Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has been adamant on pushing the draft age back to 19, with clubs having the capacity to snare only one under-18 player.
Beveridge believes with the introduction of Tasmania, the AFL can alter the outlook of the intake as well as assist with state-league competitions and the amount of byes.
The 2016 premiership coach also suggested bringing the National Draft forward to the third week of October.
"I'm still big on the draft being a 19-year-old draft, with clubs being able to take one under-18 player. Especially with Tasmania coming in, I think there's an opportunity to adjust to that and keep working on the state league situation looking as good as it can without too many byes in it," Beveridge said.
"But the one thing I suggested for the industry was for the draft to be at the end of the third week in October. The only reason it isn't is because we're paranoid about the potential draftees having to find out whether or not they're being drafted before their exams. If that's the only consideration, I think there's an argument the other side of that to say that the students would just rather know, just let them know, and then they can concentrate on their exams.
"And for everyone in the industry, it just makes sense. We've got medical staff still going, coaches still going, the media build up to the draft is madness. We could get it all done, and the other thing that it does, it gives the women's competition clean air - totally clean air - in between the men's season preparation, because it clouds it a little bit.
"So, we had great chats about different things, but ultimately, who am I? I'm just a suggestive."
Beveridge didn't make comment on perennial controversies in the AFL such as the stand rule and last touch out of bounds.
