The Lions haven't had the best run of results since Kennedy's debut as a 17-year-old and the captain thinks that's largely attributable to lack of players and knows that getting everyone back on deck for a full season in 2021 is crucial.

"What we're focused on is the girls enjoying themselves and wanting to come back after this year," Kennedy said.

"I don't want them to be deterred by the fact that we've had a shortened season and want them to all have a crack next year."

The team returned to training last week in small groups and Kennedy said it was nice to finally see some familiar faces again after a challenging lockdown period.

"We started back doing some bits and pieces... I struggled not being able to train or see any of the girls," she said.

"Even though everyone's a bit unfit it's been really good to get back into it." Much like at Emus' headquarters, City's plans for training isn't an overly complicated one as the sessions will be largely focused on running while mixing in a small amount of skills training.

"It's just basically fitness with a few ball skills drills and things like that... we can't do any contact yet." Kennedy's gearing up for her fourth season with City and has mixed feelings about not only the proposed length of the 2020 campaign, but the fact they'll only see five opposition teams throughout the season.

"I'd like to be able to face more than five teams but it does work out for a lot of our players as a lot of them have partners and family members on the men's side," she said. "So, it's a lot easier because of that. Have a shorter season isn't ideal but it's better than not having anything at all."

The women's competition used to mix it up with the likes of CSU and Mudgee but are now restricted to the same opposition that the men's sides are.

The women's Blowes Clothing Cup competition is planning to kick things off on Saturday July 18 and the season looks to be fought over a short and sharp ten week fixture before the top four sides will fight for the coveted premiership that is currently held by Bathurst Bulldogs.