On Monday 13 December, the AFL commission discussed the possibility of introducing extra time to decide future drawn grand finals, but ultimately decided to retain the full grand final replay.Paton, A. Herald Sun, "AFL rules replays stay for drawn Grand Finals", 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010. The provision for a grand final replay was eventually removed, and replaced with extra time, starting from the 2016 season, making 2010's game the last grand final replay in the league's history.
