Almost on cue of Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart having a crack at self-interest in the NRL, Seibold has stepped up to the plate and delivered in spades.

Apparently it's unfair to make those poor old Queensland clubs play their games in NSW so any NRL players who haven't had their flu shots don't have to go there.

Dead set. I mean it's perfectly OK to force the New Zealand Warriors to pack their lives into a duffle bag and relocate across the ditch for six months with the possibility they might not see their families and friends for that entire time. It's perfectly OK for the Warriors to play their games in Sydney or Gosford or Queensland or wherever else the NRL decides is a fit venue under their Project Apollo protocols.

It's perfectly OK for the Melbourne Storm to move up to Albury for a week, train on an Aussie rules oval only to move back to Melbourne a few days later. Then have to fly-in and fly-out of Sydney, Queensland or wherever to play their games for however long it takes before potentially getting some home games in Melbourne.

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Not to mention it's OK for the Canberra Raiders to jump on a bus every weekend and become acquainted with every centimetre of the Hume Highway for one, two or even six months of this coronavirus-affected NRL campaign. Potentially playing every game, both home and away, in Sydney or even farther north - despite the ACT government giving the lime green light for games to be played at Canberra Stadium. With no chance to make up for those home games lost later in the season.

But to force the Billionaire Broncos to travel south of the Tweed to play a game. That's just unfair.

I mean, what's next? Will the NRL force them to play on a day that isn't Thursday or Friday? They might even force Channel Nine to show the Green Machine in prime time instead of the Banana Benders. Imagine all that sponsorship and commercial revenue at risk for the Broncos if they're not in their regular place front and centre on commercial TV.

Let's just hope that doesn't happen, because that's just one step away from anarchy and chaos, rioting in the streets and the like.

Not to mention the tantrums that would come out of Brisbane town then. That'd be really, really unfair.

Having read Seibold's comments on Friday morning I must admit I breathed a sigh of relief when the NRL released the next two rounds of the revised draw.

Brisbane, thankfully, were scheduled to play both their games on Thursday night. While venues were yet to be released, it's safe to say both of those games will be in Brisbane. That is, the Broncos' home ground. The poor little lambs won't be forced to unfairly travel to NSW for either of their games.

While Seibold et al will be able to basically walk to them, the Raiders will travel 1144 kilometres to play both of theirs. Seems pretty fair.

And the bleating to come out of Canberra? Raiders boss Don Furner has said no dramas. Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has said all along sacrifices will need to be made in these trying times.

So why do the Broncos face such an unfair future in the first place? Because some NRL players, like Raiders trio Josh Papalii, Joe Tapine and Sia Soliola, opted to sign the NRL's waiver rather than get vaccinated for influenza.

The Queensland government said the waiver isn't good enough and all players who wish to train or play in their state will need to get the flu shot.

So, given the NRL was the one who jumped the gun in regards to the whole flu-shot saga and made an agreement with the Queensland government their players didn't want to keep, they rightly decided to try to keep any clubs with unvaccinated players out of the Banana Republic.

Which of course means the poor old Broncos might just have to play the Green Machine in Sydney. Or even, shock horror, in Canberra. If it's late enough in the season and things have returned to normal.

But Seibold says the NRL shouldn't "cater to the minority". Which, by his own logic, means they shouldn't cater to the whims and whinges of one NRL coach. Finally, something we can agree upon.