Jamie Soward doesn't expect to be recalled to first grade after his Intrust Premiership performance for Penrith at the weekend. The Panthers beat Manly 24-6 but Soward said: "It was frantic. I tried too much. It was good to get the win but I'll probably spend another couple of weeks in reserve grade after that." Speaking on Hawkesbury Radio, he said of his axing: "It's been a long week. I'm sure everyone can appreciate that … hopefully it will make for a good book one day. It's form and getting my hands on the ball. I wasn't good enough in Melbourne and I put my hand up for that."

2. And the Darwin award goes to …

Strange things happen in Darwin, just read the local newspaper. Saturday night when Parramatta and Gold Coast came to town was no exception and two incidents – one funny, the other disturbing – were captured on video. As the Titans ran onto TIO Stadium, they held out their hands to be low-fived by an honour guard of pint-sized mascots. Several five-year-olds "left 'em hanging", keeping their hands steadfastly at their sides. Then there was the footage on social media of Greg Bird seemingly performing a Hopoate on an opponent. There didn't appear to be penetration, it was probably just some kind of wrestling manoeuvre.