Port United, Port Saints and Boambee Bombers will have a gruelling schedule of three matches in seven days to complete the 2021 Coastal Premier League season.
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It comes after the NSW statewide lockdown was extended to August 28.
The Bombers appear the most disadvantaged club with two away games scheduled in that time although Saints will hit the road twice although they are out of semi-final contention.
Football Mid North Coast chairman Mike Parsons said they remained as confident as they could be in a pandemic about being able to complete the season.
"All things being equal we'll get a season finished and a finals series of some sort that will be to the clubs' satisfaction," he said.
"We haven't really set a cut-off date, but we're confident we can go into mid-October if we have to. Our preference is to finish on September 18."
Port United and Boambee will then head into the finals with the competition set to resume on August 28 with three first grade and three reserve grade matches postponed earlier in the season.
The resumption is one day earlier than under one of the previous plans although that could change.
On September 1, there will be a full round of first grade matches only.
That date will see Kempsey Saints play Port Saints while Macleay Valley Rangers verse Boambee.
There will be further catch-up matches on September 4 - two in first grade and two in reserve grade.
Two semi finals are on September with the grand final to be held at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on September 18.
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