.An AFL press to introduce a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or more simply, to broaden the finals collection - is actually "very much on" corresponding to the Herald Sun's Jon Ralph.The organization has long drifted the tip of adding additional games to the post-season as well as along with the intro of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th staff on the horizon, it is acquiring momentum.The top eight teams have actually received the AFL finals since 1994, when the competitors possessed 16 clubs, but with the 19 and potentially a 20th staff ahead there is at least some very competitive explanation to grow access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary test today > Sphere 19WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a deposit limit.The AFL would also gain the economic perks of a couple of added post-season activities, relying on the style selected." It's closer than it's ever been actually," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Outfit." In 2015 at Werribee Residence they threw it up, slapped away by the AFL's nightclub execs." This moment though at the meeting over at Dental crown (Perth), it got an actually warm event. I presume the AFL was driving this set challenging - they'll perform a small amount a lot more analysis on it." It is actually certainly not a certainty to follow in, yet I would assume by 2028, our experts'll have whether it's an 8 vs 9 (video game), or even 7 vs 10 and also 8 vs 9 (sphere)." That would certainly be around the (bye) weekend break commonly where the AFLW period begins, but in coming years the AFLW season will certainly be actually longer, it'll start earlier." I believe this is significantly on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND BREAK' COULD appeal LIKEBased on existing ladderPlayed the week after Sphere 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the routine 1st week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port champion (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (sixth) vs GWS/Bulldogs winner (OR highest-ranked victor) at the MCGCarlton (2nd) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants as well as Bulldogs will play in a wildcard last under the current ladder. (Image through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL presented what it called a 'Wildcard Round', along with 7th throwing 10th as well as 8th holding 9th, just before the highest-ranked champion encountered 6th in an eradication last, and the lowest-ranked winner encountered 5th. Due to the addition of previous NEAFL edges, the VFL presently includes 21 clubs, driving the selection to extend the finals.Technically the 'wildcard sphere' is actually only an extra full week of finals, given that the 'wildcard' idea comes from United States sports where local victors advance right into the playoffs and afterwards the next-best crews, regardless of department, certify as wildcards.In the AFL these teams as well as games would certainly certainly not hold true wildcards - however would certainly need to have to be branded as something.The additional benefit of this particular added around of finals can be offering a bigger perk to the crews that certify in the best six, who will always keep the bye full week, and also specifically the groups in 5th and also sixth that would certainly have an extra week off reviewed to their first enemy.