AFL NSW-ACT will hold the meeting to discuss the points system and potential salary caps with officials from Riverina, Farrer, Hume and AFL Canberra competitions.

The player points system was eased into each competition this year and that could soon be followed by the introduction of a salary cap as part of increased measures to stop the inflammatory nature of player payments.

AFL Victoria will roll out a statewide salary cap in 2017, which includes the neighbouring Ovens and Murray League.

Southern NSW AFL community football and facilities manager Paul Habel revealed the possible introduction of a salary cap will be discussed at Sunday’s meeting.

“There will be a discussion on the salary cap,” Habel said.

“We have looked at the Victorian model and criteria and we will look at what new measures need to be introduced and what criteria we need to consider moving forward.

“We need to work with clubs and leagues as to what works best.”

Presidents from each of the leagues will attend the meeting, as well as ACT-Southern NSW regional manager Steve Mahar, AFL Riverina football operations manager Shane Buchanan and AFL Riverina’s league equalisation panel.

It is believed a salary cap would not be introduced in the Riverina and Farrer Leagues until 2018, at the earliest.

The Ovens and Murray League has already called for the Hume League to be included under a salary cap neat year but Habel said it is imperative to discuss the issue with clubs first.

“It needs to be negotiated and discussed with clubs, various things such as their spend on players,” Habel said.

“We need to hear from them as to whether they are spending too much, or no, it’s not a drain.

“We need to be transparent with the information regarding to clubs.”

The meeting will also review the points system ahead of the 2017 season, and the criteria used to assess player points.

Each team’s points allocation will drop from 46 to 42 in 2017 but Habel revealed all clubs had performed well in the area this season.

Leeton-Whitton has the highest average points in AFL Riverina, with the Crows averaging 40.5 points per game.

North Wagga, with an average of 38 points, is the highest in the Farrer League.

“It still gives clubs room to recruit, which is great, and allows them to have that mix of good club juniors and quality recruits,” Habel said.