Hurley will join the coaching panel in a development role, working predominantly with the club’s first-to-four-year players through the Jack Jones Academy.

After 194 games in the red and black, Hurley announced his retirement ahead of the Bombers’ round 23 game against Richmond.

Universally loved throughout the wider football industry, Hurley’s playing career was a story of resilience, overcoming a life-threatening hip infection in 2021 to make a remarkable comeback to play five VFL games and his final AFL game.