THE AFLPA has no issues with the lighting level at Ikon Park, with players who participated in Wednesday night's Carlton-St Kilda JLT Community Series clash not concerned about the dim conditions posing a safety threat.
The League confirmed on Thursday morning there were no plans to bolster the number of lights used at the suburban ground for next week's clash between Richmond and North Melbourne, despite the Blues' win being played in noticeably dull light.
The issue has become a talking point for the second time in two weeks despite the addition of extra lights from an AFLW match last month.
The lighting, or lack thereof, prompted Carlton veteran Dale Thomas to echo the sentiments expressed on Twitter by many viewers regarding the brightness.
"It's pretty dim, isn't it?" Thomas said at quarter-time on Wednesday night.
"Park footy at its finest."
It is understood the AFLPA on Thursday spoke to players from the Blues and Saints and were comfortable with their opinions that the level of lighting wasn't a safety issue.
Therefore, next Wednesday night's Tigers-Kangaroos clash is expected to go ahead as scheduled, with the same level of illumination that was provided this week.
The lighting was measured by AFL officials during the game's breaks and deemed suitable for play.
"The lights are at their maximum for a pre-season venue and while it's not the MCG, there are no safety issues for the players," the AFL spokesman said.
It is also understood the host broadcaster was satisfied with the level of lighting.
Carlton assistant coach David Teague and St Kilda coach Alan Richardson were asked about the lighting in their post-match press conferences, and while both acknowledged it was not optimum, neither was overly concerned.
The Saints contacted the League in the lead up to the game to ensure extra lighting was brought in after the issue initially came to light in round three of the AFLW.
The Blues said on Thursday they would support a boost to the lighting for future night fixtures if the AFL decided it was necessary.
"Obviously at Ikon Park, we have training lights only, they're not broadcast lights so the AFL have to bring extra lights in [for games]," Carlton head of football Andrew McKay told RSN radio.
"From my knowledge, they brought in a few extra lights from what they had at the AFLW, but I think there's still been some discussion that it needs to be brighter again, and we're all for that.
"I haven't got any feedback from the players, certainly the AFLW players didn't notice it, but I haven't got any feedback from the men players."
Last month, Brisbane AFLW coach Craig Starcevich said the conditions were "terrible, really, at ground level", and simply "not good enough" after the Lions' win over Carlton.
McKay said improving the ground's lighting was on the club's wish list as it looked to source funds to redevelop its traditional home.
"That can be all part of our redevelopment – we're looking at redeveloping the facility in the next year or two, and we need some government assistance and AFL assistance with that," he said.
"Certainly, we want to position ourselves to be a real hub for women's footy, the home of women's footy in particular, and if we're going to do that, we need broadcast standard lights to host night games, which many of the AFLW games are."
Ikon Park will host Richmond and North Melbourne on Wednesday, March 7 from 7.05pm AEST, while the remaining AFLW match at the venue between Carlton and Melbourne will begin at 4.35pm on March 11.