Rodney Eade has ruled himself out of the senior Gold Coast job saying he had become virtually reconciled to the fact that his coaching days were over.

Adamant he had not been contacted by the Suns, the Collingwood director of football said he had assured his family several times in recent years they would not be relocating interstate. He has also assured the Magpies he has not put his hand up for the job either directly or indirectly.

Rodney Eade says he has assured his family several times in recent years they would not be relocating interstate. Credit:Michael Clayton-Jones

"Yes you can rule me out," Eade told Fairfax Media. "I think I've lost enough hair, don't you? I've had a discussion with [Collingwood chief] Gary Pert where I've assured him I'm not fuelling speculation and I'm very happy doing what I'm doing."

The Suns have yet to conduct their first round of interviews to secure Guy McKenna's replacement but are understood to have made preliminary approaches to Hawthorn assistant Brendon Bolton and the Swans' Stuart Dew. While football director Malcolm Blight has personally contacted several highly credentialled contracted coaches, the club chairman John Witheriff is determined to adhere to a transparent interview process.