In a tightening of Tribunal guidelines for 2013, any player must be contacted for a right of reply when accused of something like diving for a free kick.
Match review panel chairman Mark Fraser explained the change on AFL.com.au's The Verdict.
"(If for example) they say that the other player has dived and pretty much faked it, then that player needs to have the opportunity to say, 'No I haven't ,'or, 'Yes I did'."
"(It's) not particularly fair to accuse somebody of doing something which potentially they don't have the chance to argue against that," Fraser said.
The highest profile incident happened in July last year, when North Melbourne forward Lindsay Thomas was accused of diving by a lawyer defending West Coast Eagle Luke Shuey.
"He keeled over in front of the umpire in a way that suggested he was either winded or in pain," lawyer David Grace QC argued at the time.
"Within 10 seconds of this incident, he's sprinting and showing absolutely no signs of a blow to the groin."
