The Burdekin Roosters received a setback last week with the announcement 2024 appointed senior coach Daniel Beazley would be leaving the club.
Beazley told the players at training on Thursday he had received an offer from a family member to join a business on the Gold Coast.
Beazley said he knew his cousin was beginning a new business and he wanted his input but he thought that would not be till towards the end of the year.
“For my cousin the business has gone really well, and I have been offered a partnership in something I have been looking at for a long time,” Beazley said.
The coach said he was sad to be leaving the club as he had enjoyed the people he has been associated with and he felt the club was getting back on the right track.
He said training before Christmas was a little slow, but it had really picked up in the New Year and he believes the players had been enjoying it as much as he had.
The former Blackhawk captain said he thought the club had the players to go all the way this year and with a few more coming in they are going to be hard to beat.
“If I didn't think that I wouldn't have suggested a trial match with Brothers who are always strong,” Beazley said.
He said he would not be leaving for a couple of weeks and would help prepare the boys for the trial with Mackay Magpies in a fortnight and then Brothers.
Roosters President Mick Brombal said he would be sad to see ‘Beaz’ go but people must think of their future, and this appears too good for him to refuse.
“Beaz is a good bloke, and he will help us find a replacement as well as coach the boys for the next couple of weeks,” Brombal said.
Contributed by Brian Carnes
Caption: Departing Roosters Coach Daniel Beazley
