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MYSTERIOUS: Extended afl mid season bye period here to stay - What They Never Told You

Port Adelaide are one of six AFL clubs hoping to return to winning ways in round 16 after a bye. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

AFL fixtures boss Travis Auld has indicated mid-season byes will remain split over at least three rounds next season despite facing push back over this year's drawn-out break period.

Prominent critics have slammed the extended four-week stretch of reduced matches as a momentum-killer for the season.

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