NEWCASTLE Jets are set to play three of their final four games of a rebooted A-League season at McDonald Jones Stadium and chief executive Lawrie McKinna hopes the doors will be open to fans.
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The draw for the remaining rounds - the competition was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 24 - will be released early next week.
The Jets are likely to resume away to leaders Sydney FC before three games at home against the Mariners, Western United and Wellington.
Most of the 27 games to be played will be in Sydney.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday that stadiums with capacities of 40,000 seats or fewer will be allowed to re-open at a 25 percent capacity from July 1.
The Federal Government initiative, which has to be endorsed by the NSW Government, would allow for crowds of up to 8250 at McDonald Jones Stadium.
The Jets have booked McDonald Jones Stadium, which is part of a NSW hub being used for A-League games, for the three fixtures and McKinna said he would "definitely be pushing" for crowds to be at the ground.
"There is a huge chance of that happening," McKinna said. "I spoke to the stadium [managers] last week. They were working on social distancing measures. The biggest issue is getting people in and out of the ground."
In the pre-COVID-19 draw, the Jets were to play the Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, but will now get an extra home game as the Gosford venue is being used for rugby league.
Jets players, who have been following individual programs since the league went into recess, will regroup on Monday ahead of team training on Wednesday.
Players and staff will be tested for COVID-19 on Monday, before a webinar on Tuesday in which the protocols and procedures around training, travel and game day will be outlined.
"The players and staff - anyone who will be involved with the players - have had to complete a wellness test each morning," McKinna said. "The test has to be done and submitted for the 14 days leading up to the starting of training. The test asks a series of questions - Have you got a cough? Have you got a fever? Have you felt unwell? ... Players will have to arrive ready to go for training. There will be sanitisers a the training ground and a lot of restrictions around hygiene and social distancing."
Coach Carl Robinson (Canada) and assistants Kenny Miller (Scotland) and Darren Bazeley (New Zealand) are still awaiting the Australia Border Force to give them the green light to return.
Former assistant coach Craig Deans, youth team coach Daniel McBreen, goal keeping coach Chris Bowling and medical staff Brice Johnson and Nathan Renwick will oversee training.
