.An AFL press to offer a 'wildcard weekend' of the finals - or even more just, to expand the finals set - is "quite on" according to the Herald Sun's Jon Ralph.The league has actually long floated the idea of adding more activities to the post-season and with the intro of the Tasmania Devils as the 19th group imminent, it is actually gaining momentum.The top 8 groups have actually gotten approved for the AFL finals due to the fact that 1994, when the competition had 16 clubs, but along with the 19 as well as likely a 20th staff to find there goes to the very least some competitive main reason to expand access.Watch Hawthorn v Collingwood SAT 4:35 PM AEST|LIVE & exclusive to Fox Footy, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > Round 19WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.The AFL will also reap the monetary perks of a couple of added post-season video games, relying on the style opted for." It's closer than it is actually ever before been," Ralph discussed on Fox Footy's Midweek Tools." Last year at Werribee Residence they threw it up, put away by the AFL's nightclub execs." This moment though at the meeting over at Crown (Perth), it received an actually cozy reception. I assume the AFL was actually pressing this one difficult - they'll do a small amount extra study on it." It is actually certainly not an assurance to come in, but I would certainly presume by 2028, we'll possess whether it's an 8 vs 9 (activity), or even 7 vs 10 and also 8 vs 9 (around)." That would certainly be across the (bye) weekend ordinarily where the AFLW season begins, yet in coming years the AFLW season are going to be a lot longer, it'll start earlier." I assume this is actually very much on." WHAT AN AFL FINALS 'WILDCARD WEEKEND' COULD LOOK LIKEBased on existing ladderPlayed the full week after Around 24GWS Giants (7th) vs Western Bulldogs (10th) at ENGIE StadiumMelbourne (8th) vs Port Adelaide (9th) at the MCGPlayed in the regular initial full week of finalsSydney Swans (first) vs Brisbane Lions (4th) at the SCGFremantle (5th) vs Melbourne/Port victor (OR lowest-ranked winner) at Optus StadiumEssendon (6th) vs GWS/Bulldogs champion (OR highest-ranked champion) at the MCGCarlton (2nd) vs Geelong (third) at the MCGThe Giants and also Bulldogs would play in a wildcard last under the existing ladder. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesIn 2023, the VFL offered what it named a 'Wildcard Around', with 7th hosting 10th and also 8th throwing 9th, before the highest-ranked champion encountered sixth in a removal ultimate, as well as the lowest-ranked winner faced 5th. Due to the enhancement of former NEAFL sides, the VFL presently includes 21 nightclubs, driving the selection to increase the finals.Technically the 'wildcard sphere' is actually simply an additional full week of finals, considered that the 'wildcard' concept comes from American sporting activities where local winners advance into the playoffs and after that the next-best staffs, irrespective of department, qualify as wildcards.In the AFL these crews as well as activities will not be true wildcards - however would certainly need to have to become branded as something.The fringe benefit of this extra sphere of finals might be giving a much larger perk to the teams that qualify in the best six, who would keep the bye full week, and particularly the groups in 5th and also 6th that will possess an additional week off reviewed to their first challenger.