At this stage, there's no dramas with the Canberra Raiders' trip to the Gold Coast to face the Titans next Saturday.
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But if the Brisbane COVID-19 scare grows then the NRL has the contingency plans in place for the Green Machine to make a safe trip north.
The AFL was sent into a spin on Friday when the Victorian government declared Brisbane a hotspot, where one case of the coronavirus was revealed that day.
But the fact the Raiders were playing on the Gold Coast - and not in Brisbane - combined with the fact the NRL has protocols in place had the league confident the game would go ahead as planned.
They have the blueprint from last year where the NRL used chartered jets and teams flew in and flew out on game day if required.
At this stage the ACT government hasn't introduced a two-week quarantine period for anyone who has been in Brisbane in the past fortnight - unlike what's happened in Victoria.
Raiders chief executive Don Furner said last year was tough, but it would be easier second time around.
"We're at the whim of the government and health authorities, and we'll co-operate like we always do," he said.
"Hopefully everything's going to be OK. We've been fantastic here in Canberra.
"The Gold Coast's not affected and we can fly directly into the Gold Coast. Fingers crossed."
Young restless
The Raiders were expecting Hudson Young to be back from a knee injury to face the Titans.
He was a last-minute omission from the team that narrowly went down to the New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.
The 22-year-old tweaked his knee in the win in the wet over Cronulla last week, but will be a much-needed inclusion for the trip to the Gold Coast.
Especially with Ryan James and Sebastian Kris having to go through concussion protocols during the week.
James failed his head injury assessment and while Kris passed his SCAT test (sport concussion assessment tool), he was ruled out due to video footage of his head clash with James.
Second-row thoughts
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said Sebastian Kris could play in the second row on Friday. Knowing that the following day he possibly could.
And while the body of evidence was only short - Kris was forced off after just 13 minutes due to a head knock - it was enough to suggest he would be an option there in the future as well.
He almost scored in the opening exchanges when he flew for a George Williams high ball - out leaping his Warriors opponent only to be held up over the tryline.