But the schedule and venues for the first week of the finals won’t be announced until after the last Round 23 game on Sunday evening.
Like last season, the week one matches will be played on Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
Acting AFL football operations boss Andrew Dillon confirmed the Thursday night start.
“(The first final) will certainly be on a Thursday night, whether it’s interstate or not will depend on how round 23 plays out,” Dillon told SEN radio.
“We’ll probably be still waiting until the (result of the) West Coast-Adelaide twilight game on Sunday to know exactly what the final make-up of the eight is.
“But it will be Thursday night, Friday night, and then we’ll have two games on the Saturday, one during the day and one at night.”
MOST LIKELY FIRST WEEK OF FINALS
Qualifying final
Thursday, September 7
Adelaide (1) v Richmond (4), Adelaide Oval
Qualifying final
Friday, September 8
Geelong (2) v GWS (3), Simonds Stadium or MCG
Elimination final
Saturday, September 9
Port Adelaide (5) v Essendon (8), Adelaide Oval
Elimination final
Saturday, September 9
Sydney (6) v Melbourne (7), SCG
The Ladder (Round 22)
| Club | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Adelaide | 139.9 | 62 |
| 2. GWS | 118.3 | 60 |
| 3. Geelong | 115.5 | 58 |
| 4. Richmond | 116.7 | 56 |
| 5. Port Adelaide | 123.1 | 52 |
| 6. Sydney | 122.7 | 52 |
| 7. Melbourne | 106.4 | 48 |
| 8. Essendon | 106.1 | 44 |
| 9. West Coast | 104.3 | 44 |
| 10. St Kilda | 98.9 | 44 |
| 11. Western Bulldogs |
Source: AFL Finals 2017: Week 1, dates, fixtures, venues
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