Craig Bellamy will coach into a remarkable 23rd season at the Storm after announcing he is not done.
One of the most successful coaches in rugby league history has confirmed he will remain in charge at the Storm in 2025.Bellamy has coached 558 NRL games, all for the Storm, with the two games widely credited at the Broncos in 2002 not officially recognised because he was only a caretaker at the time.
Cameron Munster spoke about Bellamy being a father-figure to him when he celebrated 200 games last week. Munster said at the start of the year how important it was for Bellamy to remain at the helm given the amount of player experience that had left the club in the past 18 months. As for Crichton’s form, which has him back in the NSW Origin conversation, Radley said: “Everyone has been raving about his form because of last weekend’s game against Brisbane., but he’s come out of it, and said to himself, ‘I’m going to train as hard as I can, I’m going to get fit and strong, and I’m going to get back to when I was the Australian back-rower’.Credit:“He set his mind to what he wants to do, and he’s gone and done it. He’s an absolute beast.
The question of how six representative backs would fit into five positions at the Roosters was asked over the summer, only for suspension, concussion and injuries to sideline Billy Smith, Dominic Young, Daniel Tupou, and James Tedesco at different stages this year. Radley, who will definitely play on Sunday against the Warriors after overcoming a hamstring injury, joined Cook to help launch theCrichton prepares for Penrith home-coming
“I don’t kind of know how it’s going to be running out there, whether it’s going to be a cheer or a boo. But really excited for our boys to go out there, and it’s obviously going to be the biggest challenge for our team as well with the reigning champs.” For Crichton, it’s not just about getting one up on his old teammates as the Bulldogs emerge as a more competitive side in 2024.
“I think he would be having the same feelings as myself going up against our former team,” Crichton said. “Just preparing the best that we can so that when we come onto that field we know that we’re not going to get much as well, especially with the type of footy that they’re playing. The Roosters are set to get an injection of talent after their victory in Brisbane last week, with enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves returning to play his 300th game for the club against the Warriors on Sunday.
Api Koroisau returns after a back injury sidelined him last week, but the Wests Tigers will be without halfback Aidan Sezer, who will miss four games for a hip drop on Josh Curran.
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