Postseason

Footy FAQ: History of the Finals Format

by admincms — Fri, 2006-08-25 12:28 — Last Updated: Tue, 2008-06-03 20:53

The AFL season consists of 22 rounds, with most games being played between Friday night and Sunday afternoon. At the end of the 22 weeks of season play, the top 8 teams in the standings face off in 3 weeks of “finals” matches. Finals are the term used in Australian football for post regular season matches and culminate in the Grand Final in Week 4.  The teams are seeded 1 thru 8 according to the order of their finish in the “minor premiership” or regular season. These finals are:
 

Week 1: The top two matches are called "Qualifying Finals": #1 hosts #4, and #2 hosts #3. Winners advance to week 3. Losers play in week 2.

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