<sod>*Firstly, the uncertainty regarding whether there would be three or four finals had resulted in the attendances at the semi-finals exceeding the attendance at the Grand Final in nine of the 29 seasons that 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 the attendance at the Grand Final in nine of the 29 VFL seasons that the format was used.<eod>