The Lions could have sealed top spot with a win over Coolamon on Sunday, but the match was the only fixture of the penultimate round to be abandoned after a seven-day state-wide lockdown was imposed from 5pm Saturday.

It has since been confirmed the match won't be played, with officials moving all final round fixtures this weekend from Saturday to Sunday in the hope lockdown will be lifted.

However, the Lions have the bye and will therefore finish the season on 13-2, and with a higher percentage than minor premiership rivals Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes, who can move to 14-2 should they defeat Leeton-Whitton.

It means the Goannas would claim top spot via the match ratio ladder, which operates on a percentage of games won, rather than total points for games won.

The cancelled game also denied Coolamon a chance to leap into third spot before the last round, and they now must beat Narrandera and hope Collingullie-Glenfield Park defeats the Tigers to claim the double chance.

"For both teams to forfeit the points is a bit disappointing. We were looking to wrap up the minor premiership and to have that taken away from us is a bit of a sour taste," Lions coach Sam Martyn said.

"If this week's games don't go ahead we'll win the minor premiership, but you'd still like to win it outright then rely on COVID assisting us," Martyn said.

"It is frustrating. We can only go off what the government does, footy takes a back seat and the health and wellbeing of everyone is most important.

"From a club's point of view we would have liked to have seen our game (against Coolamon) as the last of the year because makes a complete round, but we'll just roll with the punches.

"Whatever way they go, someone is going to get upset. If footy goes ahead we're in that uncomfortable position where we're robbed of a chance, in a sense.

"We haven't got to this position for no reason, it's not like we haven't earned the right to be top."

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Should lockdown be extended and this weekend's round abandoned, it would present the Lions with an even bigger break between games.

Top spot would give them the first week of finals off, so they could face a break of a month or more between games.

Martyn said if lockdown drags on for more weeks, the league should look at giving players preparation time to minimise risk of injuries, given teams can't train.

"Starting up footy straight after a lockdown too, it's a cause for concern," he said.

"If we want this league to be as professional as possible, we have to make sure players aren't rolling in with no preparation and making sure they have a week (to get ready).

"We're really lucky that our playing group is super motivated. I've been putting in a program for them and making sure they're in good spirits and ready to go, because we just have to be ready to play whenever.

"Regardless of the situation we can't control these things. We'll rock up to play and be prepared as best we can, whenever it is. That's our mindset going forward."

The extended break could be a blessing in disguise for Martyn and Lions forwards Riley Corbett and Kai Watts, who are all nursing quad injuries.

"Selfishly it could help a couple of our boys. Riley is on track to line up, he could have even played this weekend if he was playing and it well help Kai," Martyn said.

"I should be right to go as well."

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