If it's illness then it can only be something serious. You wouldn't announce that you can't take charge of a match on Sunday on a Thursday if you had a cold etc.

He's gone IMO.

No sign of Mr Harris at training this morning! Tim Sheens on the pitch with the players and Ian Watson.

I was only thinking to myself earlier will Harris return? and if so could he be back for Sunday's game? We are just going to have to wait until the club make a further announcement. I'd expect the RL press will be itching for an interview with Mr Sheen's as soon as possible so it may not be too long before we all get some news.

Chinese rumour I'd heard was Harris has been asked to be Sheens assistant and that's why he's absent been given gardening leave to way up / consider his options......purely conjecture of course.

I've thought that was the likely scenario myself, there's not many coaches of Harris's age wouldn't jump at the chance of learning from the very best.

It could all depend on how talks go with Australia about renewing his contract. Mal Meninga could be in the frame for the Kangaroos after today's origin result?. The ARL could decide on a change of direction because Tim Sheen's has had the job for 6 years now. Also isn't Iestyn's contract up at the end of the year?