The AFL is considering a return to playing a Sunday final in the event four MCG tenant clubs earn the right to host week one finals.

While seven clubs have booked finals positions, and Geelong need only to beat Gold Coast or have Port Adelaide lose to Essendon this week to secure the other September berth, finishing positions from second to eighth remain up in the air. Only Richmond (first) have locked up a particular spot in the eight.

Results could occur which would mean the Hawks, Tigers, Collingwood and Melbourne all finish in spots which would give them home finals in week one. For that to transpire, Sydney would need to beat Hawthorn at the SCG on Saturday night, the Magpies would have to defeat Fremantle in Perth on Saturday, depleted West Coast would need to lose at the Gabba to the Brisbane Lions on Sunday, and the Demons would have to beat Greater Western Sydney at the MCG on Sunday.

The Eagles and Pies could meet at the MCG in week one of the finals. Credit:AAP

In that event, the qualifying finals would be Richmond v Sydney and Collingwood v West Coast, while the elimination finals would be Melbourne v Geelong and Hawthorn v GWS.