The seemingly trivial matter quickly escalated and resulted in a bitter fallout, with Klemmer desperate to extricate himself from his contract with Riolo. The issue has upset the big bopper, who admitted during the week there were "a couple of things me and the club are working through". It is expected Klemmer will finalise his release this week, making him one of the most sought-after stars without an agent. Several player managers are watching the situation with interest in the hope of adding the front-rower to their books. Coke is it Which former NRL players were spotted snorting cocaine in a UK nightspot? The big names made no attempt to conceal their antics before shocked onlookers. Out of favour, and out of options?

Out of options: Te Maire Martin's future is uncertain. Credit:Getty Images Out-of-favour Penrith half Te Maire Martin appears to be running out of options as he attempts to resolve his future. Martin appeared to be headed across the Tasman as the Warriors scoured potential replacements for Kieran Foran. The 21-year-old knocked back the chance to join Melbourne to head back to his native New Zealand, although both those options are off the table. The Warriors have re-signed their own promising youngster Ata Hingano after resigning themselves to missing out on disgruntled Shark James Maloney. The Warriors will part company with hooker-half Erin Clark, who has signed a three-year deal with Canberra. The Samona international made his NRL debut earlier this season will make the shift immediately. Finally, good news for Dogs

Canterbury are in desperate need of a good news story and there is none better than that of Chase Stanley. When it comes to injuries, Stanley is rivalled only by his brother as Kyle as perhaps the unluckiest player to play the game. Between them, the siblings have had more than a dozen surgeries, raising fears Chase would join Kyle in premature retirement. However, Chase wouldn't let his latest ACL injury become career-ending. After 14 months out of the top grade, Stanley will make his NRL return in Monday's clash against former club St George Illawarra. If the Bulldogs need inspiration to break a four-game losing streak, they need look no further. "It is [a credit to him] and it's not the first time he's been in this spot," Canterbury skipper James Graham said. "To keep coming back and applying himself the way he has done from those injuries – I've spent a week in a rehab room and I'm over it – and he's been there for a number of months if not years over his career.

"I'm really pleased for him to be looking like he'll come back and play this week. I managed to catch the first half of the NSW Cup this week and he was looking really good, you wouldn't know he'd been injured. "In what has been an interesting news cycle, it's a real positive for us." Daley grind may be too much Laurie Daley has finally assembled a NSW squad capable of dominating State of Origin for years to come, but there is growing speculation he will step down at the end of the series. Daley, overseeing his fifth interstate campaign as head coach, is off contract at the end of the year. The champion pivot was at the helm when the Blues finally broke Queensland's Origin stranglehold in 2014 and there is every chance the shield will return south of the border after the emphatic victory in game one.

Daley has dead-batted questions about his future, maintaining his focus is on the current campaign. The 47-year-old will be able to name his terms if the Blues win one of their next two games and he would deserve to oversee the team in what is shaping as a new era of dominance. However, the job is a hugely draining one and Daley is said to be considering a change after five years of coaching an arena he also dominated as a player. Guerra deal nearly done Newcastle, desperate to snare a big name for next year, are close to finally getting their man in Aidan Guerra. The Roosters back-rower is poised to leave Bondi Junction at the end of the year and the Knights have again opened the chequebook in a bid to bolster their roster. The Roosters are considering poaching Warrior Jacob Lillyman as a forwards replacement, believing he could do a solid job for a season as the club prepares to blood a slew of talented youngsters. A new challenge Here's a new piece of silverware the NRL should introduce for next season.

We've received an ingenious proposal for a new trophy, tentatively known as the Challenge Cup, to be played during the existing competition rounds in 2018 and beyond. The Challenge Cup begins in the hands of the reigning premiers, who put it on the line every time they host a match. The holders retain the title until they are beaten at home, with the victors then putting it up for grabs every time they host a game. If it was implemented this season, it would have started with reigning premiers Cronulla and been held by a number of teams, including the Cowboys, Dragons and Sea Eagles. By our calculations, it would now be in the hands of the Storm, meaning someone would need to knock them off at AAMI Park to prise it from their possession. The beauty of the concept is it gives lower-placed teams a chance to earn some silverware and it creates additional interest in the NRL competition without adding games to an already packed schedule. The idea, sent to us by reader Mark Prendergast, has been used in various forms in other competitions around the world, most notably New Zealand's Ranfurly Shield rugby union competition. Hopefully, the NRL gives the Challenge Cup idea due consideration here. From the vault

South Sydney halfback Craig Coleman engages in a bit of horseplay with champion horse Let's Get Physical in 1985. Training partners: South Sydney halfback Chris Coleman with champion horse Lets Get Physical in 1985. Yep, league's a funny old game

There is nothing more painful than a pre-season under Craig Bellamy. Here we see his Storm players getting their revenge by waxing the boss for a great cause, the Make A Wish foundation. The headline you don't want to see Loading "NSW's gamble on casino camp backfires" Gambling tables everywhere, nightclub on premises, drunk punters everywhere. The Blues have set up home base at The Star for Origin II. What could possibly go wrong?