On Monday, AFL general manager of football operations Adrian Anderson said the League was seeking the feedback from supporters on key aspects of the laws of the game via the survey on the AFL website.
As part of the laws of the game process - which involves consultation with all AFL clubs, coaches, player leadership groups, medical staff, state and community football bodies and fans - Anderson said a survey had been posted on the website for all supporters to provide their views as part of the review process.
The AFL, through game analysis manager Andrew McKay, will then meet with all clubs and player leadership groups to seek their feedback as part of the final round of consultation on any topics that may require further discussion by the Laws of the Game Committee.
The online survey covers topics including this year's introduction of the substitute rule, the advantage rule, deliberate out of bounds, what aspects fans like most about the way the game is played and integrity issues.
"The AFL believes it is important to get feedback from fans on the state of the game in 2011 and their views on how it can be further enhanced," Anderson said.
He said the League was particularly keen to hear fans' thoughts on the new substitute rule.
"The AFL has been closely monitoring the effect of the new substitute rule this year, with several projects underway to examine its effect on the three key areas of congestion, fairness and injuries," he said.
"There have been some pleasing trends over the course of the season, with contested marks, long kicking, scoring and clearance rates all up on recent years, and there has also been a number of occasions where a team has lost a player to injury early in the game and not been disadvantaged because the substitute rule was in place."
Anderson said the laws committee would continue to seek expert advice from the AFL medical commissioners, as well as club medical officers, as a key focus of the laws process was to protect players, where possible, from the risk of injury.
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