OFFICIAL Bellamy extends contract with Melbourne Storm

[jarro65]

NRL on Fox saying The Broncos have tabled a 4 year deal for Bellamy to come here

 

[I bleed Maroon]

No thanks. He will be no good without Slater, Cronk and Smith.

Welp, full credit to you Beads, you're nothing if not consistent. And correct.

 

[Alec]

What happened to Coxy?

 

[Cult]

According to Kent they're trying to push Bennett out. As if he isn't involved in all negotiations involving a new coach

 

[I bleed Maroon]

And the ridiculous headlines begin in earnest:

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/br...l/news-story/7adb81c07160b29f306ec6e30733f414

Brisbane want to dump Wayne Bennett and sign Melbourne’s Craig Bellamy on a four-year deal

BRISBANE are set to make the biggest call in their history with the club keen to dump Wayne Bennett for Melbourne’s Craig Bellamy.
James Hooper
The Daily TelegraphMay 22, 20186:30pm
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THE Broncos have secretly approached Storm premiership-winning coach Craig Bellamy about returning to Brisbane to take over from Wayne Bennett on a four-year deal worth more than $5 million.
In a bombshell development, Fox Sports can reveal the Broncos have been in negotiations with Bellamy for at least the past month.
The move casts a shadow of uncertainty on the future of seven-time premiership-winning coach Wayne Bennett, who is contracted to the Broncos until the end of next season.

Fox Sports has been told the Broncos have discussed Bellamy returning to Red Hill to take over as early as next season — which could mean Bennett being asked to walk away from the club.
But the exact timing of Bellamy’s possible appointment the top job at the Broncos remains unclear. He could feasibly sit out the 2019 season and then take over when Bennett’s contract expires at the end of next season.
The news will have huge ramifications at both clubs, with the Storm currently in negotiations to try and convince Bellamy to remain in Melbourne beyond this year.
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The Broncos are currently in the midst of the longest premiership drought in the club’s history while the Storm have been considered the benchmark club during Bellamy’s tenure.
With $12 million sitting in the bank, the Broncos are one of the most powerful club’s in the NRL and basically have an open cheque book when it comes to signing a head coach.
Ironically, Bellamy started his career at the Broncos in 1998 after being approached by Bennett to take the role as the club’s head conditioner at a barbecue at Kevin Walters’ house in Brisbane.
Bellamy then served five years under the seven-time premiership-winner, with the plan always being for Bellamy to one day take control at Red Hill.
NRL coaching career

WAYNE BENNETT	CRAIG BELLAMY
4	CLUBS	1
799	MATCHES	406
485	WIN	275
290	LOSS	129
14	DRAW	2
62%	WIN PERCENTAGE	67.7%
7	PREMIERSHIPS	2

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That dream ended when Bellamy moved to the Storm and built a ruthless juggernaut in the Victorian capital.
In their tenure as head coaches, Bellamy and Bennett have locked horns on numerous occasions over the Storm’s style of tactics.
They have fallen out time and again, most notably when Alex McKinnon was left in a wheelchair in 2014.
At the Melbourne Storm, Bellamy has been conditioning his assistant coach Adam O’Brien to take over for the past couple of years and Melbourne have a ready-made replacement if the head coach decides to leave.
Bellamy’s record is the best of any coach in the NRL.
Bennett v Bellamy head-to-head

WAYNE BENNETT	CRAIG BELLAMY
33	MATCHES	33
10	WINS	23
23	LOSSES	10
30.3%	WIN PERCENTAGE	69.7%

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Since taking control at the Melbourne Storm in 2003, Bellamy has coached 406 NRL games for 275 wins, 129 losses and two draws for a 67.7 per cent win ratio.
The Melbourne Storm coach is 58-years-old and has led the Storm to premierships in 2012 and 2016.
Bennett, 68, who started coaching in 1987 with the Canberra Raiders before taking control at the Broncos in 1988, will coach his 800th NRL match against the Parramatta Eels on Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium.
The coach who guided the Broncos to premierships in 1992, 93, 97, 98, 2000 and 2006 has coached 799 matches for 495 wins, 290 losses and 14 draws for a 62 per cent win ratio.

 

[tommy]

lol DT headline is actually:

Brisbane Broncos to sack Wayne Bennett for Craig Bellamy

 

[I bleed Maroon]

lol DT headline is actually:

Brisbane Broncos to sack Wayne Bennett for Craig Bellamy

I'd rather wipe my ass with sandpaper than bless that paper with the privilege.

 

[theshed]

I would be upset if this happened. I think a lot of people will be eating humble pie by the end of this season and if the right resignings of our young talent happens then in a year or two people will have to thank Bennett for bringing these young players into first grade.

Look at the talent and maturity our young players have displayed. That is thanks to Wayne.

I’m not even sure if I believe Bellamy will be successful at a new club.

 

[tommy]

Funny how these stories always get "leaked" either a few days before a big game or a few days after a good win.

 

[Foordy]

I’m not even sure if I believe Bellamy will be successful at a new club.

not unless Cam Smith goes to the new club with him

 

[Cult]

The Broncos have secretly met with Bellamy and then someone told James Hooper in the hope it would stay a secret?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

The Broncos have secretly met with Bellamy and then someone told James Hooper in the hope it would stay a secret?

Someone from Melbourne, trying to derail the negotiations

 

[Kimlo]

If Bennett is thinking of retiring, then realistically, Bellamy is probably the best available coach we will get. If it's a case of actually sacking Bennett (I call total bullshit) then I'd seriously be pissed off at the club.

If the club have actually put out a 4 year deal to Bellamy, then Bennett has obviously told the club he's willing to retire as soon as they find a replacement, in which case so be it. I don't like Bellamy, not one bit, but if we're on the look out for a replacement coach that's actually available, you won't find better.

 

[Fernando]

Wow big news! Oh wait it’s Kent and Hooper. Never mind.

 

[Cult]

Someone from Melbourne, trying to derail the negotiations

His mobile phone company? Are they spying on everyone or just rugby league coaches?

 

[Alec]

We don't even know if Bennett wants to keep going after next year anyway. He'll be 70. I don't think they'll be actively trying to push him out without his consent.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Anyone shocked to see Bellyache wants in to the Broncos only after the squad is starting to look like quality and the big 3 are starting to disband? Really, no one? Well then.

 

[Cult]

How is the year Bellamy signs going to be in the fine print? Shouldn't that be in the first few lines of a contract? It seems like a pretty important part of a contract.