.An AFL press to launch a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even more simply, to expand the finals set - is "significantly on" corresponding to the Adviser Sunlight's Jon Ralph.The game has long drifted the idea of adding even more video games to the post-season and also along with the introduction of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th crew on the horizon, it is actually acquiring momentum.The top 8 staffs have applied for the AFL finals due to the fact that 1994, when the competition had 16 clubs, but with the 19 as well as likely a 20th team ahead there is at the very least some competitive cause to grow access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > Round 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Set a down payment limit.The AFL will likewise gain the monetary perks of a couple of additional post-season games, depending upon the layout picked." It's closer than it is actually ever before been actually," Ralph clarified on Fox Footy's Midweek Gear." Last year at Werribee Residence they tossed it up, slapped away due to the AFL's nightclub execs." This time though at the seminar over at Dental crown (Perth), it obtained an actually cozy event. I presume the AFL was driving this set difficult - they'll carry out a small amount more analysis on it." It's certainly not a certainty to follow in, yet I would think by 2028, our team'll have whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (activity), or even 7 vs 10 and also 8 vs 9 (sphere)." That will be actually around the (bye) weekend normally where the AFLW period starts, however in happening years the AFLW time will certainly be much longer, it'll begin earlier." I think this is actually very much on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND BREAK' COULD appeal LIKEBased on current ladderPlayed the week after Round 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the normal first week of finalsSydney Swans (first) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port champion (OR lowest-ranked victor) at Optus StadiumEssendon (sixth) vs GWS/Bulldogs winner (OR highest-ranked winner) at the MCGCarlton (second) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants and also Bulldogs would play in a wildcard ultimate under the current ladder. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL presented what it named a 'Wildcard Sphere', along with 7th hosting 10th and 8th hosting 9th, prior to the highest-ranked champion dealt with 6th in a removal final, and also the lowest-ranked champion encountered 5th. Due to the add-on of past NEAFL sides, the VFL presently includes 21 nightclubs, steering the choice to increase the finals.Technically the 'wildcard sphere' is actually only an extra week of finals, considered that the 'wildcard' principle originates from United States sporting activities where divisional winners advance right into the playoffs and then the next-best crews, despite department, train as wildcards.In the AFL these teams and also activities will certainly not hold true wildcards - but will require to become branded as something.The fringe benefit of the extra around of finals could be providing a larger perk to the staffs that qualify in the leading 6, that would certainly keep the bye week, as well as especially the crews in 5th and also 6th that will have an additional week off reviewed to their first enemy.