Depending on who you ask, small towns are the ones who'll be hit hardest by the return of rugby league come late July in 2020.
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But two of Group 10's smaller centres may well buck that trend.
Mudgee Dragons star Jack Beasley and Lithgow captain-coach Corey Willmott have declared their sides are chomping at the bit to get out on the field come July 18.
The 2020 Group 10 premiership is still up in the air, and largely hinges on whether or not lockdown laws will be relaxed enough to allow crowds to attend games, but both Beasley and Willmott said their sides will be ready to go when the green light is given.
"A short comp is way better than no comp," Beasley said.
"For me personally, July can't come quick enough," Willmott added.
"I'm itching to get back out there so I'm hoping everything goes to plan."
At last Monday's Group 10 meeting, the game's board and its clubs agreed on a seven-week regular season, with a sudden-death top four finals series.
It was also unanimous all of those measures, though, will amount to nothing if people aren't allowed to attend games.
Blayney back rower Ryley Oborn echoed the 'some footy is better than no footy' sentiment of Willmott and Beasley, but said playing in the current climate "wouldn't be best for business".
"Playing-wise I'd love to get out there, as would most players," he added.
"If Group 10 can figure out a way where all clubs can take the field without damaging their future than I reckon go for it, but if that can't happen then I think it's best to just ... focus on next year's season."
That philosophical approach was aired on Thursday when one of Group 10's biggest names, Josh Starling said those in power were better of waiting for more information to come to hand before designing up any grand plans for 2020.
Hawks utility Jake Blimka backed that stance.
"To be honest, I can't see how it can go forward," the two blues back said.
"I think all the clubs are in the same boat, if we can't get crowds to games I don't think it can go ahead, we'll wait week-by-week.
"Ourselves, we've got a few new players to the squad but we had some good signs at the Bathurst Knockout, we really did have a good pre-season, most of the boys have been putting in throughout all of this as well.
"We're all pretty fit and ready to go if it does return."
The 2020 season is scheduled to start on the weekend of July 18-19, which is the start date rubber stamped by the NSWRL.