{"id":216262,"date":"2025-10-15T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/216262\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:16:08","slug":"melbourne-storm-hit-list-to-replace-craig-bellamy-bellamy-considering-titans-switch-billy-slater-jason-ryles-matt-king-news-videos-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/216262\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Storm hit-list to replace Craig Bellamy, Bellamy considering Titans switch, Billy Slater, Jason Ryles, Matt King, news, videos, highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Bellamy is reportedly set to make a call on whether he will become the Titans\u2019 head coach in 2027 in the coming days, with the Storm drawing up a short list to replace the legendary mentor.<\/p>\n

According to Code Sports, Gold Coast powerbrokers have been secretly chasing Bellamy\u2019s signature, with the 2026 season set to be his last at the Melbourne club.<\/p>\n

The Titans reportedly expect to now know in the coming days whether Bellamy will sign on for 2027, which would see Josh Hannay become an assistant after a single season at the helm.<\/p>\n

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Despite attempts from Storm owner Matt Tripp to extend Bellamy\u2019s contract during a meeting on Wednesday, both parties reportedly recognise his tenure will come to an end.<\/p>\n

Therefore, Melbourne bosses have reportedly drafted a coaching hit-list, with current Queensland coach and club legend Billy Slater named as the club\u2019s No.1 target.<\/p>\n

Eels head coach Jason Ryles and Roosters assistant Matt King are also reportedly being considered, and both played for the Storm.<\/p>\n

Ryles was previously lined up to replace Bellamy, but instead departed for Parramatta and he enjoyed a strong back-end of his debut campaign as a head coach, with three years remaining on his current contract.<\/p>\n

King, meanwhile, has spent time alongside Storm head of football Frank Ponissi, with both involved in NSW Blues camps.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hannay is facing a nervous wait with Bellamy\u2019s decision set to be finalised imminently.<\/p>\n

Hannay has been on a holiday and is yet to being his tenure at the Titans, having signed a three-year deal to replace Des Hasler in August.<\/p>\n

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A clause in his contract could see him demoted to assistant should Bellamy arrive, and Titans chief executive Steve Mitchell remained tight-lipped regarding the situation in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited to have Josh Hannay joining us as our head coach from 2026,\u201d Mitchell told AAP.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAll employee contractual arrangements remain strictly confidential, and as such, we will not be making public comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge Craig\u2019s exceptional coaching credentials and reputation within the game and like many NRL clubs, would welcome him and his family in any capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Craig Bellamy is reportedly set to make a call on whether he will become the Titans\u2019 head coach…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,689,11170,132191,8089,124387,132189,763,2105,2485,4612,120789,5330,4556,18387,131347,3194,132193,12412,124932,4466,673,677,130963,701,132190,85,132192,132188,45710,670,132187],"class_list":["post-216262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-billy-slater","tag-coaching-hit-list","tag-craig-bellamy","tag-debut-campaign","tag-exceptional-coaching-credentials","tag-fox-league","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-gold-coast","tag-gold-coast-titans","tag-grand-final-news","tag-head-coach","tag-jason-ryles","tag-josh-hannay","tag-kangaroos-team","tag-kevin-walters","tag-legendary-mentor","tag-matt-king","tag-matt-tripp","tag-melbourne-storm","tag-new-south-wales","tag-oceania","tag-pac-champs-teams","tag-queensland","tag-shock-call-looms","tag-sports","tag-steve-mitchell","tag-storm-hit-list","tag-succession-plan","tag-sydney","tag-titans-switch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}