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Eddie McGuire has savaged suggestions the AFL should move to a best-of-three grand final series after Sydney Swans boss Andrew Pridham flagged the idea, calling it a 'no brainer'.
The Swans chairman claimed the AFL is falling behind the NRL in terms of creating events and said extending the grand final beyond a single game is an opportunity to bring more revenue into the sport.
'The big focus should be around creating events. The NRL have effectively got four events with State of Origin and their grand final plus the Vegas experiment,' he said, referring to the code's season-opening double header in Sin City.
'I genuinely think we should have a three-game grand final. I know the AFL don't like it but it's a no-brainer.
Sydney Swans boss Andrew Pridham wants the AFL to adopt a three-game grand final series
The AFL has run a single game grand final series since its inception and is unlikely to change anytime soon
Eddie McGuire said a three-game grand final series only made sense 'if you have no brain'
'There are conflicting reports but the contract is there for the deciding game. Either the grand final is there or the deciding game is there. You could potentially have the first game in Brisbane and the last one at the MCG,' Pridham continued.
'That is potentially three grand finals worth $15m-$20m. That brings a huge amount of revenue into the game and it's
