The AFL Finals structure is a carefully crafted playoff system that determines the premiership team through a series of qualifying, elimination, semi-final, and preliminary final matches. With 8 teams vying for the title, the top 4 teams secure a double chance in the finals, while the bottom 4 teams face elimination matches.

The AFL finals format determines the premiers of the AFL through a series of elimination and qualifying matches. It involves the top eight teams in a four-round system, culminating in the Grand Final. This format emphasizes performance, resilience, and strategy, showcasing the best of Australian rules football.

The AFL finals consists of the top eight teams on the ladder at the end of the home and away season. The finals series runs for a duration of four weeks. Teams who finish in the top four are given a second chance if they lose in the first week of finals.

HOW THE AFL FINALS SYSTEM WORKS The winners of the two qualifying finals advance to host the two preliminary finals, while two teams are eliminated each week until the Grand Final. The loser of the First Qualifying Final (GWS Giants) hosts the winner of the First Elimination Final (Brisbane Lions) in the First Semi Final.

The games 5th v 8th and 6th v 7th will be cut-throat qualifying finals with the losers being eliminated and the winners proceeding to the semi-finals. The remaining three weeks of the finals are cut-throat. The winners of the semi-final in week 2 proceed to the preliminary final, while the losers are eliminated.