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WEST Coast has become the latest club to join a non-Victorian push for a best-of-three Grand Final series.
The contentious concept is gaining momentum, and it's expected it will be discussed at a meeting of club chief executives next week.
Sydney has been leading the charge after the AFL committed to keeping the season decider at the MCG for at least another four decades.
The League made the agreement with the Victorian government to secure $225 million in taxpayer funding for its revamp of Marvel Stadium, which the AFL now owns.
Adelaide has also been involved in behind the scenes talks on the bold proposal to Americanise the structure of the AFL finals, but so far hasn't continued with it publicly.
Eagles football manager Craig Vozzo has now weighed in, saying it's "worth looking at".
"I love the MCG and I love its traditions, but when I look at world sport I've always thought there's just an unfair advantage to the teams based in Victoria, particularly those based at the MCG as their home ground," Vozzo told Perth radio 6PR.
"So I guess (best-of-three) is a mechanism for evening up that process.
"Would it be home-and-away or would it all be at the MCG? I’m not sure.
"But I think it's worth looking at, for sure.”
Former Swan, now St Kilda recruit, Dan Hannebery last week became the first player to publicly support the concept.
"I honestly don't mind if you've got a team that's had a one-off day then wins the next two quite comfortably and they're the best team of the season,” Hannebery said.
"I don't mind it, but I can see the footy purist point of view. I know Jimmy Bartel was strongly against it and I understand those views.
"As a player, if you get a chance to play in three Grand Finals, I'd be all for it."
The contentious concept is gaining momentum, and it's expected it will be discussed at a meeting of club chief executives next week.
Sydney has been leading the charge after the AFL committed to keeping the season decider at the MCG for at least another four decades.
The League made the agreement with the Victorian government to secure $225 million in taxpayer funding for its revamp of Marvel Stadium, which the AFL now owns.
Adelaide has also been involved in behind the scenes talks on the bold proposal to Americanise the structure of the AFL finals, but so far hasn't continued with it publicly.
Eagles football manager Craig Vozzo has now weighed in, saying it's "worth looking at".
"I love the MCG and I love its traditions, but when I look at world sport I've always thought there's just an unfair advantage to the teams based in Victoria, particularly those based at the MCG as their home ground," Vozzo told Perth radio 6PR.
"So I guess (best-of-three) is a mechanism for evening up that process.
"Would it be home-and-away or would it all be at the MCG? I’m not sure.
"But I think it's worth looking at, for sure.”
Former Swan, now St Kilda recruit, Dan Hannebery last week became the first player to publicly support the concept.
"I honestly don't mind if you've got a team that's had a one-off day then wins the next two quite comfortably and they're the best team of the season,” Hannebery said.
"I don't mind it, but I can see the footy purist point of view. I know Jimmy Bartel was strongly against it and I understand those views.
"As a player, if you get a chance to play in three Grand Finals, I'd be all for it."