Is the Wildcard Round – with a twist

We’ve seen it in the NBA. We’ve seen it in the MLB. We’ve seen it in the EFL. The concept of having teams who are contending for the last finals/playoffs positions to compete against one another in a mini-tournament has seemed to spread across world sports.

And now, it might just appear in the AFL.

Discussions have been taking place between AFL CEO-elect Andrew Dillon and the 18 club CEOs about possibly changing the finals system for the first time in 23 years as part of a fixturing revamp. It has now led to a debate on whether they should adopt the new finals format or stick…