Bruce Dees' best
03/10/2008 9:25 AM
Melbourne midfielder Cameron Bruce has won his first best-and-fairest award for the club as he took out the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott trophy on Thursday night with 75 votes.
Brock McLean finished second on 60 votes and clinched the Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy as runner-up, while veteran Brad Green (57), emerging defender Matthew Warnock (47) and the evergreen James McDonald (46) rounded out the top five.
Bruce was the only Demon to play each of Melbourne's 22 home-and-away clashes this season, picking up 531 touches in the process at an average of just over 24 a game.
Brad Miller (40 votes), Cale Morton (40), Clint Bartram (39), Paul Wheatley (39) and Austin Wonaeamirri (39) completed the top 10.
Other awards to be handed out were the best first year player (won by Morton), club ambassador award (Bartram), leadership award (Green) and coach's award (Warnock).
Meanwhile, former chairman Joe Blair and long-time volunteer Dudley Phillips joined former players Barry Bourke, Greg Healy, Todd Viney and Sean Wight as this year's inductees into the club's hall of fame.