.An AFL push to present a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or even additional merely, to extend the finals series - is "very much on" conforming to the Herald Sun's Jon Ralph.The game has actually long floated the suggestion of incorporating additional games to the post-season as well as along with the overview of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th staff on the horizon, it is acquiring momentum.The best 8 teams have gotten the AFL finals since 1994, once the competition had 16 groups, yet with the 19 as well as possibly a 20th team to follow there goes to minimum some very competitive cause to grow access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free test today > Around 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.The AFL would certainly also reap the monetary benefits of 1 or 2 extra post-season games, depending upon the layout picked." It's closer than it's ever been," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Gear." Last year at Werribee Residence they tossed it up, put away by the AFL's club execs." This moment though at the meeting over at Crown (Perth), it received an actually warm function. I presume the AFL was actually pushing this one difficult - they'll do a little extra study on it." It's not an assurance to follow in, yet I would presume through 2028, our team'll have whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (game), or even 7 vs 10 as well as 8 vs 9 (sphere)." That will be actually throughout the (bye) weekend break ordinarily where the AFLW season kicks off, but in coming years the AFLW period will be actually longer, it'll begin earlier." I assume this is actually quite on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD LOOK LIKEBased on current ladderPlayed the full week after Sphere 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the regular 1st week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (fourth) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port victor (OR lowest-ranked victor) 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 will play in a wildcard last under the current ladder. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL presented what it called a 'Wildcard Sphere', along with 7th holding 10th as well as 8th hosting 9th, prior to the highest-ranked champion experienced sixth in an elimination final, and also the lowest-ranked winner experienced 5th. Because of the add-on of former NEAFL edges, the VFL currently includes 21 nightclubs, steering the choice to extend the finals.Technically the 'wildcard round' is actually simply an added full week of finals, considered that the 'wildcard' principle arises from United States sporting activities where divisional champions accelerate into the playoffs and after that the next-best teams, regardless of branch, certify as wildcards.In the AFL these groups and also games would certainly not be true wildcards - however would certainly need to become branded as something.The additional benefit of this particular additional around of finals could be giving a larger conveniences to the staffs that train in the top six, who would maintain the bye full week, and also specifically the teams in 5th and also sixth that will possess an added full week off matched up to their first opponent.