AFL CHAIR Craig Drummond says shortening games is on the agenda as the League weighs up how to fixture the season when Tasmania enters the competition in 2028.

With the Devils to become the League's 19th team, AFL hierarchy are trying to work out the best structure.

Speaking at the SportNXT conference in Melbourne on Tuesday, Drummond said the AFL needs to be "more thoughtful" about the draw.

"We talk about whether we should have a shorter game," Drummond said in an interview with Eddie McGuire.

"If we want to have more games? 

"Do we need to have more games? 

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"If we want to have more games, we probably need a shorter game.

"Most football people would say, players certainly, and the PA (players' association) would say we're probably just about maxed out on the number of minutes that players are playing. 

"We will need to think carefully, because we can't have the current number of rounds of 23.

"We need to have either 24 or something different.

"It is likely we'll see – and we are talking to the clubs - some meaningful change in our scheduling in 2028."

AFL Chair Craig Drummond at the 2026 AFL season launch. Picture: AFL Photos

The AFL and clubs discussed the future fixture conundrum during the season, with radical options like a mid-season tournament and a group stage after the home and away season floated.

Drummond, who was not asked about his involvement in the recent Geelong concussion saga, did make reference to the recent Sydney Swans scandal, telling players to uphold a high standard of behaviour or find another job.

"We don't have any, and should not have any, tolerance for poor behaviour," he said.

"It's not just about getting paid lots of money, although that certainly is an aspect to it, but they're public figures.

"We have, and they should have, and their clubs should have a set of values and expectations that these young men and women adhere to.

"And if you don't want to adhere to those values and expectations, then there's other opportunities outside sport.

"But within sport, as within business, we have high standards, high expectations, high values, and we expect people to behave."