We could play all our games in NSW, so use the four Ovens and Murray grounds and you can rotate one game on a Sunday.
- Marc Almond
Corowa-Rutherglen coach Marc Almond has called on the Ovens and Murray Football Netball League to play all games in NSW, if it means getting the competition started.
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The O and M has four NSW clubs, including the Roos, while six are Victorian based.
"We could play all our games in NSW, so use the four Ovens and Murray grounds and you can rotate one game on a Sunday," Almond said.
"If that's not what people wanted to do, you could look at playing at a Howlong, Murray Magpies or Mulwala.
"You'd pool all the money for the bar, canteen and gate and that would be divided up at the end of the year between the 10 clubs given the major concern for all clubs is financial impact."
As it stands, NSW can host community sport from July 1 and Victoria on July 20.
However, crowds remain the major hurdle, although officials in the northern state believe COVID-19 restrictions will be soon eased.
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Officials would like to see crowds of at least 750, including 500 paying spectators.
The Albury Wodonga Football Association will adapt its draw to play all early matches in NSW, if needed.
