Melbourne Storm's football boss says the club's second visit in the last nine months will guarantee a future relationship.
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It follows Albury Council's proposal to build a partnership with the NRL premiers.
"Without a shadow of a doubt, I think it's really important," Storm general manager of football Frank Ponissi said.
"We've discussed it in the past, I've had a relationship with (Albury Thunder's) Mike Eden, we come from the same area in Manly, we've always discussed it, we played a game here in 2012, but we've never really done anything about it.
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"It's funny the circumstances of COVID was what instigated all this really, we think after last year and this week, it's important we don't make any rash predictions, but we've got a few ideas that we can continue this wonderful connection."
Even without Cameron Smith, the Storm fielded the strongest NRL club side the Border has seen since Brisbane in 1995.
