.An AFL push to offer a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or even additional simply, to extend the finals set - is "quite on" corresponding to the Adviser Sun's Jon Ralph.The league has long drifted the idea of incorporating additional video games to the post-season and along with the overview of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th staff on the horizon, it is actually gaining momentum.The top eight groups have actually gotten the AFL finals considering that 1994, when the competitors possessed 16 clubs, however with the 19 and also likely a 20th staff ahead there goes to the very least some very competitive reason to extend access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & exclusive to Fox Footy, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost test today > Round 19WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.The AFL would additionally experience the monetary benefits of a couple of added post-season video games, depending on the format picked." It's closer than it's ever been," Ralph detailed on Fox Footy's Midweek Trappings." Last year at Werribee Mansion house they threw it up, whacked away by the AFL's club managers." This time around though at the seminar over at Crown (Perth), it acquired an actually warm function. I presume the AFL was pressing this one hard - they'll perform a little bit much more investigation on it." It is actually certainly not a certainty ahead in, but I will believe by 2028, our team'll possess whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (video game), or even 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 (round)." That would certainly be around the (bye) weekend break usually where the AFLW time starts, yet in happening years the AFLW period will certainly be actually much longer, it'll begin earlier." I assume this is actually significantly on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND BREAK' COULD appearance LIKEBased on present ladderPlayed the full week after Around 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Slot Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the routine 1st week of finalsSydney Swans (first) vs Brisbane Lions (fourth) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port winner (OR lowest-ranked champion) at Optus StadiumEssendon (sixth) vs GWS/Bulldogs champion (OR highest-ranked winner) at the MCGCarlton (2nd) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants and also Bulldogs would play in a wildcard ultimate under the existing ladder. (Image by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL presented what it named a 'Wildcard Around', along with 7th holding 10th as well as 8th holding 9th, just before the highest-ranked victor encountered 6th in an elimination ultimate, and also the lowest-ranked winner faced 5th. Because of the add-on of past NEAFL sides, the VFL presently includes 21 nightclubs, steering the decision to expand the finals.Technically the 'wildcard around' is merely an extra full week of finals, dued to the fact that the 'wildcard' idea originates from United States sports where local winners advance right into the playoffs and after that the next-best staffs, irrespective of department, certify as wildcards.In the AFL these crews and activities will not be true wildcards - however would certainly need to have to become branded as something.The fringe benefit of this particular additional round of finals could be providing a much larger conveniences to the teams that qualify in the leading six, that would certainly keep the bye week, and especially the groups in 5th and also 6th who would have an additional full week off contrasted to their initial opponent.