Group 20 clubs are due to hold a digital meeting on Monday night to make a call one way or the other on this year's season.

Already, the Yenda Blueheelers have said their first grade side won't be playing in 2020, but would perhaps like to see a competition for under 16s and under 18s go ahead.

Waratahs Tigers president Larry Salvestro said the club's committee had agreed to skip this year's competition due to the number of hurdles clubs have to jump.

"It's hard enough to get what we need to do done, and that's without this COVID business," he said.

"It's getting a bit late in the year and it will be coming into cricket season and we'll still be trying to play rugby league," he said.

Mr Salvestro said Waratahs were looking towards 2021.

"At least we'll get a full season and the rules might be a little more relaxed," he said.

Griffith Black and Whites won't be playing in any competition either.

President Craig O'Keeffe said it came down to volunteers being able to do the work necessary with little time to get it done.

A number of the club's volunteers are over the age of 70 and weren't comfortable with the risk of a possible COVID-19 infection.

Like many others, the club's sponsors are feeling the pinch and Mr O'Keeffe said the club had taken the step of asking players if they were happy to play as amateurs because no match fees would be paid.

"And with restricted crowds we've still got to try and made some money out of the gate and canteen to pay referees," he said.

The Leeton Greens will reveal their decision on Monday and Yanco-Wamoon have said they are happy to play.

Meanwhile Darlington-Point-Coleambally have signaled they are unlikely to play this year.

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Group 20 operations manager Rocci DiSalvatore said clubs wanted a decision to be made.

"They want it to be done and dusted either way," he said.

"It's been very difficult for everyone because the situation and the rules have been changing all of the time.

"There's a few clubs that don't want to play this year and a few that do."

There is a possibility that if a Group 20 competition doesn't go ahead this year that players may be able to participate in the Group Nine competition.

However, there will be provisos for that as well.

It is believed Group Nine has more clubs willing to play this season, so there could be an opportunity for Group 20 players to then head over to that division and play.

"Say two players from Leeton wanted to play somewhere (within Group Nine) because there's no competition here, that we could put them 'on loan'," DiSalvatore said.

"But when that competition is finished, they automatically come back registered to their original Group 20 club.

"They can't get a clearance, they can only be on loan."

All of these issues are due to be discussed on Monday night.

Yanco-Wamoon Football Club president Craig Higgins said it had been a difficult period for clubs.

"We've wanted to play, but you can only go with what the situation ends up being," he said.

"It's been hard the whole way along because there hasn't been a lot of information from the government.

"You start thinking one thing will happen and then it changes again."

The Leeton Greens and Griffith Black and Whites have both postponed their centenary celebrations until next year.

Greens president Bill Arnold said if a competition didn't go ahead there may be a silver lining for the Greens.

"We've already got our 100th anniversary guernseys here and all of our training clothing and gear, so if we don't play this year, at least we would be a step ahead with all of that in terms of finances next season," he said.