North Melbourne coach Brad Scott believes playing lists should be reduced in a bid to pay the star players more money.
As it currently stands, lists are made up of 44 players, with 40 senior spots as well as four on a rookie list.
With only a handful of players currently earning over $1 million a season, Scott says it's time to cut down the size of each club's list, in order to reward star players and pay them more.
"Personally, I'd like to see list sizes come down a little bit, so the best players get paid what they deserve due to their impact on the game," Scott told SEN radio on Friday.
"I think very quickly it will become the norm where at least the best two players at your club are being paid around (one million dollars a season).
"I think a full-time playing list of around 30 with a fairly lengthy top-up list would allow more money for the absolute elite players.
"And then it would allow a significant opportunity for those in the (state leagues), if they're playing well enough, to get elevated onto a senior list in-season and potentially play AFL footy."
Scott also addressed the issue of a possible draft lottery in the AFL, after members of the media mentioned tanking when questioning his decision to leave out Jack Ziebell and withdraw Robbie Tarrant in the minutes before the Roos' loss to Essendon last Saturday.
While Scott said on Thursday his side hasn't resorted to tanking, he did say there isn't a need for a draft lottery just yet, although would be open to it in the future, as long as it removed the discussion of tanking altogether.
"I don't think we need (a draft lottery). If you're tempted to manage your list to influence draft position, that leaves more scars on your football club than a draft pick one or two positions better," Scott said.
"But with all the conversations around it, maybe the AFL in the long-term (could introduce a lottery) just to remove any discussion, so we're not talking about it."
