Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is set to extend his tenure at the club, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Cameron is reportedly set to sign a two-year extension, tying him to the Giants until the end of the 2022 season, ending speculation around his future.
The club was about to announce the news earlier in the season, however, COVID-19 put a halt on it. The AFL froze all new contracts of players and football staff contracts due to the financial impact of the pandemic.
And despite their indifferent start to the season, Giants chief executive David Matthews reassured that Cameron is the man to lead the club into the future.
“I think people are misunderstanding what we’re saying. (These questions about if) there’s a contract extension or not. There already is one. We’ve already made a commitment,” he told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“Right now we have a coach for 2021, 2022. We have no interest in anyone else.
“We think Leon is building something. You face some headwinds in any season and at the moment we need to recapture some form.
“But that’s not down to one person. That’s down to a lot of people.
“Nothing has changed at all. We committed to an extension with Leon beyond this season a few months ago now and that holds firm.
“We absolutely have confidence that he’s the right person to be leading us.
“Leon is the only coach that’s (won finals in each of past four years). I have no doubt he’s already had success as a coach, because it’s not all just measured on whether you can get a premiership. There’s other factors.
“They’re hard to win as we know. But we’re still striving to win one. And he’ll be the person leading us.”
