['< sod > * firstly, following the uncertainty regarding whether there would actually be merely three or four finals had resulted in the attendances at the semi - finals exceeding the attendance at the grand second final in nine of the 29 seasons had that together the format was used. < eod > < sod > * firstly, the uncertainty regarding whether there would be three or four finals had resulted in the attendances at the semi - finals exceeding approximately the attendance at completing the grand final in nine of the 29 vfl seasons that the format developed was subsequently used. < eod >']