South Sydney hooker Damien Cook flatly denies the Rabbitohs playing group is holding a grudge against their former NRL coach Anthony Seibold.

Seibold will face his former side for the first time when Brisbane meet Souths at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night.

Cook said there were no lingering ill feelings and would have made the same decision had he been in Seibold’s shoes and felt it was the best decision for his future.