The premiership hopes of both the Dubbo Kangaroos and the Dubbo Rhinos seem to be getting slimmer by the day but that's not the case for every club.
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The title dreams from Bathurst Bulldogs are going from strength to strength.
And if Bulldogs president Greg Reid gets his way his club will finish 2019 in the most perfect way - with a grand final day clean sweep.
Having qualified all five of the club's teams for this year's Central West Rugby Union finals - the first, second, third and colts Blowes Cup outfits and the women's Ferguson Cup side - Reid's dream is a possibility.
"You've got to dream big," he said.
But Reid knows firsthand that qualifying a team for finals - and even reaching a grand final - and winning a premiership are very different things.
You've got to dream big.
- Bathurst Bulldogs president Greg Reid
Last season in Reid's first year as president, Bulldogs qualified all grades for finals but only second grade and the women's team were crowned champions.
Prior to that, when Reid wore the yellow and blue each Saturday, he had a bitter grand final day experience as well. It came on Bulldogs' home turf 17 years ago - an afternoon that still sticks with him.
"I actually played the year - 2002 was the last time we hosted a grand final at Walmer Park - we had all four grades in and lost all four grades that day," he said.
"That was the hardest pill to swallow ever. It was a long time ago and I'm still scarred by it.
"Those things do stick with you, if you could go back in time and change some of those moments where you didn't quite deliver what you wanted, that would be one.
"It's still raw."
Bulldogs can take a step towards Reid's dream for 2019 when hosting the major semi-finals this Saturday at Ashwood Park.
The Roos remain alive in the Blowes Clothing Cup's second grade and colts competitions while Rhinos have hope in colts also.
