The AFL's version of the Twenty20 Big Bash will be launching in September this year, involving the teams that do not make finals.
During the week before finals, where the top eight teams are given a bye, the AFLX is expected to take place on the Saturday. It's a faster form of football, with shorter quarters and fewer players participating. AFL football operations manager Simon Lethlean released a statement to The Footy Show on Wednesday night, confirming the news. "We are currently investigating the opportunity of using the Saturday of the bye round to showcase AFLX via the best players from the team which have missed the finals," Mr. Lethlean said. "We are exploring this with the clubs, and have contemplated incentives to play and prize money. "We are very excited about AFLX. "It's a fast-paced, high octane version of our game and it will be a new way to view AFL." One of the concepts to be considered for the AFLX is to have each club pay a fee to enter the competition and pool the entry fees to help with funding the prize money. AFLX rules:
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