AFL Riverina officials aren't expected to settle on any concrete contingency plans until early next week, and players will ultimately have to take personal responsibility to ensure they do the necessary training to ensure they're ready to play.

Rowe said the club will plan for the best scenario, starting finals next weekend, and make adjustments if and when that changes.

"We're using the extra time we've got wisely by doing one on one player reviews with every single player over the phone, usually I'd get through about six a week," he said.

"We've set a five session, week-and-a-half program that gets us to next weekend, and they'll be ready to go whenever they're tapped on the shoulder.

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"It's pretty black and white in terms of what has to be done and how they're going to be held accountable to do it. With the help of the leadership group, we monitor them to make sure we're doing the right thing."

Rowe said diligence in a unique and lengthy build-up to finals could be a relevant factor once the game returns.

"We would have loved to play this weekend, but the unique nature of the scenario is we absolutely see an opportunity now," he said.

No one will know what other clubs are doing and how much they've done until we play again, but we want to make sure we're as well prepared as anyone," he said.

"If the players comply with the program, and we keep them engaged and remembering why we suited up this year, that puts us in good stead.

"Knowing how professional the other coaches are in the finals, they're all going to do great jobs but if we can maybe do it five per cent better, it might give us a slight advantage. But we can only worry about our own backyard and do it well."

Collingullie-Glenfield Park coach Brett Somerville agreed it's up to teams to decide whether they use the time wisely.

"The ones who do show that mental aptitude for it are going to be the ones to thrive when it kicks off again, because they're the ones who usually do the extras," he said.

"It might come down to who removes the skill errors quicker. Straight off the bat that's going to happen, so whoever gets in the right frame of mind with the footy in hand will have an advantage."

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