THE END is nigh for the day Grand Final, concedes AFL chief Gillon McLachlan.



On Thursday, McLachlan said the AFL would not "rush" a decision on the Grand Final's start time.



However, on Friday McLachlan gave the strongest indication yet that the day Grand Final was on its last legs, telling radio station Triple M that a twilight start was "inevitable".



"More and more people think it's a chance to enhance the event," McLachlan said.



"You're not pushing it back late at night. Kids could still go to a twilight game. It would be a bigger, bolder experience and clearly it would have an impact on television."



But McLachlan would not say when a shift from the traditional 2.30pm opening bounce would be made.



"If you took a long-term view, it's inevitable, but it's a question of when and it's to do with the composition of the commission, the presidents and others in the industry who have their views."



Ahead of the 2017 fixture announcement, McLachlan said there was "plenty of time to work through a process and make a call".

"It feels like it's been a busy year ... we just haven't considered it – (we need) a considered process to make a change."



In a poll conducted by AFL.com.au, a day Grand Final was favoured by most voters, however, 47 per cent of voters felt a twilight start time would add to the spectacle.