Three-time premiership coach Damien Hardwick is set to be unveiled as the new Gold Coast Suns coach as early as next week, Fox Footy’s Jon Ralph has revealed.
Suns CEO Mark Evans had flown to Italy earlier this month to meet with Hardwick in the picturesque Cinque Terre in a bid to secure his signature.
Now Ralph says that five-year deal is done – it just needs to be delivered when Hardwick returns from his European getaway.
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“He’s signed and sealed by the Gold Coast – all it is is the means of delivery,” he said On the Couch.
“The five-year deal is done.
“The Suns want to reveal it when Hardwick is back in town.
“They want the sponsors, they want the Burleigh Pavilion backdrop, all the things you should do rather than delivering him on…