Chris Wallace and predecessor Sam Elwin have backed the decision, labelling the right move forward for the club.

Elwin thought the club lost any momentum built during the pre-season with the uncertainty.

"Temora definitely made the right decision pulling out," Elwin said.

"Financially we would struggle to fill a side without paying for players."

Stepping back this season to just a playing role, Elwin thought there were positive signs for the club after a horror second half to last year.

"Everyone was just over it and lost their motivation after such a good pre-season," he said.

"I thought Chris Wallace had us in really good shape and there were a lot of young kids just really pushing through this year and were ready to go.

"Next year we still should be right as we've finally got an age group of kids who can step up to first grade.

"The last few years they've either gone away for rugby league and haven't come back or got injured and lost interest.

"For the next couple of years there are kids who are really keen and we just have make sure we keep onto them."

While Wallace is confident he could have got a competitive first grade side on the park, numbers throughout the club were a bigger concern.

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With the early call they can now focus on building towards a brighter 2021.

"We thought it was best," Wallace said.

"Rather waiting around for a decision we took matters into our hands to leave this year as it is.

"Not really to do with our first grade, we were pretty happy with how things were there, but as the club as a whole we'd already pulled out of the under 18s and the 16s were going to be struggling to field a team.

"They were on the verge of pulling the pin on them as well."

Wallace believes most players are relieved a decision has been made after months of waiting in limbo.

Elwin spent the past two seasons coaching the club after returning home midway through the 2017 season.

He is one of many Dragons juniors who looked to take the next step with their rugby league but one of the few who have returned home.

There are four Temora juniors who have played NRL this season and Wallace would like to see more support for clubs.

"You can't stop blokes chasing their dreams but it would be good to have something implemented to be able to keep guys," he said.

"(New recruit) Luke Skidmore is a perfect example. A couple of guys like him have gone away to have a crack at it and haven't quite made it but you just can't get them back to play.

"By the time they go down there they've settled down, got work there and you can't just get them back to Temora.

"We were lucky he's in Canberra and it's only two hours away."

Elwin is unsure what he will do with the rest of the season, toying with the making a move to another Group Nine club or potentially linking with good friend Jake Barrett at Coolamon.

Wallace doesn't expect to see Dragons players in Group Nine.

"I'd be surprised if anyone from Temora went and played for anyone else," he said.

"If anything a few boys might play Aussie Rules here for Kangaroos but it won't be a problem getting them back from that.

"If anything with the senior players we've got it might rejuvenate their careers or give them a bit more excitement going away and going something different with the way we've been going over the last 10 years.

"A bit of a change might be good to freshen things up."

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