NRL Coach Standings

Which coaches are sweating their positions?

Bulldogs: Potter won a Dally M Player of the Year award and Grand Final with the Bulldogs. He has little chance of displacing current boss Kevin Moore, but there may be some role available.

Dragons: No chance of the top spot and Brown would be favourite to take any assistant role to become available.

Raiders: Zero chance of anyone shifting Furner for a long time.

Broncos: Have to be worth asking the question. Current coach Ivan Henjak has even received the full support of the board. We know what that means.

Knights: Rick Stone has waited a long time at Newcastle and the Knights are likely to give him a while to develop his own team.

Cowboys: The pressure builds on Neil Henry. He'd have to be one of the coaches favoured for the chop.

Panthers: A key season for Matt Elliot at Penrith. Miss the finals and he'll have to find another job, give them a shake and he could be there for a while.

Storm: At the start of the season, and even now, you'd say there is no chance of dislodging Craig Bellamy. But if revelations force the club's hand for a completely new set-up, who's to honestly say it couldn't happen.

Rabbitohs: John Lang fell into the role after Jason Taylor fell down the stairs. Rusty and Co may prefer to get someone in who has a longer term potential.

Eels: Daniel Anderson has won himself plenty of time with last year's Grand Final.

Sea Eagles: Can't see anyone moving Des until Des decides he had enough.

Sharks: That is a different story on the other beach. The mail is strong that Stuart won't be there next year, and given the fact that there could be little else available, even coaching the Sharks becomes attractive.

Roosters: An assistant coaches role to Brian Smith could be good option with a pathway to the top job defined (surely Smith can't coach forever). And Smith's mentoring is highly thought of.

Titans: John Cartwright could well be on the Gold Coast as long as Wayne Bennett was in Brisbane. A snow's flakes chance in hell.

Warriors: Ivan Cleary must be getting very nervous, especially if the rumours of former Kiwi coach Brian McClennan heading south are true.

Tigers: Should the Tigers fail to make the finals this season, then surely it's time for a change in Tiger town. That said, with Royce Simmons and Steve Folkes already in the queue, it looks a bit congested. Folkes himself might fancy getting out of the weights room and back into coaching in the UK.