AFLCW made the announcement on Tuesday that they will be going ahead with matches where possible, starting with this Sunday's junior games if the current lockdown end on schedule.

The committee recently cancelled a full round of the competition when only the Dubbo region was under COVID-19 lockdown orders but if a similar situation unfolds again, where some teams are able to play and others aren't, then any matches that aren't lockdown affected will still take place.

This Saturday's last round of the senior regular season won't be going ahead but Sunday's opening round of junior finals in Orange are currently pencilled in to go ahead, pending any updates to public health orders.

AFL Central West development co-ordinator Casey White notified clubs of the decision on Tuesday morning and said there's determination among the clubs to get in any match time possible, when safe to do so.

"We're going to be doing or best to play games when they can be played, following NSW health advice and the public health order," he said.

"Where games are no impact by stay-at-home or lockdown restrictions we'll be aiming to play them. Where that applies for this weekend, our junior prelims this Sunday will proceed where they can.

"We need to do our best as a league to get games played where possible and give ourselves the best chance of completing seasons."

As things currently stand, Dubbo and Orange are scheduled to meet in the under 12s preliminary final at Waratahs, Bushrangers are drawn against Dubbo in 14s and Tigers host Bushrangers in 17s.

Bathurst Giants are also scheduled to be involved with their youth girls preliminary final against Orange.

"It's a significant year for the league, being the 40^th year of footy in the Central West and we don't want to see that finish with abandoned seasons," White said.

"We might not have every game played that's supposed to be scheduled, but that's okay. If it gets a few kids playing footy this weekend that otherwise might not have then that's a positive."

White said any finals matches played should be seen as a positive for the game in the region.

"It's almost a case of one grand final finished is better than none. If we get seven then that's outstanding," he said.

"That would be a significant achievement, but let's set ourselves some achievable goals first. Let's get one finished, then two and go from there.

"These players have been working hard all year to finish their seasons, and in trying conditions too. We've had rain and ground closures and a lot of relocated matches.

"These players have stuck by their teams and stuck by the code, and being able to finish the season after such a tough year is exciting and something that should be celebrated."

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