“My aim is to make sure this club has a future and that my kids have a team to follow,” he said. “We want to be in the position where we are making a $10 million profit.”
At the end of last year, Mace gave an address to members in which he said: “As a board we cannot expect the best from our management, staff and playing group if we don’t lead by example. Bellamy did not rule out a move to the Sharks in a football manager role when I asked him, however it is thought he will remain in Melbourne for one more year.Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo is as honourable as they come in the coaching fraternity, and the thought of breaking a contract does not sit well with him. It’s why he is poised to say no to interest from the Sharks, despite his close friendship with incoming Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon.