.An AFL push to launch a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even additional simply, to extend the finals series - is "significantly on" according to the Adviser Sunshine's Jon Ralph.The organization has actually long drifted the idea of incorporating even more games to the post-season and along with the overview of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th team on the horizon, it is getting momentum.The top eight teams have actually received the AFL finals since 1994, back when the competitors possessed 16 groups, however along with the 19 and likely a 20th staff to follow there is at minimum some reasonable main reason to extend access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Around 19WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.The AFL would certainly likewise reap the monetary advantages of a couple of added post-season video games, depending on the style picked." It is actually closer than it's ever been actually," Ralph discussed on Fox Footy's Midweek Outfit." In 2015 at Werribee Mansion house they threw it up, slapped away due to the AFL's club execs." This moment though at the conference over at Crown (Perth), it acquired a truly hot function. I believe the AFL was pushing this hard - they'll carry out a little bit extra investigation on it." It's certainly not a certainty to follow in, but I will believe by 2028, we'll have whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (activity), or 7 vs 10 and also 8 vs 9 (around)." That would certainly be actually across the (bye) weekend typically where the AFLW season starts, yet in coming years the AFLW time will definitely be a lot longer, it'll begin earlier." I think this is quite on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD appearance LIKEBased on current ladderPlayed the full week after Round 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the normal very first full week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (fourth) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port victor (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (6th) vs GWS/Bulldogs winner (OR highest-ranked winner) at the MCGCarlton (second) vs Geelong (third) at the MCGThe Giants and Bulldogs would certainly play in a wildcard final under the present step ladder. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL introduced what it called a 'Wildcard Sphere', with 7th organizing 10th and also 8th hosting 9th, prior to the highest-ranked winner dealt with sixth in an eradication ultimate, and also the lowest-ranked winner encountered 5th. Due to the enhancement of former NEAFL edges, the VFL presently includes 21 clubs, driving the choice to expand the finals.Technically the 'wildcard around' is actually only an added week of finals, dued to the fact that the 'wildcard' principle arises from United States sports where local champions accelerate right into the playoffs and after that the next-best groups, no matter department, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these staffs and also games will not hold true wildcards - but would certainly need to have to be branded as something.The fringe benefit of the added round of finals could be offering a larger advantage to the crews that certify in the best 6, that will always keep the bye week, as well as particularly the teams in 5th and also 6th who will possess an added week off contrasted to their preliminary enemy.