If Emma Kearney was in charge of the AFLW, the first thing she would do would be to ditch the conference system.

The south-west Victorian export said the format, which sees the two top sides from each five-team group qualify for the finals, was far from perfect.

Emma Kearney . Credit:AAP

"If I was in control I would scrap the conference system and move to having a full ladder with every team playing each other once in a 13-week season," the North Melbourne captain told The Warrnmabool Standard.

She said the introduction of a two-week finals system had added excitement and unpredictability but conceded predicting the strongest teams at the start of the season was difficult.