澳洲足球联赛（AFL）推出了25年来首次季后赛制改革1。本周末，西部牛犬队将在周五主场迎战考林伍德队，墨尔本队将在周六晚间对阵卡尔顿队，这两场比赛将标志着被称为"荒野卡轮"的新赛制正式启动1。在这一制度下，前六名球队获得轮空，第七至第十名球队参加荒野卡轮，其中两场比赛的胜者进入下一轮，负者被淘汰1。
这一改革旨在奖励排名靠前的球队同时扩大参赛机会1。然而，该新规在推出初期遭到球员、教练和球迷的广泛批评，部分人士认为这是美国化和奖励平庸的表现，吉隆队教练克里斯·斯科特甚至将其称为"现金掠夺"1。随着赛季推进，反对声浪逐渐减弱1。AFL曾在最后一轮定期赛前向各俱乐部发备忘录，警告他们不要轮休主要球员1。自1901年以来，AFL季后赛从四支球队的规模发展到如今的十支球队1。
The Australian Football League has implemented its first major overhaul to its finals series structure in a quarter-century by introducing a wildcard round this season.1 This weekend will mark the debut of the new format, with West Coast Eagles facing Collingwood on Friday and Melbourne taking on Carlton on Saturday evening.1
Under the revised structure, the top six teams receive a bye, while teams ranked seventh through tenth compete in the wildcard round.1 The two winners from these wildcard matches advance to the next stage of finals, while the two losing teams are eliminated from the competition.1 The AFL announced this change in November of the previous year.1
The reform aims to reward teams that finish higher in the regular season while expanding participation opportunities for more clubs.1 However, the change has drawn considerable criticism from players, coaches, and fans during the lead-up to implementation, with detractors characterizing it as Americanization and rewarding mediocrity—though opposition has gradually subsided as the season has progressed.1 Geelong coach Chris Scott has been particularly vocal, describing the wildcard round as a "cash grab."1 Prior to the final round of regular-season matches, the AFL issued a memo to all clubs cautioning them against resting key players.1 The AFL playoffs have evolved significantly since 1901, growing from a four-team format to the current ten-team structure.1
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