The AFL is dropping its Opening Round experiment. The decision arrives amid a wave of backlash over the contentious round. The league is going back to a standard season structure. The special early-season round is off the schedule.

Eddie McGuire has put forward an idea to change the AFL finals format. He said the idea could make the postseason bigger. McGuire spoke out after the league moved to scrap the special early-season round. His finals proposal comes after the league's decision to abandon Opening Round.