.An AFL press to launch a 'wildcard weekend break' of the finals - or even additional simply, to broaden the finals series - is "significantly on" conforming to the Adviser Sunlight's Jon Ralph.The game has long floated the suggestion of adding more video games to the post-season as well as with the intro of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th staff at hand, it is actually gaining momentum.The top eight groups have gotten approved for the AFL finals because 1994, when the competition possessed 16 clubs, yet with the 19 and potentially a 20th group to come there is at minimum some very competitive main reason to expand access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & unique to Fox Footy, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your complimentary trial today > Round 19WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.The AFL would certainly also receive the economic advantages of a couple of additional post-season video games, depending on the layout selected." It's closer than it is actually ever before been actually," Ralph detailed on Fox Footy's Midweek Trappings." In 2013 at Werribee Mansion they tossed it up, slapped away due to the AFL's nightclub managers." This time though at the seminar over at Dental crown (Perth), it acquired an actually hot reception. I presume the AFL was actually driving this one challenging - they'll do a small amount extra research on it." It is actually not a certainty ahead in, however I would certainly assume through 2028, we'll have whether it is actually an 8 vs 9 (activity), or even 7 vs 10 as well as 8 vs 9 (sphere)." That would be around the (bye) weekend break generally where the AFLW period kicks off, however in coming years the AFLW period will be much longer, it'll start earlier." I presume this is very much on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD appeal LIKEBased on current ladderPlayed the full week after Sphere 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Side Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the routine initial full week of finalsSydney Swans (1st) vs Brisbane Lions (fourth) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port winner (OR lowest-ranked victor) 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 will play in a wildcard last under the current ladder. (Picture through Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL introduced what it named a 'Wildcard Sphere', along with 7th hosting 10th and also 8th holding 9th, prior to the highest-ranked champion dealt with 6th in a removal last, and the lowest-ranked winner encountered 5th. Because of the add-on of previous NEAFL edges, the VFL currently features 21 clubs, driving the choice to expand the finals.Technically the 'wildcard around' is actually just an additional full week of finals, given that the 'wildcard' idea originates from United States sports where local victors evolve in to the playoffs and after that the next-best crews, regardless of division, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these crews and also activities will certainly not hold true wildcards - yet will need to have to be branded as something.The additional benefit of this particular added round of finals may be offering a larger advantage to the teams who train in the leading 6, who would certainly maintain the bye week, and also especially the crews in 5th and 6th that will have an extra full week off matched up to their initial challenger.