THE AFL says there are no plans for TV networks to select games on a rolling basis as part of the next broadcast rights deal.

Melbourne newspaper Herald Sun reported on Thursday that from 2012 the season would be divided into A and B-list matches, with networks given the power to choose which games to televise six to eight weeks before each round.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the League was not proposing to change the current system where games are locked into TV slots when the fixture is announced.

He also said the AFL had always engaged in consultation and negotiation with its broadcast partners, but would not surrender control of the final fixture.

"AFL football generates around $400 million per year in game-related tourism, and one of the reasons is because our supporters know that when the fixture is published they can lock in their travel arrangements and know when a game is played and where," Demetriou said.

"The only change we have made recently is to leave open the timing of the final round of matches to try and ensure those teams playing in the finals have the fairest possible preparation."

The AFL's existing broadcast rights expire at the end of 2011.