Michael Chammas is a sports reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald
It now appears a fait accompli that Des Hasler will be tapped on the shoulder after the club's end -of-season review. So if Canterbury are going to sack Hasler, which by the week looks increasingly more likely to happen this off season than at the end of 2019, why not do it now?
So let me get this straight. Jarryd Hayne leaves Parramatta to chase his American dream, says he will come back if he ever returns to the NRL, breaks that promise and signs with the Titans despite Parramatta offering money that in hindsight was even too much.
The future of Jarryd Hayne could be decided on Monday after Gold Coast officials called a meeting with the Titans fullback and undersiege coach, Neil Henry.
Parramatta Eels fans could be forgiven for thinking they were watching rugby union on Thursday night after a controversial refereeing decision contributed to the end of their six-game winning streak.
So what about Phil Gould's five year plan at the Panthers? "There has never been a five year plan. That's media gibberish," Gould fires back.
Is Mitchell Moses a better footballer at Parramatta than he was at the Wests Tigers? Judging by his performances over the past month in particular, it's safe to assume so. But not according to the man himself.
Penrith are finally where they should have been weeks ago, with coach Anthony Griffin admitting he never gave up on his side's finals hopes despite a disastrous start to the year.
Nathan Cleary lined up a conversion to end the Wests Tigers' hopes of victory right in front of his father, who was watching on in the away coaching box begging for his son to miss.
Just before Ivan Cleary's shock departure from the Penrith Panthers at the end of the 2015 season, he sat down with son Nathan to discuss how long it would take before he would get a taste of NRL football.
They've been there for each other since they were kids - but for 80 minutes on Sunday, Malakai and Dallin Zelezniak will be sworn enemies.
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