.An AFL press to offer a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or additional simply, to broaden the finals collection - is "quite on" according to the Herald Sunshine's Jon Ralph.The game has actually long drifted the concept of including more games to the post-season and also along with the intro of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th crew at hand, it is actually acquiring momentum.The top eight teams have actually qualified for the AFL finals considering that 1994, once the competitors possessed 16 groups, however with the 19 and also potentially a 20th crew to find there goes to the very least some reasonable explanation to broaden access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & special to Fox Footy, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today > Sphere 19WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Set a down payment limit.The AFL would also receive the economic perks of 1 or 2 extra post-season video games, depending upon the layout chosen." It is actually closer than it is actually ever before been," Ralph explained on Fox Footy's Midweek Implements." In 2014 at Werribee Estate they tossed it up, slapped away due to the AFL's nightclub managers." This time though at the conference over at Dental crown (Perth), it obtained an actually hot reception. I presume the AFL was pressing this one tough - they'll carry out a small amount extra research study on it." It is actually certainly not an assurance to find in, yet I would certainly presume by 2028, our experts'll have whether it's an 8 vs 9 (activity), or even 7 vs 10 as well as 8 vs 9 (sphere)." That will be around the (bye) weekend usually where the AFLW time starts, yet in coming years the AFLW period will be a lot longer, it'll start earlier." I think this is actually quite on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND BREAK' COULD appeal LIKEBased on present ladderPlayed the week after Sphere 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Slot Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the normal 1st week of finalsSydney Swans (first) 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 (second) vs Geelong (3rd) at the MCGThe Giants and Bulldogs would play in a wildcard final under the current step ladder. (Image by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL launched what it referred to as a 'Wildcard Sphere', along with 7th hosting 10th and also 8th holding 9th, just before the highest-ranked victor encountered 6th in an elimination ultimate, and also the lowest-ranked champion faced 5th. Because of the add-on of former NEAFL edges, the VFL currently includes 21 nightclubs, steering the selection to extend the finals.Technically the 'wildcard sphere' is simply an extra week of finals, given that the 'wildcard' principle comes from United States sporting activities where divisional winners advance into the playoffs and after that the next-best crews, irrespective of branch, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these staffs and activities would certainly not be true wildcards - however would need to be branded as something.The additional benefit of the additional sphere of finals may be giving a larger benefit to the crews that train in the best six, that will always keep the bye week, as well as especially the crews in 5th and also 6th that would have an additional week off reviewed to their preliminary rival.