NRL acting boss Andrew Abdo thinks the small group of players breaking the social-distancing laws won't hurt the chances of the competition resuming on May 28.
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"I have multiple concerns and I'm focussed on a number of things ... we're working day and night to get the competition up and running," he said on Tuesday.
"Any setback is a setback for all of us as a game. But I'm not concerned about this particular issue derailing any of those discussions. My concerns are much broader than that."
But maybe he should be concerned. And maybe that's the message he should be sending. Along with the $120,000 line he drew in the sand.
That's the total fines handed out - with 60 per cent suspended - to the four NRL players who have been unable - or unwilling - to follow the very simple protocols in place.
Don't travel unless you have to for work. Don't have more than two people over to your house. And even then stay at least 1.5 metres apart.
But Nathan Cleary, Latrell Mitchell, Josh Addo-Carr and Tyronne Roberts-Davis chose to break those protocols.
Sure a $20,000 hit to the sky rocket - or $4000 if you're Cleary and Roberts-Davis - is a big one. Especially since the coronavirus has already given the players a massive pay cut.
But the message it would send that this has affected their chances of playing again this season would be even bigger.
And it has hurt those chances. No matter how good the biosecurity measures the NRL has in place, they'll be a complete waste of time if the players don't follow them.
Not much point in forcing the New Zealand Warriors to relocate to Tamworth and self-isolate for two weeks - away from friends and family for potentially months - when Cleary's rolling around on the couch with whoever pops over for a visit.
The NRL might as well hire the Ruby Princess for the players to live on. It's probably going cheap at the moment.
Not only does the actions of the few open the door for the COVID-19 virus to make its way into the NRL, but it will also have the understandably skittish politicians around the country hesitant about allowing the players to return to training. And playing.
Having four players - three of which are high-profile State of Origin stars - flout the current restrictions isn't going to help with those hopes. Especially given the NRL's proposed biosecurity measures are even stricter than what's currently in place.
Confident they'll follow them? That confidence has certainly taken a hit.