.An AFL press to launch a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even more just, to broaden the finals collection - is "quite on" according to the Adviser Sunlight's Jon Ralph.The organization has actually long drifted the suggestion of including additional video games to the post-season and also with the introduction of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th group imminent, it is gaining momentum.The top 8 groups have actually gotten approved for the AFL finals due to the fact that 1994, once the competition had 16 groups, yet along with the 19 as well as possibly a 20th team to find there goes to the very least some competitive cause to grow access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & special to Fox Footy, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > Round 19WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a down payment limit.The AFL will additionally reap the economic advantages of a couple of additional post-season video games, depending upon the style selected." It's closer than it's ever been," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Implements." In 2015 at Werribee Estate they threw it up, whacked away due to the AFL's club executives." This time around though at the conference over at Dental crown (Perth), it acquired an actually warm and comfortable event. I think the AFL was actually driving this set challenging - they'll do a little bit much more analysis on it." It's certainly not a certainty to come in, but I will assume through 2028, our experts'll have whether it's an 8 vs 9 (game), or even 7 vs 10 as well as 8 vs 9 (around)." That would certainly be around the (bye) weekend ordinarily where the AFLW period kicks off, yet in happening years the AFLW period are going to be actually longer, it'll start earlier." I think this is actually quite on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND BREAK' COULD appearance LIKEBased on existing ladderPlayed the full week after Round 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Slot Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the routine very first week of finalsSydney Swans (first) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port winner (OR lowest-ranked champion) at Optus StadiumEssendon (6th) vs GWS/Bulldogs victor (OR highest-ranked victor) at the MCGCarlton (2nd) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants and Bulldogs would certainly play in a wildcard final under the existing step ladder. (Image by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL introduced what it named a 'Wildcard Round', along with 7th hosting 10th and 8th holding 9th, before the highest-ranked winner encountered sixth in an elimination final, and also the lowest-ranked champion faced 5th. As a result of the addition of former NEAFL sides, the VFL presently consists of 21 nightclubs, steering the selection to increase the finals.Technically the 'wildcard round' is actually simply an additional full week of finals, dued to the fact that the 'wildcard' idea comes from American sports where divisional champions progress in to the playoffs and after that the next-best teams, no matter branch, train as wildcards.In the AFL these staffs and also games will certainly not hold true wildcards - but would need to have to be branded as something.The additional benefit of this added sphere of finals might be offering a bigger benefit to the staffs that certify in the leading 6, who will always keep the bye week, and also especially the groups in 5th as well as sixth that will possess an additional full week off contrasted to their preliminary enemy.