AFL General Manager Football Operations Mark Evans today said he would bring together senior coaches and the senior AFL umpires list early in the pre-season to better assist the way in which umpires and clubs prepare for an upcoming season around the operation of the Laws of the Game.

Mr Evans said the AFL would bring together coaches and umpires in November with the aim to deliver greater clarity and consistency around key interpretations of the Laws from the perspective of all major parties, to fast track the understanding for the season ahead.

Mr Evans outlined the proposal to club CEOs at their meeting at Creswick in regional Victoria yesterday and wrote to all club football departments today. The AFL will now work with the AFL umpiring dept and club football departments to put the session in place.

"The CEO's were briefed about plans to discuss some of the more contentious Laws of the Game and we will be inviting senior coaches to participate in discussions involving some Laws Committee members and umpires in an attempt to get greater clarity and understanding on workable interpretations of those Laws.

'In recent seasons, we have seen both umpires and clubs adjusting to the requirements of the Laws, after any recommendations are enacted by the AFL Commission from the Laws Committee, once the season is underway.

'This has often led to some confusion in the opening weeks of the year around some key points, before the game settles as the year progresses,' Mr Evans said.

Mr Evans said the key topics likely to be discussed would cover: illegal disposal in tackling; players drawing head-high contact and other frees;  marking contests; the protected area around the player with the ball and ruck contests.

The aim would be for the key decision-makers around the AFL game to discuss key points of the game's interpretations, after the AFL Commission has determined its view on the Laws, so as to ensure both that umpires were coached to apply the Laws in a particular way and coaches could also prepare their player groups.

'It is vitally important to clubs and coaches they can instruct and prepare their players on how the Laws will be applied around areas of the game, while our umpiring department is always striving for consistency through the entire list across a weekend of matches and through a whole season.

'The aim here will be to have these matters finalised as pre-season training starts, to improve both the decision-making process and how clubs prepare their players,' he said.