Debate over whether or not the umpires should continue to bounce the ball in the centre of the ground has raged on for much of the year.
But it appears despite all of the tradition associated with bouncing the ball, it will become extinct in our game before we know it.
AFL Umpires Association chief Peter Howe told News Corp the bounce will be gone within the next two years.
"If the bounce remained we would need to chat with the AFL about the impact on health and wellbeing of umpires," Howe said.
"If they had a whole range of options to put into place to mitigate the potential cause of injury we would need to talk through those."
Howe cited the fact junior umpires and those coming up the ranks of local competition are not required to bounce the ball, means it is only a matter of time before the bounce is removed from the game at the elite level as well.
"Anybody who looks at this space knows the group of umpires coming through in every community football competition in Australia don't bounce.
"If they don't make a decision (to get rid of the bounce) we are only 12 or 24 months away from being in a position where we don't have a choice."
The Herald Sun reported earlier this month that the AFL Commission will make a decision on whether the bounce stays for next season before this year's draft on November 24.
The AFL coaches' survey earlier this year revealed that 15 out of the 18 senior coaches were in favour of removing the bounce from the game.
