Barrow: Can you imagine the outrage Josh, if the Roosters won a third straight premiership sometime between October and December, after starting the season 0-2, only to have those two rounds wiped from the record at the end of this COVID-19 crisis?

That was the convenient push from Roosters chairman and NRL powerbroker Nick Politis this week. What if they only made the finals because the first two rounds weren't counted?

There'd be masses with pitchforks and flaming torches outside NRL headquarters in protest. Surely ARL Commission chairman Peter V'Landys was right to move quickly afterwards and declare the current ladder will stand?

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Bartlett: Politis sure knows how to win over the majority of NRL fans, doesn't he? I doubt Politis would have floated that idea if the Roosters had won their opening two games. Although some Dragons fans might get behind the idea, after also going 0-2, I just can't see the logic in that move.

Yes, NRL may move into a new format for the remainder of 2020. But what does it say for the teams that worked hard to earn those wins? Especially sides like Parramatta, Newcastle and Brisbane, who surprised many fans by jumping to the top of the ladder after two rounds.

I saw on social media that one supporter suggested they should be refunded their round 1 ticket if those results are considered void - they may be onto something there. But that's a debate for another time.

Instead, Baz, what do you think about the ARL's push to get the comp up and running by May 28? Can a 'NRL bubble' for players work? Or does this all reek of desperation?

Barrow: It's highly unlikely and less likely by the day. V'Landys has already stated the desire to allow the clubs a month's preparation as a mini pre-season, so it means the NRL have two weeks to have everything in place if the competition is to resume on May 28.

Even as the COVID-19 situation improves in Australia, to say it's ambitious is an understatement. What it did do, as I wrote in my column on Saturday, is lay down a marker for the television stations.

V'Landys needed to come to the table with Nine in particular, after the extraordinary criticism from the broadcaster over 'NRL mismanagement' last week, with something tangible to work with.

NRL need games to be played, they need the television networks because they're the financial lifeblood of the game in this crisis. And without explicit approval from the governments and health agencies, it had to be modelled around the idea of a start date and playing at one venue or city, with all the measures in place to make it happen.

The discussion is now having the season, or at least part of it, played in Sydney, with support from the NSW Government, as the Queensland border remains closed. And as for the Warriors, who knows if they'll even be allowed to leave New Zealand.

It just shows the levels of bureaucracy and politics at play here. To me, June seems to be a possibility and July more likely.

You spoke to Dragons forward Korbin Sims this week, how do you think the players would handle being locked away for weeks on end?

Bartlett: Korbin was open to the idea of living in a bubble, but he was yet to receive an official word from anyone. That concerns me - the players themselves are relying on hearsay. Korbin remains conscious of the need to put health first. In his own words, he said: "we've just got to try and stay fit and healthy, keep our distance from each other and try level out this infection rate line".

It would be difficult for players like Korbin, who are very family orientated, to spend such a long period of time away from their loved ones. But on the flip side, just like the fans, these guys miss playing the game.

And Korbin, along with his fellow Dragons, are keen to make amends from their slow start to the season. Overall, I enjoyed the big fella's honesty.

His biggest concern of living in a bubble? "If I'm stuck with someone like Paul Vaughan, it's going to wear pretty thin after a while." His comments, of course, were tongue in cheek. But it got me thinking, Baz. Who is a sporting personality you would hate, or conversely love, to be stuck around 24/7?

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Barrow: I'd have said the great Sharks and NSW star Andrew Ettingshausen, only because he was my favourite player as a kid and would have to be on the proviso he could leave quarantine to go out fishing in isolation to catch our dinner.

I'm not sure how the Mercury sport team would handle being in a bubble together, there'd be a few beer bottles left around watching old footy replays after another long shift.

There's only so many times outside of work hours I can watch classic grand finals. Bartlett: I know exactly what you mean. But, having said that, re-watching sporting classics has somewhat kept my sanity during this pandemic so far.

But it makes me think. When the NRL does kick off again, whether it's on May 28 or later, what happens with broadcasting? Channel 9 had a very public crack at the NRL, even threatening to walk away from the NRL if plans for a shortened 2020 season goes ahead.

Can that issue be resolved in just in less than six weeks? It's just one of many questions surrounding the May 28 re-start. Either way, strap yourselves in. It's going to be a bumpy ride.