A weekend hook-up between representatives from the 16 NRL clubs reaffirmed their stance on the bitter club-funding dispute, which has set the wheels in motion for a shake-up of the ARLC.

While Grant used his defiant press conference on Friday afternoon to hint he expected the clubs to be back at the negotiating table within days, it is understood there is virtually no chance of that happening.

A swift about-face from the clubs might have helped Grant's cause if he could start mending the poisonous rift between League Central and its major stakeholders, but the chairs will resist any immediate attempt to restart dialogue

The seething clubs will continue to explore legal options to have the memorandum of understanding, which was brokered late last year, offering club grants at 130 per cent of the yet-to-be-determined salary cap from 2018 onwards, honoured.

That pledge being taken off the table triggered a walkout of four club bosses at last week's meeting to discuss the funding template once the record $1.8 billion TV deal kicks in from 2018.

It was intended to be part of an extra $100 million per year the ARLC had trumpeted would be spent on clubs from 2018 to 2022 and would result in perpetual licences guaranteeing each club's future in the competition.

Previous ARLC boasts of the agreement making the NRL the only major Australian sporting code to fully cover player costs now appear redundant, but the legal ramifications of the proposed scrapping of the MoU will be explored in detail in the coming days.

The clubs, which discussed their next steps as the dust continued to settle on a dramatic few days in the sport, can now formally notify the ARLC of their intention to stage an extraordinary general meeting, which will vote on the directorship of Grant.

The ARLC has eight days after the clubs lodge a formal notice to respond with a date for an EGM, which has to be then scheduled no later than 21 days following.

Given the ARLC wouldn't want the simmering feud boiling over into the new year, there is still a chance an EGM could be held in the days leading up to Christmas.

The clubs on Friday addressed a letter to the eight commissioners seeking to pass a resolution for the removal of Grant as the ARLC boss, which was supported by 15 of the 16 franchises and the NSW Rugby League.

The NRL-owned Gold Coast Titans and Queensland Rugby League did not endorse Grant's axeing.

The letter demanded Grant "step down immediately" over his bungling of the club funding debate, but the ARLC boss is unapologetic in needing to funnel money elsewhere to grow the overall game.