THE AFL has announced the 12 members of its brand new Competition Committee, which is replacing the laws of the game committee among other crucial decision-making panels.

Club presidents and CEOs as well as senior coaches, football managers and players will help determine the future of the competition.

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, Richmond president Peggy O’Neal and Geelong president Colin Carter will be apart of the committee, as well as CEOs Andrew Fagan (Adelaide), Andrew Ireland (Sydney) and Justin Reeves (Hawthorn).

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott and Brisbane coach Chris Fagan, football managers Chris Davies (Port Adelaide) and Craig Vozzo (West Coast) and players Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) and Steven May (Gold Coast) make up the rest of the panel.

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That leaves Carlton, Essendon, Fremantle, GWS, Melbourne, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs unrepresented.

“The Committee will guide discussion around decision-making for the AFL Commission & AFL Executive on key aspects of the future direction of the game,” the AFL said.

The committee’s main areas of responsibility will be the game (laws, officiating, rules and regulations), player movement (drafts, trading, free agency and list management) and the structure of the competition (fixturing, scheduling, feeder and second-tier competitions, talent pathways, and events such as AFLX and International Rules).

Steve Hocking will chair the group with the AFL to be represented by current Commissioner Jason Ball, GM of AFL commercial operations Kylie Rogers and AFLW head of football Nicole Livingston.

Head of competitions and player movement Josh Vanderloo and game analysis manager Patrick Clifton “will join meetings as required” while AFL Players Association GM of player relations Brett Murphy will represent his organisation.

“The AFL sought to balance representation across all parts of the competition, as well as the many different senior roles within our game — players / coaches / administrators / senior volunteer officials,” Hocking said.

“Representatives will stay on the committee for a maximum of three years and we envisage all clubs getting the opportunity to be represented at some point in the future, to complement the views of players, umpires and coaches.

“There are many people across the industry who can make a strong contribution and this initial group, coupled with those who will then join the committee in time, is to primarily focus on how we advance our game whilst protecting its heritage.”