The scene was South Sydney's flash new high performance centre at Heffron Park in Maroubra early on Wednesday morning.
With the Bunnies' season hanging by a thread, Rabbitohs co-owner Russell Crowe dialled in via a phone hook-up to try and broker peace between a clearly warring coaching staff.
The trouble in the burrow has been brewing for the past couple of months as champion forward Sam Burgess and head coach Jason Demetriou have been butting heads over training methods and standards.