Anthony Seibold has vowed to pursue his cyber attackers

Departing Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold has vowed to continue his pursuit of those responsible for the cyber attacks on him

Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold arrives at Broncos HQ for the final time as head coach Picture: Getty Images

Anthony Seibold went straight from Brisbane Broncos headquarters to the office of his legal team on Wednesday afternoon as he finally got his hands on the cybercrime report into the personal attacks that have made his final weeks at the club a living hell.

Seibold has vowed to bring those responsible to task, pledging to campaign to change legislation if necessary to ensure others aren’t subject to the same repulsive missives he has been forced to endure in recent weeks.

He has no plans to pursue civil action. He isn’t interested in money – he has plenty of that after reaching a settlement with the Broncos that was measured in seven figures.

His only desire is to pursue criminal action against those responsible for a campaign designed to erode his credibility and destroy his chances of success at the Broncos.

The report, compiled by European experts with military backgrounds, has been in the hands of his lawyers for days, but Seibold has been in quarantine and then, for a short time on Tuesday and Wednesday, inside the Broncos’ bubble.

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Having stepped down as coach, he has his freedom and sanity back.

He planned to spend Wednesday night enjoying a steak and the fight between Tim Tszyu and Jeff Horn.

In coming days, he will head to a friend’s farm in central Queensland and then spend the school holidays in Sydney, back on the northern beaches.

At some point, he will look to resume his coaching career. He knows it will require some rebuilding but his immediate priority is his family, something that became clear as he fronted the media for the final time on Wednesday morning.

The only time Seibold became emotional was when he was talking about his oldest daughter, who stayed in Sydney when the rest of the family moved to Brisbane to support his coaching career at the Broncos.

“I think the final straw was hopping back on a plane from Sydney when I wanted to be with my daughter,” he said.

“I could‘ve stayed for the final five games and done a review at the end of the year, but I wanted to be fair to the club so they can start the process of looking for a new coach.

“Since I‘ve come here I’ve always looked to put the team first. It’s really emotional this morning (talking to the players). I’m not afraid to say, I cried in front of the players because I care about them a lot and I’ve committed a lot to the group.

“I can look myself in the mirror and say I‘ve given it my best shot. We’re not where we wanted to be, we failed this year. It was an emotional morning for the players, there were plenty of hugs.

“You connect with people. You’re not going to connect with everyone … but you connect, you’re a footy team in the locker room. It’s always emotional when you say goodbye.”

Asked what he said to the players, Seibold said: “I challenged the group to not be average. Don’t be happy being average. Be the best you can. That is the challenge I gave them.”

Once a coach, always a coach. Seibold has been under siege since day one at the Broncos but nothing has compared to the scurrilous social media campaign that has gained momentum in recent weeks.

It has been disgusting and Seibold won’t let the matter rest until those who instigated it pay a heavy rice.

“I have had some really good people reach out to me about it,” Seibold said. “There is some change needed with regard to legislation. That is for another time. I’ll be making a considered decision, but my decision-making is that I will be going to police and giving them some names.”

“I want to be a voice for legislation change around that space. The laws are archaic. If people don’t get charged with criminal offences for what they did to me, what do you have to do on social media to get charged.

“I am going to push as hard as I can but the legislation is pretty weak. The intel we have got, and we are going to try to continue to gather some intel, is that we will be able to get some people charged.

“That is the intention. I am not looking to down the civil route. I want to see that some people are made accountable.”