THE AFL will soften interchange infringement laws this year with fines to be imposed for players who step fractionally outside the interchange gates.
A free kick and 50-metre penalty would only apply if a player misses the interchange gates by a metre or more.
The AFL is trialling a different interchange set-up during the NAB Cup with a view to implementing the change in the home-and-away season, AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson confirmed.
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