League chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan said the AFL was "really pleased" with the result from the Monday night fixture, which was part of an ongoing trial to explore possible new timeslots ahead of the competition's expansion.
"It was a great crowd, [Docklands] was pretty much full and the ratings numbers are exceptional," he said on SEN on Tuesday.
"We always thought it would rate well. It was a question of whether or not people would turn up.
"They did. I don't think we're at the point where it would work every week, but as something for two or three times a year, it's an event and people enjoy getting along."
McLachlan said the Monday evening timeslot was convenient for people watching the delayed Channel 7 television coverage, which influenced the outstanding figures.
He also said the inclusion of future teams from the Gold Coast and West Sydney meant the AFL had to discover an appropriate new timeslot in the coming seasons.
"It doesn't have to be Monday night. We tried for a Thursday night game that opened the season, and that worked well," he said.
"We've trialled a Saturday twilight game in Tasmania – the NRL play on Saturday at twilight.
"We're having a look at all those and getting feedback from all the stakeholders, the supporters being No.1, and there's lot of different people that have different views.
"We'll trial some more games again next year. We really don't have to make a call for a couple of years."
He also denied the League would jeopardise a game's attendance figures by holding it at a timeslot that was more favourable to television viewers.
"I don't know if we'll ever sacrifice our priority of having people go to the game for television audiences, however, there is always a balance," he said.
"There's been a bit of debate about the twilight slot and we think they're a great success.
"There are a whole lot of people who say it's the preferred slot. I know people say it's bad for kids, but I have young kids and it means I spend the whole weekend with them and then on Sunday night, I like to go.
"There are a lot of different spots that work for some and don't work for others. I don't think we'd ever sacrifice a game just to make it a good ratings game."
He also said there was a chance a club would volunteer to make Monday night its own should the success of the slot continue.
"North Melbourne pioneered Friday night and it was hard work for them in those days, but now everyone wants to play Friday night."
