Des is staying.

The Bulldogs announced Hasler’s contract extension with an email to club members less than three hours since Wests Tiger officially unveiled Ivan Cleary as the club’s new coach.

It comes after a meeting between Hasler’s manager George Mimis, Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle and club chairman Ray Dib on Monday sealed the deal.

According to reports, Hasler was under pressure heading into the club’s win over Brisbane last weekend, but the club has announced he is the future for the next three seasons.

“Des is a proven coach,” Castle said.

“His record over the years shows that and we are extremely pleased that negotiations have resulted in Des remaining at the club until the end of the 2019 season.

“This contract extension builds on the last five years of growth within our football program and Des is looking forward to the next two years.”

Des is staying a Bulldog.Source:News Corp Australia

In a statement, Hasler said he was never tempted to leave the club.

“I have been extremely happy here at the Bulldogs,” he said.

“The club has great history and tradition and an incredibly loyal fan base. I am pleased that I have been able to reach an agreement with the club to extend my contract until the end of 2019.”

Last October Hasler survived an emergency board meeting to decide his future, with club great Steve Mortimer subsequently stepping down as a director after questioning the direction of the club under Hasler’s stewardship. After the side’s round-four loss to Manly, his job once again came under scrutiny from the club’s directors.

But after getting back in the winner’s circle with a 10-7 victory over Brisbane last Thursday, he was handed a two-year contract extension.

The 56-year-old has one of the most enviable records of any modern coach having been involved in 12 successive finals series. Only in his rookie coaching year at the Sea Eagles in 2004 did he fail to make the top eight. He took Manly to three grand finals including two premiership wins and has guided the Bulldogs to deciders in 2012 and 2014.

Over the course of his career he has won 202 of 342 games for a 59 per cent winning rate.

—with AAP