Melbourne legend Billy Slater has all but ruled himself out of taking the Storm coaching reins from Craig Bellamy - at least for now.Bellamy, 63, last year signed a new five-year contract with the Victorian club, but the deal doesn't stipulate he has to act as head coach for the entirety.In fact, the club is allowing the veteran supercoach to commit to the job on a season-by-season basis, and once he decides to step down from coaching he can assume a different role for the Storm.Bellamy is coaching the NRL team this year but there's no guarantee beyond 2023, meaning Melbourne may need a new head coach as early as next season.Slater - who played all of his 319 NRL games in the purple strip - would be an ideal candidate to step into those shoes.He entered the head coaching world last year for Queensland, and steered the Maroons to a famous State of Origin series victory on debut.He also continues to work part-time with the Storm under Bellamy, in conjunction with his duties for Nine."I'd love for him to come be our head coach, but I don't know if it really appeals to him," Storm forward Christian Welch told 100% Footy of Slater last week."I really enjoy my life at the moment. Like Christian said, I've got a good balance to it," Slater said.
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