JAMASON Daniels has relinquished his role as coach of Goulburn Valley Football League club Tatura to take up a development coaching role with AFL side Gold Coast Suns.

Daniels received the offer after spending last week with the Suns to develop his coaching skills after approaching Suns’ coach Rodney Eade last year.

Daniels was rookie-listed to the Western Bulldogs in 2009 and 2010 when Eade was the club’s senior coach.

Daniels has been appointed assistant academy coach, joining Andrew Raines and Jason Torney in the coaching, mentoring, welfare and overall development of the Gold Coast Suns’ Talent Academy.

He will also have a playing-leadership role with the Suns’ NEAFL side.

Another Tatura alumni, its 2012 premiership coach Steve Daniel, was appointed coach of the Gold Coast Suns’ NEAFL side at the end of last year.

Tatura club legend Linc Wellington, a two-time premiership player, has already been appointed playing coach to replace Daniels, making the transition easier for Daniels, a first-year coach last season.

He said he told the club of the offer on Tuesday.

“I’ve got mixed emotions really,” Daniels said.

“The fact that Linc is taking over and it has been a bit easier on the footy club and players to swallow, that’s definitely made things a lot easier and I guess given me more time to let the excitement sink in.

“I’m just ecstatic, I can’t wait to get up there and it’s something I never through would be possible 12 months ago — I never thought I’d be coaching let alone 12 months later be heading up to the Gold Coast in an AFL role.”

Tatura said it was “disappointed to lose a coach and person of Jamason’s calibre it respects his decision to pursue other opportunities”.

“In short, it was an opportunity too good to pass up,” it said.