The AFL inducted sports broadcasters Bruce McAvaney and Jimmy Bartel into the AFL Hall of Fame last night at a ceremony in Melbourne.
They were two of seven people awarded the honour during an event that was hosted by Sarah Jones and Gerard Whateley and broadcast on Fox Footy.
Alongside six former AFL footballers, McAvaney is just the 11th media figure to join the Hall of Fame, and the first since Dennis Cometti was inducted in 2020.
Bruce McAvaney with AFL chairman Richard Goyder
In congratulating McAvaney, his long-time employer Seven Network noted he is synonymous with major sporting events, but it was his 40 years of service in AFL broadcasting that earned him this honour and cemented him as the voice of the game for a generation of fans.
McAvaney began calling footy in 1978 and led the Seven Network’s coverage between 1989 and 2020, before focusing more on…
