The NRL plans to resume its season on May 28 after meetings between the Australian Rugby League Commission and the competition's innovations committee.
The competition, which was suspended after two rounds due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been desperately searching for ways to resume as it stares down the barrel of financial disaster if they cannot play any further games this season.
And, despite settling on a date for the season to resume, with borders still shut, lockdowns still in place and Australia still feeling the effects of the pandemic, there is no guarantee that the league will be back up and running by then, and there are no concrete plans for how exactly the season will get back underway.
"We haven't finalised what that [competition] looks like yet," admitted ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce.