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Craig Bellamy has been diagnosed pinch an unspecified neurodegenerative upset but will stay arsenic coach of Melbourne Storm successful nan contiguous future, nan nine has said.
The nine issued a connection 24 hours retired from Melbourne’s NRL conflict pinch nan Dolphins successful Brisbane, pinch nan 66-year-old Bellamy precocious undergoing a bid of aesculapian tests.
“Over caller weeks, successful consultation pinch specialists, Craig has undergone a bid of aesculapian tests and has since been diagnosed pinch a shape of neurodegenerative disorder,” nan nine said successful a connection connected Thursday.
“He is receiving nan champion imaginable aesculapian curen and has been advised by specialists that his test will not person an effect connected his expertise to coach nan squad successful nan contiguous future.”
In February, Bellamy signed a caller statement done until nan extremity of nan 2028 season.
He has coached 614 NRL games, which puts him down only Wayne Bennett and nan retired Tim Sheens.
The Storm are enduring a scary season, losing six successive matches for nan first clip since Bellamy took complete arsenic coach successful 2003. A seventh consecutive nonaccomplishment successful Brisbane will adjacent nan all-time nine record.
Melbourne chair Matt Tripp said he believed Bellamy was still up to coaching astatine NRL level.
“Despite our caller results, I firmly judge Craig is still coaching astatine an elite level and I person nary uncertainty he is nan correct personification to thrust nan nine forward,” Tripp said.
“Craig has nan afloat support of nan board, players, coaches and unit to proceed starring nan nine arsenic he has done for nan past 24 seasons.”
Bellamy was astatine Storm training successful Melbourne connected Thursday.
Melbourne person had a tally of upsetting wellness and wounded issues. Eli Katoa underwent room to extremity a encephalon bleed past November aft a bid of caput knocks and is ruled retired for nan full 2026 NRL season.
Fellow Storm guardant Tui Kamikamica is besides sidelined aft suffering a changeable past period and undergoing encephalon and bosom surgery.
