CLUBS are backing the push to add Good Friday football to the fixture next season, amid hot competition to play in the marquee game, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says.
Club bosses have met in Melbourne over the past two days to discuss a range of topics with the AFL executive, including the players' bid for a bigger slice of revenue.
Some clubs have also taken the chance to press their claims to play on Good Friday in 2017, if a game goes ahead.
Fixture planning is already underway for next season and North Melbourne, Carlton, the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda have reportedly thrown their hats into the ring to be part of a clash on the religious holiday.
"I reckon the fixturing process will flush out the final decision, but there is momentum for it," McLachlan said.
"I would say the majority of clubs support Good Friday football and there's a fair bit of jockeying going on to be the teams that play if we go down that path.
"It's (jockeying) done quietly, around corners and behind bushes."
McLachlan said clubs have been supportive of the players' bid to share in a bigger slice of the pie as the AFL industry grows.
While he wouldn't be drawn on the progress of the AFL Players' Association's push for a set percentage of the game's revenue, McLachlan gave the thumbs up to reports of players offering increased media access to help grow the game.
"Generally, the more access for the players the better the promotion of our game, so generally I'm very supportive of that," McLachlan said.
The League is still deciding how to carve up the record six-year, $2.5billion TV rights deal between four key stakeholders - clubs, players, the community and supporters.
The AFL is putting together an investment model, part of which will help smaller clubs pay 100 per cent of their players' salary cap and football department's 'soft' salary cap.
"Clubs will be compensated for their structural disadvantages and we're aiming for clubs to be able to pay up to 100 per cent of the salary cap and pay up to the soft cap," McLachlan said.
"It's a model where we'll work through the finer detail, but it's been received very well."
Clubs jockey for right to play Good Friday footy
Several clubs are pushing to play a match on Good Friday next year