FOOTBALL should change is name to 'zoneball' if the AFL introduces zones to combat congestion, according to Melbourne coach Paul Roos.

Roos laughed at the suggestion, saying if it was introduced, the game would be so different it should not be called football anymore.

"If we want to keep it as football we keep it as football. If we want to play a different game then you call it something else and we'll play a different game," Roos said.

"We can have two games – one Australian Rules Football and have one called zoneball – that is a great idea."





Roos said the current game was good to watch and was evolving to a more one-on-one style. He said the concern about congestion was an overreaction.

"We were talking about the flood years ago, and that went away. We were worried about the zones and then that went away and now we have got one-on-one football," Roos said.

"If you watch the game closely, the game at the moment it is as close to 18 one-on-one contests as you can possibly have and we still have people complaining."

Roos said he couldn’t remember a time when every match was sensational but in general terms, the game was tracking well.

He suggested the biggest change was the introduction of two extra teams, which spread the talent.

The introduction of Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney means 100 extra players play AFL each season.