GEELONG coach Chris Scott is in favour of looking into ways that will hopefully improve the state of the game.

With a decline in scoring and an increase congestion around the ball in recent times, the look of the game has been the subject of spirited debate.

Recently elevated Australian Football Hall Of Fame Legend Kevin Sheedy believes that having less players on the field will go a long way to opening the game up.

Sheedy wants to see 16-a-side football trialled and Scott said the idea should be strongly considered.

"I think we should have a good look at 16-a-side [football]," Scott said on Channel 7's Game Day on Sunday.

"If congestion's a problem, that's the easiest way to fix it. I'm not saying we should do it, but we should think about it."

Another proposal to improve the flow of the game is to reduce the number of interchange rotations from the current maximum of 90 a game.

"I'd have a really good look at reducing it; I'm open to anything there, but less than we currently have," Scott said.

A zone system for players, similar to that used in netball, has also been mooted, and while not fully sold on that concept in its traditional form, Scott doesn't mind a variation of it.

"In some capacity we should think about it, but I do love the idea of our game being one where the players can go wherever they like," the 42-year-old explained.

"So, [maybe we should have] starting points."

The AFL developed a 12-person Competition Committee in April, with its primary aims being the game itself, player movement and the structure of the competition.

The inaugural Competition Committee includes players Patrick Dangerfield and Gold Coast co-captain Steven May, club presidents Colin Carter (Geelong), Eddie McGuire (Collingwood) and Peggy O'Neal (Richmond), and CEOs Andrew Fagan (Adelaide), Justin Reeves (Hawthorn) and Andrew Ireland (Sydney), as well as coaches Chris Fagan (Brisbane) and Brad Scott (North Melbourne), and football managers Chris Davies (Port Adelaide) and Craig Vozzo (West Coast).

And Mike Sheahan, Gerard Healy, Leigh Matthews and Malcolm Blight are members of a second group formed last month to assess the look of the game.