.An AFL push to introduce a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or even more simply, to increase the finals set - is "quite on" according to the Herald Sun's Jon Ralph.The organization has actually long drifted the idea of including additional activities to the post-season and also with the introduction of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th crew imminent, it is getting momentum.The best 8 staffs have actually qualified for the AFL finals since 1994, once the competitors possessed 16 groups, yet along with the 19 as well as potentially a 20th group ahead there is at the very least some very competitive reason to expand access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & special to Fox Footy, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary test today > Sphere 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.The AFL would certainly also gain the financial benefits of a couple of extra post-season activities, depending upon the layout picked." It is actually closer than it is actually ever before been actually," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Tools." Last year at Werribee Manor they tossed it up, whacked away by the AFL's nightclub executives." This time though at the conference over at Dental crown (Perth), it got a really cozy function. I presume the AFL was actually pushing this one difficult - they'll perform a little even more investigation on it." It's certainly not an assurance to follow in, but I would certainly think by 2028, our experts'll have whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (activity), or even 7 vs 10 as well as 8 vs 9 (round)." That will be actually across the (bye) weekend break commonly where the AFLW season kicks off, but in happening years the AFLW period will certainly be actually longer, it'll start earlier." I presume this is significantly on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD appearance LIKEBased on current ladderPlayed the week after Round 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Slot Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the normal 1st week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (fourth) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port champion (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (6th) vs GWS/Bulldogs victor (OR highest-ranked victor) at the MCGCarlton (second) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants and Bulldogs would certainly play in a wildcard ultimate under the present ladder. (Photo through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL offered what it called a 'Wildcard Around', along with 7th organizing 10th and also 8th organizing 9th, prior to the highest-ranked victor faced sixth in an elimination ultimate, and the lowest-ranked victor encountered 5th. As a result of the enhancement of former NEAFL sides, the VFL presently features 21 nightclubs, driving the decision to increase the finals.Technically the 'wildcard sphere' is actually only an added full week of finals, dued to the fact that the 'wildcard' idea originates from American sporting activities where local champions progress in to the playoffs and after that the next-best groups, irrespective of department, certify as wildcards.In the AFL these groups and also activities would certainly certainly not be true wildcards - but would certainly need to have to become branded as something.The fringe benefit of this particular extra round of finals can be offering a bigger advantage to the crews who train in the leading six, who will maintain the bye week, and especially the staffs in 5th as well as sixth who would certainly have an additional full week off compared to their first opponent.