The waiting game is weighing on club officials as the Group Nine season looks to get up and running.
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While a return date of July 18 has been set for all NSW Rugby League competitions, the uncertainty over the landscape raises more questions than answers.
"I think a lot of people are over it but I hope I'm wrong," Temora secretary Mark Hughes said.
The Dragons held a committee meeting on Monday night as they look to move forward.
However with little concrete information to work with no plan was set in stone.
"We talked about all the obvious things but we can't really make a decision until the government makes a decision and the numbers in crowds are relaxed," Hughes said.
While many new guidelines are expected to need to be followed for healthy and safety, the ability to host a crowd is the biggest obstacle for all clubs.
Hughes believes the level needs to be at least 500 for a viable season to go ahead.
"Unless you are allowed to have crowds of 500 or more it is a waste of time," he said.
"By the time you have four or five grades with a visiting team and staff you are going to have 500 people there easily.
"That's without a blockbuster game - imagine a Tumut and Gundagai situation where they get $5000-7000 gates.
"I just can't see if happening and if you can't go back to a pub or club why bother?
"That's just my thoughts but we didn't decide on anything.
"We just talked about if this happens we might consider this or if that happens we might consider that.
"I guess they are waiting to see what the government does on the 1st of June and we are waiting to see what gets handed down from NSW Rugby League to Group Nine."
Group Nine are working towards playing one full round before a shortened finals series.
Chairman Peter McDermott said reaction from clubs prompted a move to a top four but Hughes is looking for more feedback.
"They are going to have to have a meeting soon to determine if they are going to ask the clubs individually before they decide if there is a comp or not or do we get told what we are doing," he said.
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