guy um we know what he can do he's an excellent candidate so he does have a little bit of a head start and it's sort of up to the other candidates to um to almost sort of blow their socks off and and show why they should be accepted instead so he had a head start no doubt about it and um so i mean you can read into that what you want but i think it was his to lose essentially

But yeah, unless you're in those interviews, how would you know?

And the same probably applies to Adam Simpson, who put his hat in the ring for Brisbane.

Yeah, I think that'll be it for Simmo now because he's got so many off-field interests.

He does very, very well off-field.

Yeah, just thinking back through the other people that were in the process.

So we know they spoke to maybe up to a dozen different candidates, narrowed it down to four, which sounded like it was – I never heard anyone confirm this, but it sounded like it was Buck's – Adam Simpson and also Hayden Skipworth.

Are they the right names? Yeah, they are the right names.

They were never refuted by the club, which would indicate that they're the names.

It did.

But I actually like the idea and the terminology that Fish put it in.

Adam Simpson is a premiership-winning coach.

Nathan Buckley is, ironically, the same game, five points off being a premiership-winning coach.

So we know they spoke to maybe up to a dozen different candidates, narrowed it down to four, which sounded like it was...

I never heard anyone confirm this, but it sounded like it was Buck's Adam Simpson and also Hayden Skipworth.

Are they the right names? Yeah,

they are the right names.

It did.

But I actually like the idea and the terminology that Fish put it in.

Adam Simpson is a premiership-winning coach.

Nathan Buckley is, ironically, the same game, five points off being a premiership-winning coach.

So he's had a lot of experience, 14 seasons in the system coaching, decade plus as a player, and you couldn't think of a much more comprehensive grounding to be put in this position.

He obviously beat Nathan Buckley, Adam Simpson, Hayden Skipworth to the job.

They were all interviewed by the club's coaching selection committee last week.

Let's just take a listen to Cameron Bruce's take on the whole process of being appointed.

Well, it felt like that to us, I reckon, Nat.

And it was interesting that Sam Graham and Andrew Wellington, the club's CEO and chairman, sort of admitted in the press conference earlier on Tuesday afternoon that they said to those other candidates, hey, we've got an internal candidate and he probably does have a bit of a head start on you guys.

So according to the club's hierarchy, they put that on the table in front of Nathan Buckley, Adam Simpson and Hayden Skipworth.

And it was almost up to them to decide to blow them away and say why they think they could be a better candidate than Cam Bruce.

And he's a former Demon and Hawk midfielder.

And he won the coaching race ahead of Nathan Buckley, Adam Simpson and Hayden Skipworth, who were also interviewed for the role.

So the dawn of a new era for the Brisbane Lions today.

Their new coach confirmed, Cameron Bruce.

They'll appear at a fundraising concert in Las Vegas for US military veterans.

And in sport, Cameron Bruce has been unveiled as Brisbane's new coach, edging out the likes of Nathan Buckley, Adam Simpson and Hayden Skipworth to the job.

So he's worked with Chris Fagan at the Hawks and the Lions.

He's been part of six premierships as an assistant coach.

Aidan Skipworth was in the discussion.

Adam Simpson, Nathan Buckley as well.

But I've gone with probably the favoured candidate, given that he was already at the club, Cam Bruce.

So the Brisbane Lions can... continue their flag defence next year with their new head coach.