.An AFL push to offer a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even more just, to increase the finals collection - is "significantly on" conforming to the Herald Sun's Jon Ralph.The league has long drifted the tip of adding more video games to the post-season and along with the intro of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th crew at hand, it is actually acquiring momentum.The best eight staffs have actually obtained the AFL finals since 1994, back when the competition had 16 clubs, but along with the 19 and also likely a 20th staff to find there goes to least some competitive cause to grow access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & special to Fox Footy, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > Around 19WHAT'S WAGERING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a down payment limit.The AFL would certainly also receive the monetary perks of a couple of added post-season games, depending on the layout opted for." It is actually closer than it's ever before been actually," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Trappings." Last year at Werribee Mansion they tossed it up, put away by the AFL's nightclub execs." This time though at the conference over at Dental crown (Perth), it obtained an actually hot event. I assume the AFL was actually pushing this difficult - they'll carry out a little bit a lot more study on it." It is actually not an assurance ahead in, however I would certainly think through 2028, our experts'll have whether it's an 8 vs 9 (video game), or even 7 vs 10 and 8 vs 9 (round)." That will be across the (bye) weekend break generally where the AFLW time kicks off, but in happening years the AFLW time will be actually a lot longer, it'll begin earlier." I think this is actually significantly on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD LOOK LIKEBased on existing 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 initial week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port winner (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (sixth) vs GWS/Bulldogs champion (OR highest-ranked victor) at the MCGCarlton (2nd) vs Geelong (third) at the MCGThe Giants as well as Bulldogs will play in a wildcard ultimate under the present ladder. (Image through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL offered what it referred to as a 'Wildcard Around', along with 7th hosting 10th and 8th hosting 9th, just before the highest-ranked champion faced sixth in a removal final, and also the lowest-ranked winner encountered 5th. Due to the enhancement of past NEAFL sides, the VFL currently includes 21 nightclubs, steering the choice to extend the finals.Technically the 'wildcard round' is actually simply an additional week of finals, given that the 'wildcard' concept arises from United States sporting activities where divisional winners advance right into the playoffs and afterwards the next-best crews, irrespective of division, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these staffs as well as video games would certainly certainly not be true wildcards - however will need to become branded as something.The additional benefit of this particular extra round of finals may be offering a larger advantage to the crews who qualify in the top 6, who would keep the bye full week, and specifically the groups in 5th and 6th who would have an extra week off compared to their preliminary enemy.