THE AFL will survey fans to determine whether a 30-second shot clock should be displayed on the scoreboard after the anti-climactic finish to Sunday's game between St Kilda and North Melbourne. 

With 22 seconds of the game remaining and North Melbourne one point in front, the Kangaroos' Mason Wood received a free kick on the boundary in his side's forward line.

He merely stood with the ball in his hand and watched the shot clock count down until the siren went, knowing he could wait the full 30 seconds allowed before taking the kick.

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AFL football operations manager Mark Evans agreed it robbed the game's end of atmosphere, and said the League would survey its fans to see whether the countdown clock should continue to be displayed.

"I like seeing it at the stadium but I didn't like the way that it played out, so we will have a look at a few things," Evans said.

Fans will be asked whether they like the countdown being displayed, and whether it should be removed or modified. The views of the clubs will also be canvassed and the issue will be discussed at a Laws of the Game committee meeting this week. 

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Evans said it was feasible the countdown display could be removed before the end of the season, although it did help umpires apply the rule consistently. 

"It can [be changed this year] because it really is just something that goes on to the scoreboard. It's not a rule. A player can take 29 to 30 seconds anyway, regardless of whether the shot clock is there," Evans said.

Meanwhile, Evans said the free kick paid to North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein in the dying minutes of the game that led to the match-winning score was justified, because Goldstein's ability to get to the drop of the ball was impeded and his opponent, St Kilda's Tom Hickey, had his eyes on Goldstein when he approached the duel. 

"It is one of those free kicks that is there and is technically there. If it wasn't paid, I'm not sure we would die in a ditch over it, but the free kick was there," Evans said.