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\nMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has his temperature checked, during the Covid-19 era. CREDIT: Photosport.
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NRL club the Melbourne Storm have revealed head coach Craig Bellamy has been diagnosed with a form of neurodegenerative disorder.<\/p>\n
In a statement on its website, the Storm said Bellamy had been undergoing a series of tests in recent week and receiving the best possible medical treatment.<\/p>\n
But specialists had advised his diagnosis would not have an impact on his ability to coach the team in the immediate future.<\/p>\n
“Despite our recent results, I firmly believe Craig is still coaching at an elite level and I have no doubt he is the right person to drive the Club forward,” said chairman Matt Tripp.<\/p>\n
“Craig has the full support of the board, players, coaches, and staff to continue leading the club as he has done for the last 24 seasons.”<\/p>\n
Bellamy, 66. had been the coach of the Storm since 2003, winning premierships in 2012, 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n
He had an outstanding record, winning 424 of the 614 games (69 percent) that he had been in charge of the team.<\/p>\n
But 2026 has been an uncharacteristically poor one for the Storm so far. They have lost their last six games in a row, some by big margins, and currently sit second-to-last on the ladder.<\/p>\n
They last missed the NRL playoffs in 2010, the year they were stripped of all their competition points due to salary cap breaches.<\/p>\n
The Storm said given the private nature of the diagnosis, Bellamy and the club would be making no further comment on the matter.<\/p>\n