The AFL is set to release a new charter which aims to safeguard the code's physically tough nature.
A report on the league's website says the charter will emphasise bumping, contested marks and contested possessions, ruck contests, tackling and shepherding.
The charter is designed to provide a reference point for the laws of the game committee when it considers changes to the rules.
It is due to be released on Friday.
The charter says one of the committee's guiding principles will be making laws that encourage "continuous and free-flowing football", rather than repetitive short passages of play.
Relieving congestion, or what has been referred to as rugby-style mauls, will also be a key priority for the committee.
While the idea of introducing zones was raised earlier in 2014, the charter says there will be few restrictions on where players can be located.
Average numbers of contested possessions and contested marks for each club have been in decline since 2011, the AFL's website says.
Players who make "winning the ball their primary objective" will be rewarded and protected, according to the charter.
The eight-page charter will also give the AFL commission guidance when it considers recommendations put forward by the laws of the game committee.
It says rule and interpretation changes should be considered if there is a chance to address trends that threaten the principles of the game.
First-year AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has invited all 18 senior coaches to his home on Monday night for an informal meeting, according to a report on Nine's "The Footy Show" on Thursday night.
McLachlan has spoken recently of his enthusiasm for the league to feature entertaining football rather than rugby-style mauls.
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