The AFL will consider allocating the Good Friday game to teams that are well-performed, rather than locking in certain teams, following the small crowd, poor spectacle and disappointing ratings of this year’s match between North Melbourne and St Kilda.

The AFL is open to having other clubs play on Good Friday and would not only consider well-performed teams, but also whether the occasion would work better with one bigger club participating, as opposed to having North Melbourne playing either the Bulldogs or St Kilda, which is what has been trialled to date.

The Saints were smashed by North Melbourne on Good Friday. Credit:AAP

The AFL is understood to be open to a range of options for Good Friday, having been disappointed with the standard of the game and the attendance of just under 34,000.

It is not fixed on the idea that the match has to be played at Etihad Stadium, either, and would be open to the MCG, depending on which teams play.