But the black and whites are weighing up "how or if we can keep up" with the competitive Group 10 competition into the future.

The club will hold a formal meeting on Wednesday night, dubbed 'swooping to the future', and while McLeish says it's the goal of the club to continue to facilitate a pathway for the club's juniors into the senior Group 10 competition doing so at the club's current cost is almost impossible.

"The decisions for the club's future should be discussed by the wider league community, not left to the committee of the time," McLeish said, noting that the club wanted as many local supporters and club members as possible to get down to next week's forum.

While the Magpies have been competitive in Group 10's premier league competition over the past two years, with grand final appearance last year followed an appearance in Sunday's elimination semi-final at Lithgow, McLeish said consideration needed to be given to the sustainability of a venture.

"We need to have some deep discussion about the future of the footy club," he said.

"The expense of running a competitive first division club is getting higher and higher [and] we are looking to focus on how or if we can keep up."

Part of the costs that McLeish refers to is the cost of outsourcing players, but given the level of competition that Group 10 demands, creates a quandary for a club of Cowra's size, especially when it comes to on-field performance.

"Unfortunately to stay competitive, we need to outsource players and that adds up, but we have learned over a period of time that the crowds don't come to watch a team that is not competitive." he said.

There is also the need, with a growing pool of junior talent, including the likes of Noah Ryan and Bill Statham, who have both performed to a high standard for the under 18s and Western Rams respectively, to ensure that there is a clear pathway for Cowra's juniors towards senior Group 10 footy.

It's something that McLeish has made clear he is passionate about facilitating as part of the Magpies' future plans.

"We have always produced good footballers in Cowra and we want to ensure that they have a pathway for as long as we can," he said.

Other than Cowra's premier league side, none of the Magpies' lower grade teams made the finals in 2019.

Wednesday's meeting has been scheduled for 7pm and will kick off formally at 7.30pm.