The AFL had woken up to the problems with the McIntyre final-eight system much earlier and introduced the current system in 2000. The new system provided greater rewards to the top four teams ...

The 2024 AFL season is in the books with Brisbane beating Sydney in the grand final at the ... with the top eight further broken down into two groups of four. In this system, those higher-placed ...

WHEN IS THE AFL GRAND FINAL? The AFL finals series got underway on Thursday September 5, following the pre-finals bye week. The 2023 AFL Grand Final is scheduled for Saturday September 28 ...

When asked if 2024 would be the last year of the normal finals system without a wildcard concept, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon ... is something we will look at but the final eight has been tried and ...

Between 1902 and 1971, the VFL had a top four finals system, which expanded to ... inaccurate kicking for goal in VFL/AFL grand final history, with eight goals and 22 behinds.