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The summer Tamworth Oztag competition is quickly approaching but coordinator Pam Potts is unsure whether the winter finals will go ahead.
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The winter competition was on the cusp of finals when Tamworth went into lockdown.
There is now a chance the finals won't be played at all with the competition competing with deadlines.
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"We've already cut the finals to a two-week finals series rather than a three-week series," Potts said.
"We've also had to contend with rain and we don't want to run out of time before the fields are shut down for renovation."
The fields close for roughly a month while they are repaired before summer sports start.
The summer oztag competitions are set to commence on October 18.
Potts was hopeful the winter finals would go ahead to cap off a big season.
"We actually had record numbers this year," Potts said of the winter competition.
"I think it was 96 teams, so we were up six teams.
"I think there was lot of talk about COVID affecting whether people would get back to playing sport but it was quite the opposite for us. Everyone was keen to get back going again and I think a lot of sports were in the same situation."
Potts was optimistic that enthusiasm would flow into summer.
"As long as we're able to get back up and running again as COVID safely as possible then we're anticipating good numbers again," she said.
At representative level, the 2021 Australian Championships and 2022 State Championships have been postponed.
The nationals will be played on February 11-13 (juniors) and March 18-20 (seniors) while the state cup dates are to be announced.
Potts also said the association is on the lookout for more referees.
For more information on becoming a referee, and everything else Tamworth Oztag related, head to their Facebook page or their website at tamworthseniors.oztag.com.au.