Kangaroos co-president Peter Gerhard said they have plenty of concerns about the viability of a shortened season yet but if one does get going, the cap won't fit at Temora who rely on a handful of Canberra-based players.

"I don't know how they expect players who were going to get paid a certain amount per game to travel and play football to still travel and play football but only get half of that," Gerhard said.

"I don't know how that's going to go. We could lose some players there. It's really hard. As you can imagine, $25,000 is not much to run half a season on when if your budget was 95 (thousand). It should be $47,000, you would think."

AFL Riverina adopted a national recommendation that clubs slash spending to cushion the blow of the economic shock after coronavirus. Salary caps were to be cut in half to start with, and then reduced pro-rate for shortened seasons.

Gerhard is worried about the impact on clubs with less local depth.

"It's especially hard for anyone that has to buy players to come and play with them. It might be a bit easier for Wagga clubs but for other clubs that might have guys come out of Victoria or Canberra, it certainly makes it hard to be competitive," he said.

Temora are likely to apply for dispensation but will wait and see if there's a competition first, ahead of AFL Riverina meetings later this month.

Gerhard said he understands the plan - to encourage players to train and clubs to retain hope that conditions will soon allow for crowds and canteens. The 'Roos have returned for small group sessions but doubts remain about the pressure on clubs and volunteers.

"It depends what they come through with restrictions and what they say we can do if we play - whether it's going to be in the too hard basket or not," Gerhard said.

"When you look at some of the competitions (in Victoria) that have already called it, it's looking a bit of a bleak picture.

"Obviously the guys want to play football but it just depends if it's going to be too hard for clubs on volunteers. And if you haven't got all the clubs committed, it won't be a proper premiership. It would be a pretty hollow thing."

Neighbours, the Northern Jets, don't intend to set up club training until restrictions are lifted to allow more than 10 to a group.

"Our proposal is for 'normal football'. We stated to AFL House that to get the comp running, 500 or more people allowed would be ideal for us and we really need to be able to keep raffles and canteens going," president Simon Gaynor said.

"We're keen to play footy but we've just got to work through it. So we haven't had training yet. We'll wait until we know if we have a comp or not. We've still got blokes doing their individual fitness."

The Jets will also wait for news on a season before assessing the salary cap.

"It's a good opportunity for us to talk to our players when the time comes and see where they're at. We'll support them and hopefully they'll support us but we'll have to work within that cap, and work out what sponsorship we're going to receive," Gaynor said.

He said there are financial risks in holding a season, including whether supporters will be keen to get back to games, but is hopeful of a good outcome.

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