At the league's annual meeting on Monday the four clubs claimed the expense of paid stewards was not warranted.

Far West Football Commission chairman, Allan Suter, said the clubs had reported an improvement in spectator behaviour since the voluntary stewards started wearing distinctive jackets to identify them.

"The meeting agreed that we do not need to pay stewards," Mt Suter said.

"They (clubs) have found that since the stewards started wearing the jackets we supplied them, there has been a huge difference in spectator behaviour.

They were very confident that they can keep their spectators under control and that there is no reason to incur the extra cost of paying people," he said.

Twice during this year's season Mr Suter warned clubs to control their spectators after complaints about unruly behaviour and offensive language, particularly of a racist nature.

As previously reported, the Western United Football Club had proposed that the league fund two independent stewards to patrol spectator areas next season in conjunction with two club-appointed stewards.

Western United representatives came up with the proposal after they claimed their club had unfairly been singled out for criticism by the commission because of spectator behaviour.

Mr Suter said the clubs had agreed to continue with club-appointed stewards who were required to wear the jackets to identify them and to patrol in pairs - one steward from each of the two clubs playing on the day.

The stewards are required to identify spectators who cause trouble and report them to the commission which can ban those spectators from attending matches.

The annual meeting made some minor adjustments to the league's bylaws.

The 10-goal "mercy" rule in junior football was dropped because it had proved "unpopular with the players", Mr Suter said.

Under the rule some players had changed sides to even the contest if one club was more than 10 goals in front at half-time.

Players who are shown two yellow cards or a red card will now not have to front the commission.

"The penalties are fixed so there was no point in a player having to appear before the commission to be told the fixed penalty," Mr Suter said.

He said the "prospects" for the league and the four clubs "looks good".

Mr Suter, Graham Schaedel and Lynton Brown were reappointed as commissioners for next season.