AFL operations boss Steve Hocking says that ‘game adjustments’ between the AFL and the Competition Committee have been agreed.

League CEO Gillon McLachalan revealed on SEN’s Whateley this morning that proposed rule changes could be trialled in certain matches during the final rounds of the season between clubs who are out of finals contention.

A proposed six-six-six starting point formation has been flagged as a potential rule change for next season.

Hocking has called for calm amongst concerned fans regarding the potential rule changes, and stated that second tier competitions like the VFL, SANFL and the WAFL are “queuing” up to trial the proposed adjustments.

“We have had some agreements on recommendations, we won’t go into that, but what I can say is that it’s about game adjustments,” he said.

“There’s a lot discussion externally about rule changes. It’s a month’s work since the last Competition Committee meeting, all of it has been a lot of analysis, the group have actually seen that and we’re moving towards game adjustments.

“That’s not just language being used, it’s important the fans understand that and take a level of calmness away from these interviews and discussions.

“We’re not looking to drop things into the game to upset the rhythm of the game. We started out with over 45 things initially on a whiteboard and we’ve condensed that right down to 10 then brought that down to half-a-dozen.

“We worked through those this afternoon, we’ve got more work to do post, but certainly as far as adjustments to the game, that has been agreed to.

“We’ve got second tier competitions queuing up to actually trial the things we are looking at.

"I’d like the fans to have a look at that, whether it finds its way into an AFL match that’s clearly a discussion we’ll have with the commission at some stage.”

The former Geelong football boss says he is “open” to the idea of AFL games being used to trial the proposed adjustments and that they’re continuing to ensure the integrity of the game won’t be compromised.

An announcement of the adjustments will be announced in October.

Listen to Steve Hocking and Andrew Ireland address the media regarding potential rule changes in the player below