Fairfax Media reported on Tuesday that the ARLC has until April 1 to lock-in a 65-game commitment from NRL clubs in order for the NSW government to fund major upgrades to Allianz, ANZ and Pirtek Stadiums. 

With the Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Roosters and Eels already fully committed to the three stadiums, the agreement rests on the NRL convincing the Dragons, Tigers, Sharks and Sea Eagles to host a combined 23 home games at Allianz or ANZ stadium.

It’s understood the Dragons and Tigers, both currently being propped up financially by the NRL, could be asked to double their current commitment to the major venues to eight games.

It would leave the Dragons with just four games to split between their traditional homes of Kogarah and WIN Stadium.

After already having its quota of games cut from six to four in 2014, Wollongong University junior Creagh said he would hate to see the Illawarra lose any more games. 

"In my opinion it would be silly to take rugby league, NRL first grade matches, away from Wollongong when you've got a joint venture of St George Illawarra,” Creagh said.

"You would think Wollongong being an hour and half away from the centre of Sydney would still get St George llawarra home games, even if the new policy does come into play.

"There's a very passionate supporter base we have down here, not just in Wollongong but all the way down the South Coast. I see them every week not only at games but travelling up from as far down as Batemans Bay just to watch training.

"I think the further you move games away from those fans I think the more fans you're going to lose. 

“Fans are what the game is built on and you don't want to lose those passionate people who love rugby league.”

While he hopes to see Wollongong retain it’s share of NRL fixtures, Creagh is a realist when it comes to game’s shift to bigger venues.

“I love playing at the suburban grounds but I think as the years have gone on, especially in my career, more games have moved to the bigger grounds for bigger games and you can see why,” he said.

“They can fit bigger crowds in, the facilities are better, in some circumstances playing surfaces are better so you can understand why they do it.

"I can see in the future, like they're talking about now, that more and more games are going to move there in the future and in a way you can't disagree with it. 

“We'll just have to wait and see what happens with the NRL and their negotiations with the [state] government.”