Every sport has a period of wheelin' and dealin' which has great consequences on the rest of the competition's players and coaches. We've seen it most recently in the NBA as LeBron James became the head domino, and his decision to go back home put in to action a whole lot of other moves from a variety of people.

It's weird because while this may happen on a seemingly regular basis, it never really involves a player/coach of such importance. We've seen the dominoes fall in the NBA and now we're going to presented with a little show of dominoes tumbling in the NRL and like the NBA this time around there's some important folks involved.

The two main people in this are Wayne Bennett and Daly Cherry-Evans. This makes things very interesting right from the start as both have strong links to the Brisbane Broncos. Bennett has landed the Broncos coaching role while DCE has had the Broncos chasing him for a while. The Broncos are a major player here but you'd suspect that any NRL club would like DCE as their halfback which puts him in a LeBron type of category.

The Broncos have very recently signed Bennett which has an immediate effect on the Dragons. Paul McGregor should remain the coach there after taking over from Steve Price and doing a pretty fine job at that. Obviously Anthony Griffin will have to make way for Bennett which means that Griffin will join the list of coaches who are thrown in to the mix of every vacant coaching position.

Griffin's shown that he's not as bad a coach as last year would have us believe, he's done good things with this Broncos side. Most of this side, Griffin has known and coached for a fair while so that makes it a little bit easier and it would be a big shift for him to become the head coach of another NRL team.

The coaching scene is a murky, red light type of scene at the moment. Not only do you have the situation of the Knights now needing a coach (and a lot more), Griffin needing a job and the Dragons needing a plan B but you've also got teams and coaches who are under the pump whether rightfully or wrongly. John Cartwright and the Titans need to turn things around, as does Paul Green at the Cowboys and then throw in to the mix the Tigers who despite enjoying success under Mick Potter, look like there's a possibility they could part ways with Potter.

Bennett's move to Brisbane will set other plans, schemes and options in to motion. Some will be directly linked - like the Knights needing a new coach, while some will be more indirect - the Titans needing a new coach. It's all up in the air, but at least we didn't have to wait long for the first domino to fall.

The coaching round a bout isn't nearly as interesting as the player's.

Nearly every team will be keen on Daly Cherry-Evans. It's pretty much a fact that if you've got some cash to spend, get in to the mix for DCE. He's that good a player.

Is he good enough to blow a large chunk of your salary cap on when you already have someone like Ben Hunt who's playing pretty awesomely. Expect DCE to be in the at least $1 million bracket, more like 1.2 or 1.3 million a season and we're seeing the dominoes kinda start to fall already.

The Manly Sea Eagles ruffled many feathers as they let Glenn Stewart leave the club, which you would have to believe was because they needed some extra cash to throw DCE's way. Given the money that will be offered to DCE by other clubs (The Eels look to have joined the fun), Manly must compete and you can bet ya house that they will.

If the Broncos are seriously chasing DCE, they must be willing to let Ben Hunt go. Which means that Hunt will become a much sought after halfback who can demand, on the back of a pretty awesome 2014 season so far, a decent pay rise. In fact, it's kind of hard to see the Broncos being able to offer Hunt the pay rise he deserves given that he's apparently on $200,00 for next season.

If the Eels are seriously in the mix, then Chris Sandow would be told to shuffle along. Basically any team who already has a decent halfback, but is keen on DCE must be willing to part ways with their current play maker ... because let's be honest, DCE is better than all of them.

Personally, I reckon DCE will stay with Manly. They'll have the cash to make DCE a reasonable offer and they have a coach who can get the best out of cheap talent - Jesse Sene-Lefao, Dunamis Lui, Josh Starling, Justin Horo, Brenton Lawrence etc. But they would be shifting towards a Melbourne Storm model where the salary cap is spent mostly on a few players and there's a reliance on good coaching and recruitment. With DCE, Kieran Foran, Brett Stewart, Anthony Watmough, Jamie Lyon, Steve Matai, Peta Hiku and Jamie Burher they will have to rely on pay cuts or a fair amount of cheapies.

While there are a few blokes who can set of the domino trail with their choices, there's a few sneaky guys (and clubs) who can have just as big an impact.

The Newcastle Knights will rebuild. They have a good crop of youngsters as well as a whole lot of veterans who are nearing the end of their careers. Once everything is sorted with an owner and a board, they'll be out to replace the veterans with some solid NRL performers as well as someone who provides some pizzazz, panache and flair. It's hard to see Darius Boyd staying, so they'll have some decent cap space so expect them to be in and around any dealings that could happen.

It's also very hard to see Darius Boyd going back to Brisbane. They just simply have too many options, but his name and Brisbane will be linked through speculation the entire time thanks to his relationship with Bennett. How much would you be willing to pay for Boyd? It would be less than what's he's on now with the Knights wouldn't it? Yup.

The other smokey is Adam Reynolds. With the Rabbitohs looking likely to secure Luke Keary as their chief play maker, Reynolds could find himself being a play maker in demand. He's got the skill set to slot in to any team and will work best in a team with plenty of talent but no one to guide them around a footy field.

DCE's decision will have some impact on Reynolds' future. If a team fails in their bid to land DCE, they could make a play for Reynolds and spend a lot less money in doing so. If DCE stays with Manly, Reynolds could become the highly sought after halfback of the NRL, driving his price skyward.

It's strange as the Brisbane Broncos haven't exactly made moves so far to get DCE interested. Instead they've kinda done the opposite, getting talented play makers and/or developing them. To be honest, no team has really made moves to emerge as a DCE front runner but I'm sure the calls are coming in.

To me, all that kinda sums up the market at the moment. There's a whole lot of clubs who don't really need anything, who are trying to get something. From the outside it looks like a lot of trying to fit squares in to circles and it's all delicately poised. Delicately poised for someone to make a decision and send the shit towards the fan.