The club which produced legend Laurie Daley took to Facebook on Monday night to plead for help to help get them back on track, and ensure they don't meet the same fate as the town's now-defunct Australian Rules and rugby union teams.

Junee is second last in Group Nine's first grade and reserve grade competitions, with reserve grade forced to forfeit due to lack of numbers the past two weeks.

Club secretary and reserve grade coach Geoff Bush said the prospect of merging with another club is an option but a "definite last resort."

Junee didn't field under-16 or under-18 teams for the majority of the past few seasons, which has been a major contributor to the current lack of senior player numbers.

"It's come from not having a 16s or 18s team for a number of years now, people moving away and other players are getting to an age now where they're not playing anymore," Bush said.

"While the club financially is pretty good, we can't compete with the massive backing some other Group Nine clubs have.

"The merger would be a definite last resort. Once you start merging it's hard to get a single identity back so it's not something we want to do, but the option's always out there.

"Junee soccer club is also struggling at the moment and it's been seen once you either fold or merge with someone else, it's hard to get your identity back and come back from that.

"We haven't had any formal discussions with anyone at this stage, it's just an option out there that would be the last resort."

The Diesels' under-15 team is unbeaten this year and Bush said it's vital they have a team in their home town to aspire to play senior football for.

"The disappointing thing is our junior club is going so well and we want the club to be there for a number of years," Bush said.

"We've got the biggest number of juniors at the moment, we don't want them to have to go to Wagga or Gundagai or wherever, we want them to stay here and play for the Diesels and keep the club going."

A 'state of play' meeting has been tentatively set for this Sunday and the club is encouraging anyone keen to assist to attend.

"We want to get a few more people involved and see what their ideas are," Bush said.

"It'd be just a big open forum discussion to see what some older heads think, where we can gain on other clubs that have a bigger financial base.

"Us and a few other clubs can't compete with that just at the moment, which is a shame."

The Diesels posted on their Facebook page asking for the community to unite and save the heartbeat of the town.

"Events of the past have divided the club and the members within our club. Let us put the past behind us, start fresh and work as one for the good of rugby league in our proud rugby league town," the post said.

"A "State of Play" meeting will be held in the very near future.

"If you are interested in having a rugby league club in our town, it would be appreciated if you could attend."

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