Even the most stubborn opponents of Good Friday football now concede that it is "inevitable" an AFL match will soon be played on the Christian holy day - in all likelihood beginning next year.

Outgoing AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou confirmed on Friday morning that he believed a game on Good Friday was an almost certain proposition in the near future, although as Fairfax Media earlier reported, the teams involved and match's starting time were considerations yet to be contemplated by the AFL Commission.

"I think it looks like it's probably going to be inevitable, when it'll happen I don't know, we haven't made that decision, and what time we play the game and who plays the game, those decisions haven't been made yet," Demetriou said on Radio 3AW.

The league chief refused to speculate on which teams might participate in any potential game, and scoffed at reports that had indicated Victorian clubs such as North Melbourne, Carlton, Essendon and the Western Bulldogs were frontrunners for a pioneering role on Good Friday.