THE AFL Players' Association has denied reports suggesting year-round hair testing has been agreed to by footballers, or that any changes to the Illicit Drugs Policy have been ticked off. 

The League has committed to reviewing the drugs code – including the three-strikes policy – after meeting with club CEOs and the AFLPA on Thursday. 

But in a statement on Friday, the players' union scuttled reports that changes to the IDP – which is separate to the WADA performance-enhancing drugs code - had already been agreed to.

"Contrary to some media reports, the AFL Players' Association has not agreed to any changes to the Illicit Drugs Policy, nor have we agreed to year-round hair testing," the statement from AFLPA boss Paul Marsh said.

"The IDP is a voluntary policy, which has been agreed to by the AFL, players and clubs. Any changes to the policy require the agreement of the players.

"We are, however, committed to reviewing the policy, and to make any changes deemed appropriate as a result of that review.

"Since its introduction in 2005, there have been a number of changes to the policy and we continue to remain open to further changes based on evidence.

"We outlined this commitment at a meeting of club CEOs yesterday, and will work closely with the AFL and the clubs in this review."

The AFL hopes to conduct hair testing on players for the remainder of the season to gather statistical evidence and evaluate the effectiveness of the current policy.

The measure has been backed by the AFLPA's board and recommended to players, but will only proceed with their support.

Hair testing is only currently carried out when players return from their end-of-season breaks and doesn't accrue 'strikes' under the IDP.