Overview
- Chris Fagan told Brisbane he would step away on Thursday and confirmed he will not serve the final year of his contract following the club's Grand Final win.
- Fagan said the decision was driven by the toll of elite coaching and a personal '10-year rule' that led him to decide after Brisbane's qualifying-final loss to Sydney weeks earlier.
- He informed players and staff at a meeting before the club's best-and-fairest and plans to relocate to Melbourne to be closer to family.
- Brisbane has signalled it will prioritise internal candidates with football manager Danny Daly and assistants Cameron Bruce and Dale Morris among the early frontrunners.
- Fagan leaves after a transformative 10-year tenure that delivered three straight premierships and a Brisbane record of 148 wins, 93 losses and two draws from 243 games, leaving the list and program strong as the club plans next steps.