The NRL coaching carousel is in full swing.

Trent Barrett walked away from his role with the Canterbury Bulldogs before he was pushed, while the New Zealand Warriors gig is now open after Nathan Brown exited the post immediately on Tuesday morning, with Stacey Jones to take over.

It's understood Brown was unwilling to move to New Zealand on a permanent basis, and the club said that was more or less the case when confirming he would no longer serve as coach in their statement.

That was then followed by the news that Michael Maguire had been terminated from his post at the Wests Tigers on Tuesday afternoon in a chaotic day of rugby league news.

With three jobs certain to be available, and more coaches under the pump, prospective coaches are soon to be linked.

Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo stands atop the list of future first grade coaching prospects. I have no doubt in the world that all three clubs will be on the phone sooner than later.

Ciraldo reportedly turned down a role with the Sharks, stating he'll only move from the Panthers for the right role, as NRL head coach.

With a host of roles to choose from, Ciraldo will end up where he wants. Below we look at the options if Ciraldo did choose to take the next step forward.

2. Wests Tigers

Michael Maguire's time with the Tigers probably should have ended a year ago. With every result comes speculation. I'm taking every! single! result!

That speculation has now come to an end with Maguire let go on Tuesday afternoon, and Cameron Ciraldo is exactly the man to return the Tigers back to relevancy.

The Tigers have a roster that should be performing far better. Ciraldo would bring new ideas and surely improved results.

Would Ciraldo be willing to move from a super successful set up to a side who hasn't played finals footy since the introduction of colour TV? We joke, of course, but it does feel like it has been that long.

Jackson Hastings is a brilliant half, Daine Laurie is supremely talented and Adam Doueihi is set to return soon.

With Apisai Koroisau and Isaiah Papali'i joining the ranks in 2023, there's a real core group there to build around.

Ciraldo would surely need a guaranteed three year deal and full support to make all the decisions before he would consider the role but it's certainly a lot more appealing now than it was.