For the 2014/15 summer season AV Shield will now only include 10 rounds of competition plus an AV Shield Final. Athletics Victoria have also introduced a Zone vs. Zone competition within the new AV Shield structure. Meaning that 3 rounds of AV Shield will also be Zone vs. Zone competition and there will be a separate Zone Final for the top four of the seven zones.
Also introduced is a new graded competition called AV Knockout that is based on AV rankings and will replace the sanctioned specialist group meets of last season.
The top 60 ranked athletes for each event will be offered participation in the first round. The top 32 will progress to the following round and ultimately the top 16 ranked athletes in each event will compete in the AV Knockout Final.