COMPENSATION packages will be offered to any marquee player forced to relocate for the inaugural season of the AFL’s national women's league.

Employment will also be part of the incentive to help spread and balance the top-end talent among the eight teams.

A marquee player who needs to move interstate can expect at least an extra $10,000 on top of the $25,000 salary for the two-month season, in February-March next year.

Two pre-arranged marquee players will head each club’s list, with several names in demand after the league asked each club to nominate five players on a wish list.

The Greater Western Sydney Giants are the club most likely to require a key player from outside NSW, as the local talent pool (to be supplemented by players from Tasmania) isn't as deep as it is in South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.

The AFL’s game development general manager Simon Lethlean said the 16 marquee players are likely to be announced before the end of this month. The remainder of playing lists will be filled by a lottery-style draft in early October.

"There's certainly consideration on a relocation allowance for a number of players. (The rules for) those who elect to go into the draft might be a bit different, but with the marquee players, we have talked about (a figure) up around $10,000, but I'm not sure it (amount) has been settled just yet," Lethlean said.

"We wouldn't force anyone to move. The players will make the decision to relocate and we will have an amount of money to help that decision and help it work."

Elite players, Daisy Pearce and Tayla Harris, currently on staff at Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions respectively, will likely remain with their clubs. And radical lifestyle disruptions, obviously, don't apply for Victorian clubs, Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.

"There's a bit of duplication (from the clubs) among their top-five (nominated players), but not with the top two," Lethlean said.

"Most clubs have done their work to establish relationships (with certain players) and had discussions with them about joining if they were nominated.

"We will help with employment and the clubs might have arrangements in relation to jobs, either at the clubs or through their networks or state leagues.

"We still have work to do. We also have to talk to the AFLPA to make sure they're comfortable."

The AFL will talk to players and clubs in coming weeks to decide the most suitable format for home-and-away rounds and finals within the eight-week time frame.