They were two wins clear of the second-placed Manildra Rhinos and had just hit 500 points in the for column.

Fast forward 14 days and a pair of losses have left the Tigers reeling, and without a minor premiership crown after Manildra secured the crown on Saturday afternoon.

A 28-18 loss to Manildra, followed by a 16-8 defeat at the hands of Eugowra, has given Canowindra something to think about ahead of a wide open post-season.

And while you'd be safe to think there's some form of panic ensuing at Tom Clyburn Oval, Grimshaw ensured Tigers faithful that the squad is still feeling good.

"We're not panicking at all," Grimshaw said.

"We're still very confident that we can come out of this little slump.

"The boys know it's not going to be an easy road. We need to do the hard work now."

Grimshaw was reluctant to make excuses, but admitted there's been a lack of cohesion in the halves as he's trialed several combinations throughout the season.

You'd normally back a quality side like Canowindra to get that sorted in the seven days leading up to a finals series, but without access to fields throughout the week, it could be an issue.

"We just haven't got a partnership going in the halves yet," he said.

"There's obviously that downfall of not being able to train this week. We'll have to prepare around that."

He would have liked his men to have done a few things differently on Saturday, but gave Eugowra its due credit after what was an emotionally-charged effort.

"They wanted it more than us yesterday," he said.

"They played really well, and they defended absolutely brilliantly.

"I think any one of the five sides in the finals can shake up the competition."

The biggest question mark surrounding the title race isn't surrounding will happen on the field, rather if teams will get the chance to play next weekend as the Central West lock-down period isn't scheduled to end until 5am on Sunday.

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