The AFL Competition Committee will hold its next meeting in Melbourne this week on Wednesday afternoon, July 25.

As a reminder to all media, AFL General Manager Football Operations Steve Hocking is chair, with the charter for the group to ensure that the many different areas of work across the entire AFL business are working in concert to ensure the overall progress of the game, both on-field and commercially, covering areas such as Laws of the Game / Player Movement / Competition Structure / Feeder and Second Tier Leagues / Innovation.

The agenda for this meeting will be as follows:


Item 1
AFL Competition Committee overview
Review of first meeting
Item 2
The Game
Game analysis update from recent trials
Potential considerations for 2019 season
Item 3
AFL Fixture
Presentation from AFL GM Clubs, Travis Auld
Item 4
Player Movement
Competition discussion

There will be a media opportunity around the meeting with details to be advised on Wednesday.

The competition committee comprises:
Club Presidents - Colin Carter (Geelong Cats FC), Eddie McGuire (Collingwood FC), Peggy O’Neal (Richmond FC).

Club CEOs - Andrew Fagan (Adelaide Crows FC), Andrew Ireland (Sydney Swans FC), Justin Reeves (Hawthorn FC).

Club Coaches - Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions FC), Brad Scott (North Melbourne FC).

Club Football Managers - Chris Davies (Port Adelaide FC), Craig Vozzo (West Coast FC).

Current AFL-listed Players – Patrick Dangerfield (AFLPA President), Steven May (Gold Coast Suns FC Club Captain).

AFL Representatives – Steve Hocking (General Manager Football Operations, chair), Jason Ball (AFL Commissioner), Nicole Livingstone (AFLW Head of Football), Kylie Rogers (General Manager AFL Commercial Operations).

AFLPA – Brett Murphy (General Manager Player Relations).