Bruce McAvaney hosting the 2018 Brownlow Medal. Picture: AFL Photos
BRUCE McAvaney’s voice was and still is the soundtrack for countless great Australian sporting moments.
Cathy Freeman’s 400 metres at the Sydney Olympics. Countless Melbourne Cups, be they calling the race or the key moments before and after. He was behind the mic for many Australian Open tennis finals as well. Golf, rugby, swimming and cricket … the list of big time sport he has broadcast with distinction is endless.
But the footy? That is something else. McAvaney’s swansong from AFL broadcasting was the 2020 Richmond-Geelong Grand Final, yet as he explains, “Ninety per cent…