An all-powerful super panel under the stewardship of AFL football boss Steve Hocking will become the sole group consulted on every key football decision.

In a radical overhaul, Hocking will hand-pick a group of 10-12 of the game’s most respected figures, including current coaches, players, chief executives and presidents, to form the panel, which will be installed before round one.

New AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking. Credit:Justin McManus

All major decisions, including rule changes, player movement, the fixture and the general look of the game will fall under the new panel’s umbrella.

The laws of the game committee and the league’s player movement working group will cease to exist independently.