The 2011 fixture, which will consist of 24 rounds to accommodate the byes caused by the introduction of Gold Coast, is currently in the final stages of preparation.
The AFL will release the fixture on Friday, October 29.
"We'll stick with that floating concept for the last round," the League's broadcasting, scheduling and legal affairs manager, Simon Lethlean, told afl.com.au.
"The AFL has always been about certainty of the fixture for its fans, but optimising the travel and rest periods for clubs going into the finals means that a floating fixture for the final round of the year is best for all stakeholders."
This year, the AFL left open the timeslots for matches in the final round for the first time.
Those games were eventually pencilled into slots in early July, when it was clearer which clubs were likely to finish in the top eight.
The same process will be used in 2011.
"We think it gave us great flexibility to make sure the sides going into the finals have the best amount of rest available to them," Lethlean said.
"If a top side from the east coast is playing a Western Australian side then we'll try and get that game done early in the weekend, and vice-versa for the WA teams if they have to travel."
As in recent seasons, there will again be a number of short breaks between the first and second times some clubs play each other.
The narrowest margin will be six weeks.
"We'll continue our system whereby you don't have to play every club in the first 15 or 16 weeks," Lethlean said.
"That gives us a great deal of flexibility for what we try and achieve on all sorts of fronts.
"However, no club can play another club twice before round 11 and every club will have played each other by round 23.
"So you won't have clubs playing each other for the first time in the last round."
