The AFL has decided to give all clubs the ability to trade future first-round picks up until the introduction of Tasmania despite their previous dealings.

The league has in place that all teams must use two first-round selections in a five-year span, which is designed to "protect clubs from themselves", forcing the acquisition of young talent and avoiding the sale of their future.

However, ahead of the Devils' introduction to the competition in 2028, and subsequent national draft in 2027, the AFL has amended the current guidelines to allow all clubs the ability to trade future first-round picks, according to Channel 9's Tom Morris.

"A memo went out to clubs in the last few weeks," Morris said.

"What they're (AFL) doing, is if you didn't use a first-round pick in 2023 and 2024, we're going to pretend that you did.

"What that means, is that clubs now are more able to trade out 2026 and 2027 first-rounders; otherwise, they wouldn't be.

"The best example of this is Collingwood."

The Pies sold their 2024 first-round pick 12 months earlier to help land Lachie Schultz from Fremantle.

A year later, Collingwood whisked away their top 2025 selection for Dan Houston in a three-club trade with Port Adelaide and Gold Coast, and currently doesn't hold a pick until 39.

The change will assist all 18 clubs to broker deals with rivals to ensure the acquisition of high-end talent before the heavily compromised 2027 National Draft when Tasmania arrives.

The Devils will be handed Picks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, and the first selection of each subsequent round in their first draft.

However, Picks 5, 7, 11 and 13 come with the caveat that they need to be used in trades.