Albury are waiting to see the full extent the closure of the border between NSW and Victoria will have on them and the Group Nine season.
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An initial look at registrations Thunder president Rick O'Connell is hoping the developing situation won't have too much of an impact.
"We are hoping it will be ok but its just added more complexity," O'Connell said.
"We've had a quick look at numbers and until I see the NSW government rules it is difficult to say as we are not sure how it will affect people working in Victoria.
"We haven't been given a timeline for how long they are out but those residing in Victoria I imagine would be out for a minimum two weeks."
Albury have two seniors players, two leaguetag players, one Weissel Cup player plus three Sullivan Cup players and the side's coach who live in Wodonga.
Their under 16s team were already low in numbers and is of the biggest concern.
"We had the bare minimum so it is not going to help at all," O'Connell said.
O'Connell hopes to have a better understanding of the situation ahead of the club's next training session on Wednesday.
It comes as two cases of COVID-19 are suspected on either side of the border.
If conformed they would be the first for the Murrumbidgee Local Health District in more than three months.
Group Nine chairman Peter McDermott said the board would continue to monitor Albury's situation.
However he didn't expect the border closure would change things for the whole group this too much at this stage.
"It is still good to go at this stage unless there is a breakout I suppose," McDermott said.
He was going to check in with Albury in regards to their numbers situation with the change.
"I don't know what their numbers are but they might struggle in the 16s and 18s if they lost a couple more," McDermott said.
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