South Sydney sack coach Jason Demetriou

After that second meeting, third-year coach Demetriou was told he would be terminated after the side's 1-6 start to 2024.

The perennial heavyweights also crashed out of finals contention under Demetriou's watch last year, losing seven of their last 10 games.

The club has yet to publicly confirm its coach for Thursday's clash against Penrith.