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IT’S a brutal business the modern world of life as an NRL coach.
Five rounds into the new season yet already one of the genuinely good people in the game in South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou is clinging on for what appears a certain exit.
The South Sydney hierarchy spent Sunday working out the next steps as the Bunnies prepare to cut ties with the coach who took them to the 2022 preliminary final.
Unless South Sydney produce a complete form reversal against Cronulla then Demetriou will be gone by Sunday.
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Rabbitohs icon Sam Burgess won’t be returning anytime soon but the warning shot the champion forward fired before being given his marching orders was bang on.
South Sydney are a rabble and in need of an experienced hand with runs on the board who can come in and manage all the club’s different personalities.
Wayne Bennett’s into $1.04 to return next year on a three-year contract but in the meantime the Rabbitohs roster is still good enough to salvage something out of this season.
Who takes over in the short-term is still to be determined.
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Sometimes the football gods write the perfect script and Saturday night at Four Pines Park they couldn’t have penned it any better.
Champion Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans breaks Cliff Lyon’s record to become the most-capped Sea Eagle of all time (Beaver Menzies had three seasons at the Northern Eagles) and the Brookvale faithful absolutely loved it.
Not many sides can overcome a deficit against three-time premiers Penrith but the Sea Eagles bench of Nathan Brown and Tof Sipley were up for the fight and turned the momentum of the game.
Sure there was some rub of the green with the Tommy Talau knock on but Manly still went on with the job.
The inclusion of Luke Brooks has made them a far more dangerous side with the football and Tommy Trbojevic is back to his damaging best.
Parramatta are now beginning to look ordinary without Mitch Moses.
Take nothing away from the Raiders they were straight into the arm wrestle but the Eels lacked direction or any sort of potency.
Dylan Brown isn’t delivering value for money and doesn’t look like he can control a game like Moses, Nathan Cleary, Adam Reynolds, Jahrome Hughes or DCE.
What were your likes or dislikes from round five?
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