AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has quashed the idea of a three-game Grand Final series.
A best-of-three decider has been floated as a big financial boost for the league if it restarts later this year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
However, McLachlan confirmed it had not been discussed by AFL powerbrokers.
โWe havenโt contemplated three,โ McLachlan told Seven News.
โOne grand final is all weโve thought about and we havenโt thought about anything beyond that.โ
The idea was supported by the likes of AFL legend Leigh Matthews, Collingwood skipper Pendlebury and Giants veteran Phil Davis.
Matthews toldย 3AWย on Wednesday: โThereโs so many โwhat ifsโ, which might happen over the next seven or eight months.
โI say to myself, 2020 is a survival season. How do we survive? How do we maximise revenues?
โTo me, whoever ends up being premier at the end of it is less important than getting 100 (or) 140 games played.
โAnd if we can get more money out of a best-of-three grand final, go for it.โ
McLachlan was hopeful that the season would resume in the second half of the year.
โThere is certainly a few months before weโll be back, after that Iโm not sure,โ he said.
โBut weโre confident weโll get some footy away in the back half of the year.โ
