PLAYER agents will be banned from approaching potential draftees to become clients until two years before they are eligible to be selected.

The initiative, which has been implemented following extensive consultation with the industry and is broadly supported by player agents, is intended to make it easier for parents and the player to make informed decisions on player agents.

Under current rules, player agents may sign potential draft picks a year before they are eligible to be drafted, but there are no rules restricting the age of players before agents can approach them.

However, on Wednesday the AFLPA presented guidelines to player agents that will stop them from approaching potential players until late in their under-16 season.

Under the proposal, October 1 has been designated as the date when approaches can first be made, with the AFLPA trying to strike a balance between a player's football and school commitments.   

It would mean for example that a player such as Essendon's No.1 pick in the 2016 NAB AFL Draft, Andy McGrath, would not have been approached until October 1, 2014 and could be signed immediately following the 2015 NAB National Draft.

The initiative will come into effect on October 1 this season. 

AFLPA player relations manager Brett Murphy said the initiative would condense the decision-making time for all players. 

"The introduction of a minimum age for approaches will enable young players to concentrate on their under-16 football year before being confronted with the difficult decision of selecting an agent," Murphy said.

"It also gives us the opportunity to educate players and their parents about the process, and to provide them with the tools to make this important decision."

Player agents discussed the regulation at the conference with the AFLPA supporting the important role they play within the industry and in the career development of players.

The AFLPA is conducting its annual player agents conference this week with players' mental health and wellbeing on the agenda along with the CBA and future directions of the AFLPA.