WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge will use AFL CEO Gill McLachlan's coaches’ dinner on Tuesday night to push his belief that senior lists should be extended at the expense of the rookie list.

All Melbourne based coaches, with the exception of Carlton's Brendon Bolton, will be hosted at McLachlan's home for an unofficial think tank.

With smart list management one of the AFL's few competitive advantages, Beveridge is keen to find out whether the League agrees with his plan to scrap the rookie list in favour of a senior list of 44 players.

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"I think one of the primary things I'll be looking (to talk about) is a bit more direction with the lists and whether or not they are going to combine the two," Beveridge said.

"It would be nice to know now (as) we're strategising all the time from a list management perspective.

"That call needs to be made really early so the clubs know and plan ahead.

"I'm in favour of making it (a list) of 44 and keeping to just three (compulsory) delistings."

While he's in favour of the more flexibility a bigger senior list would provide, Beveridge isn't keen on making changes to his playing stocks through a proposed mid-season trade and loan period.

Leading player agent Tom Petroro told AFL.com.au he fully supports an idea that would give clubs an opportunity to fill a hole in their list and disgruntled players a fresh start.

Beveridge, a renowned 'players man', would rather give his charges another chance to establish themselves and back-in the decisions his football department had made.

"My preference would be not to have one," he said of the mid-season draft.

"I like the idea of a war of attrition, with your planning, recruiting, development, medical and your conditioning all right and if it's not going well for you mid-season, too bad.

"(I'd like to give) the players that have been drafted and recruited continuity and maybe another chance and let them persist."

With McLachlan hosting the coaches at his home for a third-straight season, Beveridge was hoping a seafood delicacy would be on the menu following rumours a French classic - beef bourguignon - would be served.

"I was hoping for some crayfish or something like that," Beveridge joked.

"I'm looking forward to the night because it's an important forum where the coaches can wax lyrical and talk off the record about a few different things.

"It will be a healthy conversation."