Group Nine's plan to start their season next week have been thrown a massive curveball by the NSW government.
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Albury are considering their options after NSW premier Glayds Berejiklian sent a "strong warning" for people not to travel to and from the Border.
Thunder president Rick O'Connell will reassess the situation after training on Wednesday night but believes comments made earlier in the day have put the writing on the wall.
"We've got training and a committee meeting but I fear a decision might be out of our hands," O'Connell said.
"They've told everyone from Wagga not to travel from Albury and I've given up speculating.
"We were just getting our heads around permits and how we were going to get our Victorian players to be able to play and then that one comes from left field.
"I'm not sure what is going to happen."
While no formal rules have been put in place at this stage, Berejiklian sent a clear message warning against travel.
She also hinted more changes could be in store for the coming days.
"I ask everybody in those border communities ... do not travel to other parts of NSW unless you absolutely have to," Berejiklian said.
"If you are an Albury resident, we do not recommend you travelling to other parts of NSW, and if we feel, in the next few days, or as early as tomorrow, that we need to further protect the community, we will consider what we do north of Albury.
"If you live in a border community and you're a NSW resident, please do not travel outside of your border community at this time.
The "strong warning" to people in NSW, including areas such as Wagga, was to not travel to border communities unless they "absolutely have to".
O'Connell believes people in Albury are being treated as if they are Victorians.
He said the latest development was devastating for the club.
Albury were set to host Southcity at Greenfield Park to start the season on July 19.
Bulls president Matt Ward believes the club would be willing to travel to play on the Border if health advice deemed it safe to do so.
"We are going to have to go off what the government says and if it is safe to go there," Ward said.
"We will let the players know and it is their decision at the end of the day if they didn't want to go.
"If we are going to go ahead with the comp then we need to go down and it seems safe enough to me.
"(But) with the way things change it is still a week and a half away and who knows what is going to happen."
Junee are drawn to travel down the following week.
Diesels president Simon Vanzanten reiterated Ward's sentiments over government health advice.
"We want to get rugby league back up and running but we want to make sure everyone is safe first," Vanzanten said.
"As long as it is safe to do so we would prefer to keep our commitment and go there but we will wait on health advice and see what happens."
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