The AFL has abandoned its Opening Round experiment. The decision comes after widespread criticism over the contentious round. 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 make the postseason bigger. McGuire made his pitch after the league decided to drop the special early-season round. His finals proposal arrives after the recent decision to abandon Opening Round.