The AFL has begun a partnership with mental health charity Lifeline as part of the league's renewed commitment to mental wellbeing.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan announced on Thursday that the league had donated $300,000 to Lifeline as part of the deal.

The AFL is partnering with mental health charity Lifeline. Credit:Paul Rovere

In August the AFL hired Dr Kate Hall as head of mental health and Dr Ranjit Menon as the AFL’s chief psychiatrist.

A long line of players have taken time off from the game citing mental health in the past few years, with the retirement of Western Bulldogs premiership player Tom Boyd the highest profile example.