Only two games deferred from July 10 and 11 were to be played, with Old Bar due to host Taree City and Wingham to meet Wauchope at Wingham on Saturday while Port City will play Forster-Tuncurry on Sunday.

New South Wales' seven-day snap lockdown was extended to at least 14 on August 19, casting doubts over the remainder of the competition.

Group 3 chairman Wayne Bridge said the group has contingency plans should the lockdown last even longer.

"We're probably a bit lucky that we still have two weeks to go before we're due to start the semi-finals,'' he said.

"Group Two started their semis last weekend but couldn't play the games on Sunday.''

Group Three's grand final is scheduled for Sunday, September 26. Mr Bridge said the group would be reluctant to extend the season any further.

At the moment the plan remains to play a final five, starting with the semi-finals on September 4 and 5. However, Mr Bridge said if this is not possible due to an extended lockdown, the group could switch to a final four, with matches played over two or three weeks, depending on the time available.

However, Mr Bridge said he would seek input from the clubs before making a decision.

"At the moment we just don't know what's going to happen. It will depend on advice from the state government,'' he said.

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