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BREAKING: Bellamy snubs rivals to sign extension with Storm
Staff Writers from Fox Sports
July 26th, 2021 6:52 pm
Storm coach Craig Bellamy has agreed to stay with the Storm as coach for the next two years and could remain at the club beyond then.
The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield told NRL360 on Fox League that Bellamy had the scope to stay at the club for at least five years, with the potential to move upstairs at the Storm.
Bellamy was linked to roles with the Sharks and Broncos over the last 12 months but looks set to become a one-club coach on a deal worth $1.2million per year.
“Craig Bellamy has agreed to a new long-term contract at the Melbourne Storm and it will be signed tomorrow,” Rothfield said.
“It’s an interesting contract – it could go five years or longer.
“He’s agreed to coach for the rest of this year and next year but there’s no certainty after that. If he doesn’t coach after 2022, he will go into a director of football role and appoint his own man as the coach.”
Bellamy had spoken about the opportunity to retire to Queensland in the next few years, with his daughter based on the Gold Coast.
But the deal with the Storm will ensure he remains in Melbourne for the next two seasons at least.