FORMER North Melbourne and Geelong ruckman Hamish McIntosh has joined the AFL Tribunal, rounding out the League's panel for 2016.

McIntosh is the only new member this season after the departures of Daniel Harford, Wayne Schimmelbusch and Paul Williams, with Richmond premiership player and 2014 panel member Emmett Dunne returning.

McIntosh played 107 games for North Melbourne between 2005 and 2012 before being traded to the Cats in exchange for a second round draft pick.

The 31-year-old battled leg and knee injuries through his time with Geelong and was forced to retire half way through the 2015 season.

Well liked in the football industry and regarded as a measured character with good values, he'll bring a modern player's take to the panel.

McIntosh, who is building a career in property marketing, will also stay involved in the game through media work, and plans to play with Strathmore in the Essendon District Football League.

A rotating panel of three Tribunal members sits when required, with the jury convening for 11 cases in 2015 (down from 15 in 2013 and 2014, and 25 in 2012).

There have been two hearings this season, with Western Bulldogs youngster Luke Goetz challenging a fine for rough conduct, and Greater Western Sydney forward Jeremy Cameron sent straight to the Tribunal for a bump that broke opponent Rhys Mathieson's jaw.

Both came in the NAB Challenge, with all six penalties in the opening two rounds settled by the Match Review Panel.