In the wake of Victoria's COVID-19 restrictions following the recent Melbourne outbreak, the league has made the decision to resume its season, with all six games to be played at the league's four New South Wales venues.
As was previously scheduled, the second playing of the Three Jacks Cup between Moama and Echuca United will be played on Saturday at Moama Recreation Reserve.
The venue will then back up for a clash between ladder-leader Tongala and Rumbalara on Sunday, which will be a Rumbalara home game.
Moama Football and Netball Club president Matt Lake said it was great to be a part of getting the season up and running again.
“We're very lucky to be in the position where we can do our bit,” he said.
“The Murray River Council jumped on board immediately to get things underway again, and we are really grateful to them for their help.
“At the end of the day we just want sport to be back.”
Lake said all clubs would work together to get the round to work.
“Tongala will have the bar, Rumba will have canteen, but we will be sending some volunteers down to help out as well,” he said.
“That's where we are at. We are all in the same boat, all wanting the season to be completed, so there is a real sense of unity around the league at the moment.
“You won't find any club not willing to do their bit to get things running as smoothly as possible.”
Murray League operations manager Dale Norman said the league simply had to get back underway, but expressed frustration at restrictions that were jeopardising the season.
“If moving to NSW is what we need to do, it's what we will do,” he said.
“We need to get the season up and running, especially for our juniors.
“They've missed out on so much in the past year. It's stifled their development, and we simply need to get it back on track.”
But there was still a lot to play out, especially around crowds.
“Things are still very much up in the air,” Norman said.
“NSW have put in different regulations for Victorians going over as spectators, so we are monitoring that at this stage.
“We are frustrated with the rules and guidelines that are in place from the state governments.
“We keep hitting road blocks and we continue to miss out. We are angry and frustrated.
“We can't let this continue - our players and volunteers are already disinterested and the longer this continues the more likely we are going to lose them. It is an absolute farce.”
Norman said the crowd restriction would ultimately be the decider on whether the season resumed this week.
“It's a simple reality - if we don't have crowds, we won't be playing.”
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