In a move that is set to spark smiles on the faces of the game's traditionalists, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan suggested on Monday that next season's Grand Final would likely return to the standard time of 2:30pm at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

While last Saturday's decider that took place in front of more than 61,000 fans at Perth's Optus Stadium was considered a rampaging success by many, McLachlan claimed that with the nation edging its way towards Covid normal, the game would likely follow suit.

"It was pretty spectacular here ... it was a pretty good slot I thought," the league boss told 3AW.

"To have the first half in the day, second half in the night, I like where it was – for this stadium I think it went perfectly.

"But MCG's different – we'll process it and have a look."

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29: The MCG is seen as the sun rises before the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Collingwood Magpies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 29, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Still, with ambiguity having reigned for the vast majority of the past pair of seasons, the administrator who has held rank in Australian football's top office since 2014 was not willing to etch his plans in stone.

"I don't think anything should be taken for granted, we'll have a look at it," McLachlan explained.

"I know how many people want it during the day at the MCG.

"I think you play it on its merits given the venue, the state, the circumstance."

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With Victorians still in lockdown, it was little wonder why the all Melbourne decider allowed for host broadcaster Channel 7 to achieve the largest television audience by any program across the calendar year, as more than three-million viewers tuned in to the telecast across every metropolitan hubs.

Yet, should McLachlan's vision of a return to standard practices next year take off, you can expect this figure to decrease by around 100,000, as the MCG is sure to be packed to the gunnels for the last Saturday in September in 12 months time.

McLachlan also stated that the entirety of last weekend's bumper clash would be looked at from all angles before the AFL commission would decide upon whether to buck tradition for the third straight season or see a return to premiers being crowned during the daylight.

A timeline for any announcement was not provided.