No matter what happens in the finals for the Sydney Roosters, this season will be something of an end of an era.
The Bondi boys are set to say goodbye to five key players in the side, with some moving to other NRL clubs, some to other codes, and some to retirement after a long spell in the game.
It can act as a good motivator - just ask the Penrith Panthers - with the idea of a 'last dance' to send departing players off with a bang made famous by the famous Netflix documentary series on the 1990s Chicago Bulls side.
However, does coach Trent Robinson see it that way ahead of their do or die finals match against Manly on Saturday?
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Trent Robinson shuts down Roosters' 'last dance' theory
Speaking to assembled media during the lead-up to the clash against the Sea Eagles, Robinson emphatically denied he was using the idea of a 'last dance' as extra motivation for his side.
"Not at all, not at all," he asserted when asked about the matter.
"We haven't even discussed it because that's not our vision for this game on Saturday. It's another game on our path, so we're just purely focused on the 17 guys that run out there and playing their best.
"There's no nostalgia there, it's all about how we're going to play and what we're gonna do.
"We're not done, we're pretty clear on our game style that we want to play, but also the motivations about putting on the jersey and playing our best footy."
The Roosters will be losing Joseph Sual'ii'i and Joey Manu to rugby union, Luke Keary to the Super League, Sitili Tupouniua to the Bulldogs, and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves to retirement.
The loss of Waerea-Hargreaves in particular will be an emotional one as the rampaging forward has been at the club since 2010, playing 308 times and winning three premierships for the Tricolours.
The enforcer has missed chunks of the season due to suspension, but Robinson knows it's far too late to try and change his game style at this important point of the season; he is just coming off his most recent suspension.
"He's got a style of play and we back Jared, we're looking forward to him bringing that intensity from the start," Robinson said.
"We know the way he plays, everyone knows the way he plays, and we're backing him to be at his best tomorrow night."
A win for the Roosters would see them set up a preliminary final in Melbourne against the Storm, who ended their run in the finals last season.