The AFL Commission is set to abolish the "hands in the back" rule when it meets next week to consider recommendations from the league’s competition committee.

While many of the key recommendations for "look of the game" rule changes have been fiercely debated since the announcement last Thursday, The Age can reveal that the committee has also moved for the hands in the back rule to be axed.

If the move is rubber stamped by the AFL commission next Monday, the rule will revert to its original form where simply placing a hand on an opponent’s back is legal, until it becomes a push.

The committee formalised its recommendations for the AFL Commission last week, which included the 6-6-6 set up at centre bounces as well as an 18 metre goal square.