.An AFL press to offer a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even additional merely, to extend the finals collection - is actually "significantly on" according to the Adviser Sunlight's Jon Ralph.The organization has long floated the suggestion of adding more games to the post-season and along with the overview of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th team imminent, it is acquiring momentum.The top 8 teams have gotten approved for the AFL finals since 1994, back when the competition possessed 16 clubs, yet along with the 19 as well as likely a 20th group to come there is at minimum some competitive main reason to broaden access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary trial today > Sphere 19WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.The AFL will likewise reap the monetary benefits of one or two extra post-season activities, depending upon the format decided on." It's closer than it is actually ever before been," Ralph described on Fox Footy's Midweek Tackle." In 2014 at Werribee Manor they threw it up, slapped away due to the AFL's club managers." This time though at the seminar over at Crown (Perth), it obtained a truly cozy event. I assume the AFL was actually pressing this set hard - they'll do a little bit even more study on it." It's certainly not a certainty to come in, however I would certainly think through 2028, our company'll possess whether it's an 8 vs 9 (game), or even 7 vs 10 and also 8 vs 9 (round)." That will be actually across the (bye) weekend usually where the AFLW time begins, but in happening years the AFLW season will definitely be actually a lot longer, it'll begin earlier." I presume this is significantly on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD appeal LIKEBased on existing ladderPlayed the week after Round 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the routine first week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port winner (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (sixth) vs GWS/Bulldogs victor (OR highest-ranked winner) at the MCGCarlton (second) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants as well as Bulldogs would certainly play in a wildcard final under the present step ladder. (Picture by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL presented what it referred to as a 'Wildcard Around', along with 7th organizing 10th as well as 8th hosting 9th, prior to the highest-ranked victor experienced sixth in an elimination last, and also the lowest-ranked champion faced 5th. Due to the addition of former NEAFL sides, the VFL currently features 21 nightclubs, steering the choice to increase the finals.Technically the 'wildcard round' is actually only an added full week of finals, dued to the fact that the 'wildcard' idea stems from American sporting activities where local victors progress in to the playoffs and after that the next-best groups, no matter department, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these groups as well as video games will certainly not be true wildcards - but will need to have to be branded as something.The additional benefit of this extra round of finals may be offering a larger benefit to the staffs that certify in the leading six, who would certainly keep the bye week, as well as especially the staffs in 5th and also sixth that will possess an added week off reviewed to their first challenger.