Eagles burned by 11-point play in AFLX opener

West Coast didn't fare too well as AFLX got underway on Thursday night, and they were victims of a brutal 11-point play against the Crows.

The Eagles were burned by one of the new rule variations when they deliberately rushed a behind at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Under the AFLX version of the rule, the opposing team receives the point for the behind, and also get a shot at goal from outside 50, which is worth 10 points.

Ben Davis converted the goal for the Crows, earning his side 11 points in one play.

Adelaide went on to down Geelong by eight points to win the inaugural AFLX grand final, winning 55-47 in the decider.

Both Adelaide and Geelong went through the group stage of the round-robin tournament undefeated before meeting in the finale.

The Crows then claimed the inaugural AFLX trophy, kicking away late in the 20-minute long fixture.

Adelaide assistant coach Scott Camporeale said he expected AFLX to continue into future seasons.

"I don't see why not," he said.

"It was pretty exciting. The crowd, the players, they enjoyed the build up to it and playing it.

"I guess if it gets momentum and the people come, then it will stay."

Geelong coach Chris Scott also backed the concept.

"We took it relatively serious, we're not in the business of just going mucking around when we play against opposition teams," he said.

"Tactically, I don't think we're at the stage yet where we're going to take things from AFLX into the main game but that's not to say there's not a good deal of hope for the success of this game long-term."

Scott's Cats earnt a slice of history by winning the first AFLX game, beating Port Adelaide 72-60.

Adelaide then defeated Collingwood 65-37 before the Cats returned for their last group game to down Fremantle 57-40.

The Crows secured their spot in what was dubbed the grand final with a 53-46 win against West Coast.

In other games, Collingwood beat the Eagles 52-37 and Fremantle eclipsed Port 54-37.

With each team allowed just seven players on-field, matches were largely bruise-free encounters with few contested possessions - there were no apparent injuries to any club.

Players valued finding space and aimed to kick goals from outside the 40m attacking arc worth 10 points.

Another six clubs will contest the same AFLX schedule on Friday night in Melbourne, with the remaining six playing AFLX on Saturday night in Sydney.

with AAP