A Sydney Roosters' proposal supported by inner-city clubs South Sydney and Wests Tigers is effectively waiting on NRL approval for next year's Indigenous round to be built around the Sydney Football Stadium.

The concept will be held over three separate days, involving clubs that lie across the Eora nation in a Sydney sub-round to the annual First Nation rugby league celebration.

Venues NSW boss Kerrie Mather is also aiding the Roosters in promoting the latest initiative in a letter directed to NRL chairman Andrew Abdo.

Mather outlined a number of opportunities across next season for more NRL "tentpole" matches across key occasions, headlining the 72 planned fixtures at the brand new SFS facility in Moore Park with the introduction of a mini-Magic round type of schedule at the one Sydney venue as its central pitch to increase and sustain the growth of attendances.

"We believe there is an opportunity to work collaboratively with the NRL, and our partner clubs, to optimise the home games schedule with a view to maximising attendances and creating more tentpole moments throughout the season," Mather said in the letter.

The Roosters, Rabbitohs and Tigers will respectively each take on Canterbury, Parramatta and St George-Illawarra in what has been termed – at least in Sydney – as Eora round.

The clash for Souths is one several home games the club plans to return back to the site of its previous SFS home ground of 20 years before relocating to Sydney's Olympic Stadium in 2008.

"The Eora Round is an exciting concept and will be a great celebration of Indigenous culture in Sydney with some of our other home clubs," Venues NSW chairman David Gallop told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"I was involved in establishing the Indigenous All Stars while at the NRL and I saw first-hand how much pride the players and fans took in it.

"We hope an Eora Round develops into a special new marquee event at Allianz Stadium that will celebrate the great contribution of Indigenous athletes to rugby league and bring our whole community closer together."

The NSW government has already backed the initiative from clubs, needing the blessing of the NRL in conjunction with broadcast partners Nine and Fox Sports before what could be Sydney's own Indigenous showcase goes ahead in the 2025 season.

"Eora round represents an exciting opportunity to celebrate our incredible Indigenous culture and reinforce Sydney's place as the premier sporting destination in Australia," NSW minister for sport, Steve Kamper, wrote to the NRL to support the round.

"These festivals of sport are increasingly popular with the fans and can deliver a real boost to the local Sydney economy."

The concept was apparently first discussed at Roosters' board level about 18 months ago.

The club had been hoping to introduce an Eora round in the 2024 season, but it only had the support of South Sydney at the time.

Roosters chief executive Joe Kelly said the club wanted to "establish what we anticipate will become a premier event during the annual Indigenous Round".

NSWRL officials has always wanted a Sydney-based weekend that can create fan interest and engagement much akin to what Magic round has fostered in Brisbane.

"Together, we plan to celebrate and showcase the rich heritage and talent of our Indigenous communities," Kelly said.

"Our club has a rich heritage and culture that's headlined by incredible Indigenous players who have been leaders both on and off the field.

"We're committed to celebrating them and our current players to inspire the next generation."

The Roosters was the home to Arthur Beetson, arguably the largest Aboriginal figure in the game, throughout the bulk of his club career from 1971 until 1978.

He also had stints at the Tigers under its Balmain moniker and briefly at the Eels too.

Bitter enemies off the field, South Sydney chief executive Blake Solly has endorsed the Eora Round proposal from the Roosters given the club's huge support among the Indigenous community.

The home fixture will bring the Rabbitohs closer to their historical First Nations supporter base, the Sydney Football Stadium, known commercially as Allianz Stadium, which is situated less than three kilometres away from Redfern.

"We are for anything that increases the profile and stature of the Indigenous Round," Solly said.

"It's a hugely important occasion for the game and particularly, our club, so we would want to be involved in anything that elevates the status of the game."

Wests Tigers have reportedly come on board and been convinced to give up one of its home matches for the round that promises to inject more money into the project to rebuild Leichhardt Oval, in addition to the government's latest $40 million pledge.

The NRL are yet to publicly comment on the proposal.