Participation in Finals Series Matches
(a) A Player who has not played in at least one AFL or VFL Senior Grade Home and Away Match in the relevant season will be ineligible to play in the VFL Senior Grade Finals Series.
(b) A Player who has played in an AFL Home and Away Match after 1 July in the relevant season will be ineligible to play in VFL Senior Grade Finals Series Matches unless that Player has played in a combined total of at least six (6) VFL Senior Grade Home and Away Matches in the same season.
© Despite any other provision of this Rule 20, but subject to Rule 20(d), where a Club has both its AFL and VFL Senior Teams engaged on the same weekend, any Player may be selected to play in the VFL Senior Team so long as that Player has played in at least one AFL or VFL Senior Grade Home and Away Match in that relevant season.
(d) When an AFL Club is eliminated from the AFL Final Series on the same weekend as the VFL Grand Final, the selection of players in the VFL Senior Grade team shall be unrestricted, provided the player has participated in at least one (AFL or VFL) Senior Grade match in the relevant season.
(e) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, an AFL listed Player must:
(i) qualify under Regulation 20(b); and
(ii) have played no more than 12 AFL Home and Away Matches,
to be eligible to play in VFL Finals Series Matches.
(f) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, in circumstances where:
(i) an AFL Club is participating in the AFL Finals Series, but is not required to play on a particular weekend (by virtue of winning its AFL Qualifying Final and earning a one-week break before its AFL Preliminary Final); and
(ii) the AFL Club’s VFL team is playing on that weekend,
any AFL listed player who did not play in the AFL Qualifying Final will be eligible to play in the Club’s VFL team in the week in which the AFL Club has a one-week break.
(g) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, in circumstances where:
(i) an AFL Club is participating in the AFL Finals Series, but is not playing on the weekend of the AFL bye weekend after the final round of the AFL home and away season; and
(ii) the AFL Club’s VFL team is playing on that weekend,
any AFL listed player who did not play in the AFL Club’s AFL team in the final round of the AFL home and away season will be eligible to play in the Club’s VFL team in the AFL bye round after the final round of the AFL home and away season.
(h) Despite any other provision in Rule 20, the CEO of AFL Victoria (or nominee) may deem any Player eligible to play in any VFL Finals Series Match.
Status after VFL round 18 + AFL round 20 (3+3 to go), and ignoring any AFL finals:
Eligible (19):
Baguley (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Begley (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Dylan Clarke (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Dea (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Gleeson (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Gown (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Ham (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Hartley (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Houlahan (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Jok (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
LAV (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Long (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
McNeice (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Mosquito (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Myers (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Mynott (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Ridley (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Snelling (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Zerk-Thatcher (at least 6 VFL games, can’t reach 13 AFL games)
Potentially eligible (3):
Brown (3 VFL, 12 AFL)
Zac Clarke (3 VFL, 7 AFL)
Fantasia (12 AFL)
Not eligible (19):
Ambrose (more than 12 AFL games)
Bellchambers (more than 12 AFL games)
Francis (more than 12 AFL games)
Guelfi (more than 12 AFL games)
Heppell (more than 12 AFL games)
Hooker (more than 12 AFL games)
Hurley (more than 12 AFL games)
Langford (more than 12 AFL games)
McGrath (more than 12 AFL games)
McKenna (more than 12 AFL games)
McKernan (played AFL after July 1, can’t play 6 VFL)
Merrett (more than 12 AFL games)
Parish (more than 12 AFL games)
Redman (more than 12 AFL games)
Saad (more than 12 AFL games)
Shiel (more than 12 AFL games)
Stringer (more than 12 AFL games)
TIPPA (more than 12 AFL games)
Zaharakis (more than 12 AFL games)
Injured (5):
Daniher
Draper
Mutch
Smith
Stewart
