When he arrives for Wests Tigers training on Tuesday morning, one of the first things Adam Doueihi will do is stand in front of his teammates and explain the events of the past five days.

After a tumultuous week culminated in a heavy defeat to the Raiders that officially ended the Tigers’ finals hopes, Doueihi arrived at the club’s Concord HQ for peace talks with coach Benji Marshall just before 9am on Monday. He was in the passenger seat of a black Mercedes driven by his manager, Isaac Moses.

Doueihi and Marshall had not spoken since last Thursday, when the coach told the Lebanese international he would be moving from halfback to lock forward for the clash in Canberra – prompting an angry Doueihi to stand down from his weekend playing duties.

Nobody was entirely sure what to expect when Doueihi and Moses entered the meeting room, where Marshall, Tigers CEO Shaun Mielekamp and football manager Pat Richards were waiting.

It has been well documented that Doueihi was aggrieved at being asked to move out of his preferred position rather than the Parramatta-bound Jarome Luai, to accommodate rookie playmaker Javon Andrews.

The 27-year-old was already cranky with Marshall, having tried unsuccessfully for several days to get a straight answer out of the coach as to where he would start against the Raiders.

So tensions were high when the pair caught up on Thursday, and Doueihi took the chance to tell Marshall he was fed up with what he saw as a lack of professionalism and accountability at the club, which was about to play a part in them missing a 15th consecutive finals campaign.

Doueihi knew he was not in the right headspace to play. He also knew he would have to deal with the consequences moving forward. But if his drastic action shone a light on the bigger problems at the Tigers, Doueihi figured, it would be worth it.

The immediate question is, what happens next?

Does Marshall name Doueihi for the clash against Parramatta on Sunday?

Will he be forced to return via reserve grade, which Doueihi has indicated he is prepared to do?

Will he stay at the Tigers beyond this season?

At least one source close to Doueihi said on the weekend said that, despite being contracted until the end of 2029, Doueihi had been prepared to cut and run early if Marshall and the Tigers had entered Monday’s meeting in a combative mood.

There were also whispers over the weekend that someone from Doueihi’s camp had approached Perth Bears coach Mal Meninga about signing him for their inaugural NRL season next year. Meninga could not be contacted for comment.

At least one person linked to Marshall was informed the Queensland Reds were interested in Doueihi. But a Reds official said there had been no approach to the player, and the club was already well stocked with centres heading into next year’s Super Rugby season.

News Corp reported on Monday that Doueihi’s relationship with the Tigers was “unfixable”, and that he could no longer play under Marshall.

That did not go down well with some – including former Tigers player and one of Marshall’s good friends, Beau Ryan, who blasted the report as “fake news and dogshit journalism” on his breakfast show on Triple M.

News Corp executives were so angry at Ryan’s comments that they quickly banned their journalists from appearing on Triple M’s podcasts and various radio programs.

The Tigers have always punched above their weight when it comes to keeping rugby league in the news cycle.

That may have explained why some of the rusted-on supporters at the cafe adjoining the training facility barely turned their heads when half a dozen TV cameras set up next to them in the hope of capturing vision of Doueihi or Marshall.

Mielekamp agreed to front the cameras with a prepared statement, which lasted all of 20 seconds.

“It was a very positive and productive meeting,” Mielekamp said. “Adam will be at training tomorrow, which is a very good sign. What’s really important is what is said in that room stays in that room, that’s important for us as a club. We’re all doing what’s best for the club.”

Bizarrely, Mielekamp received a pat on the back from a Tigers official for fronting the cameras.

The players will return to training on Tuesday, with the media welcome to film the start of the session.

The team sheet for the Parramatta game will be made official at 4pm, with Marshall scheduled to explain his selections on Wednesday.

It has been suggested Doueihi will have to apologise to the playing group for sitting out the embarrassing 56-10 defeat to Canberra. Some of his teammates’ defensive efforts were well below NRL standard, and Marshall conceded after the game that the Doueihi headlines and news surrounding Luai’s early departure the week before – had taken its toll on the group.

The Tigers may have hoped Monday’s meeting would draw a line under the episode. But it appears certain there is a long way for it yet to run.