Brisbane coach Chris Fagan addresses future immediately after premiership three-peat

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan said he will decide his future in the coming days after leading the Lions to a historic premiership three-peat.

Fagan joined a select group that includes coaching immortals Jock McHale, Norm Smith, Leigh Matthews and Alastair Clarkson to win three grand finals in a row.

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The 65-year-old is contracted for next year but rumours had been circulating that he will retire if they went on to win the premiership.

The talk of his departure got louder after he openly admitted that he might not go on in 2026 in the build-up to the grand final.

“That would be an unbelievable story,” Seven commentator James Brayshaw said on his potential exit.

Speaking after the match, Fagan confirmed he will weigh up his future in what has been a “tough job” over the past decade.

“I’m going to have a think about it this week,” he told Seven.

“I’ve been doing it for 10 years. It’s a hard job. I’ll think about it. I’ll do it a few days just to clear my head and make a decision.

“A long walk, that’s a good idea.”

When pressed further on what’s actually going through his mind, Fagan repeated that 10 years has been a long time.

“It’s not locked in. As I said, I’ve been doing it for 10 years. It’s a very taxing job being an AFL coach,” he continued.

“It takes a bit out of you. And I’ve always wanted to be able to make a decision to leave at the right time.

“And not wait until I have a couple of bad years and get the boot. So that’s sort of what I’m going to think about.”

West Coast AFLW coach Daisy Pearce said it would be an “almighty flex” to go out on a three-peat.

“It’s such a big job. What else is there left for him to achieved,” she said.

Speaking before the grand final begun, 7NEWS reporter Tom Morris said Fagan had told those close to him that he is “worn out”.

“It doesn’t mean it’s locked in and he will leave after the game, but there is a strong thought for the last two months around people that know him best, if they win, it will be his last game at the Lions,” Morris reported on Seven.

“He might turn around and say, ‘I want to go next year and be hungry’, but it’s more than recent years and a legitimate possibility this is Chris Fagan’s last game as coach, particularly if they win.”