The AFL has scrapped its Opening Round experiment. The decision follows on from a wave of backlash about the disputed format. The league is going back to a standard season structure. The special early-season round has now been dropped.

Eddie McGuire has put forward a plan to change the AFL finals format. He said the idea could expand the postseason. McGuire weighed in after the league moved to scrap the special early-season round. His finals proposal follows on from the recent decision to abandon Opening Round.