Community sport is roaring back to life across the region following the NSW government's announcement senior sport can begin from July 1.
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The revived Western Premier League looks likely to be the first sport to return, with the weekend of July 11-12 in line for the first round of the season.
Western NSW Football manager Andrew Fearnley said Football NSW had always been planning for a July 1 resumption date and could now put that plan into action, should clubs agree.
He said the season would aim to be 10 rounds, with two weeks of finals.
"The intent now is to have trial games on July 5 and then the first games on July 11 and 12," Fearnley said.
"Clubs are back training with restrictions, and the contact obviously doesn't begin until July 1 so that's why we want to get those trial games.
"It's what we planned for and it's worked out well."
He said it looked like all nine WPL clubs who'd signed on were still keen to be a part of the competition.
"All the clubs are keen, if we had to push back the start date beyond July 1 we would have had to go back to them but we should be all good," Fearnley said.
"2020 will be shorter than planned, but we're glad we're going to be able to get on the park and play."
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Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
