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The AFL has changed its mind regarding the 'shot clock'.

The 30-second timer will be shown for the entire game after previously being dropped for the last 2 minutes of each quarter.

2017 has seen two crucial shot clock controversies so far, with Port Adelaide's Charlie Dixon and North Melbourne's Shaun Higgins experiencing lost opportunities at goal.

The countdown clock crackdown previously came about following Mason Wood's 'icing' of the clock while taking a set shot last year.

The AFL website reports that the backflip has taken place after senior coaches attended an informal dinner at Gillon McLachlan's house earlier this week.