Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon believes that the last touch rule will eventually make its way into the regular AFL season.
The rule currently being trialed in AFLW and AFLX, sees a free kick given against the team who kicks or handballs the ball out of bounds without a touch from the other team.
Trialed also in the SANFL in the last couple of seasons, the rule has seen a dramatic decrease in stoppages and an increased rate of scoring in the league.
Last season, stoppages were up 37 percent in the AFL, where secondary stoppages were up 96 percent.
“I think that rule will find its way into AFL football,” Lyon said on SEN Breakfast.
“It’s been trialled in Adelaide for the last couple of years, I believe they love it over there.
“It’s only the obvious kick [or handball] that goes out of bounds, it’s not the off-hands stuff.”
With increased congestion in the AFL and a lack of scoring in the AFLW, Lyon suggests it's only a matter of time until it is at least trialed in an AFL game.
Tim Watson also expressed his ideas around this rule, suggesting it would be "a dramatic change to the game".
With congestion at the forefront of the AFL's minds in recent years, will we see this rule come into effect in the near future?