Tamworth could be in line to host an NRL game before the August 21 clash between the Tigers and the Sharks with the NRL investigating if regional venues can host games from round 17.
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This weekend's matches in Sydney are to go ahead as scheduled but without crowds.
In a hook-up between club bosses and NRL CEO Andrew Abdo on Monday night, Sydney-based teams were told they would remain in the city during its two-week coronavirus lockdown.
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Their round 16 games will proceed as scheduled on the Central Coast, in Penrith, at Bankwest Stadium and at Leichhardt but fans will be locked out.
It's still unclear what size crowd will be able to attend Suncorp Stadium for Brisbane's clash with Cronulla on Sunday, after the Queensland capital was flung into a three-day lockdown on Tuesday.
Options for beyond this weekend were discussed at Tuesday's ARL Commission meeting, with 13 of the 16 clubs now based in lockdown zones.
One option would include keeping Sydney teams training at their home bases while moving their matches to the bush from next week to allow crowds to attend.
"We're working on it, depending on each day's infection rate and where the infection is," ARL Commission Peter V'landys told AAP.
"If it hasn't left Sydney, that is important.
"It would just be the games (being moved) at the moment. It's an option, we're investigating."
The Sydney Roosters have already moved Thursday night's clash with Melbourne to Newcastle, where a crowd of around 15,000 can attend.
The Storm announced on Tuesday that they would return to Melbourne to escape Queensland's COVID-19 scare after seven weeks based on the Sunshine Coast.
With cases of the highly-contagious COVID-19 Delta strain popping up in different states, planning for State of Origin III in a fortnight is also problematic.
No decision on the Origin venue was made at Tuesday's commission meeting, with the NSWRL pushing for Newcastle if the game can't be held in Sydney as scheduled.
Whether it can go ahead there or, potentially in Melbourne or on the Gold Coast, will depend on the virus' spread.
Josh Dugan became the latest player to break the NRL's bubble with the Cronulla centre placed into isolation after visiting a Sydney restaurant.
Dugan was spotted at a Potts Point venue over the weekend, days after players were placed in level-three restrictions by the NRL.
The venue is not considered a place of concern by NSW Health and Dugan is not a close contact of a case, but his visit still contravened NRL guidelines.
He became the eighth NRL player placed into isolation.
Five Canterbury players visited a Bondi pub last Sunday night, just days after the NRL ordered its athletes not to eat out in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Dylan Napa, Brandon Wakeham, Corey Waddell, Sione Katoa and uncapped youngster Aaron Schoupp have since become close contacts of a case and have been ordered into 14 days of isolation.
Warriors Euan Aitken and Josh Curran will also miss this weekend's game against St George Illawarra after being on the same flight as a confirmed case.
Australian Associated Press
