Walking on a tightrope over a mountain is how Thunder president Rick O'Connell described the club's current situation.

He was just hoping not to fall off.

However recommendations from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian limiting travel to and from the border have placed them in a tough position.

Berejiklian ruled out formal changes to restrictions across the state on Thursday and instead wants the region to be on "high alert".

Junior clubs have already revealed their hesitations about travelling to Albury this season.

O'Connell hopes the club can get more answers in order to make a plan to move forward.

"It is up to Group Nine and we will just go about our business and see what happens," O'Connell said.

"We're in limbo.

"I said to our players that I hoped to see them at training on Friday night and it was similar at the committee meeting.

"We just have to wait and see what happens."

A decision is expected to be made on Thursday night over their participant in the 2020 season.

Group Nine chairman Peter McDermott believes the club has been left very little choice.

"I think the government has forced their hand," McDermott said. "I am expecting that to be their answer.

"I don't think they really have a choice but it is nice to give them the decision to make after they had done all the hard work trying to play."

With Temora and Cootamundra already withdrawing from the competition, Group Nine are set to start a eight-round season next weekend.

If the Thunder can't their place it is expected the team they were set to play will instead have a bye.

Southcity are drawn to play them twice, to start and finish the regular season, but are willing to forgo an extra game to for the competition to go ahead.

Albury are also looking to host a nines competition later in the year to see some rugby league played on the border, and potentially attract interest from Aussie Rules players.

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