The 2025 AFL season was littered with classic fixtures and dramatic matches, with post-siren winners and defining final-minute plays combining to create another memorable season.
Before we look toward 2026, we recap some of the best encounters of the year, counting down the 10 greatest games of 2025.
Starting at 10, here's our ranking of the 10 best games from the year that was...
10Geelong vs GWS, Round 9
The only game from the thrilling Round 9 that makes the list, with the week seeing the lowest average win margin for a round since Round 10, 1970, going at 10.33 points per buffer.
The Giants secured a four-point win over the Cats, which would be the largest winning margin of May 11's three matches, given the Tigers beat the Eagles by two points and the Roos drew with the Lions in two contests worthy of making this list.
Keen to extend their winning ways at Kardinia Park, the Giants had claimed the past four victories at the Cats' home ground in the lead-up to another highly anticipated affair.
The back-and-forth affair saw 14 lead changes as GWS spearhead Jesse Hogan capitalised in front of goal, ending the afternoon with seven majors.
At the other end of the ground, the Cats weren't as accurate, kicking three goals from eight scoring shots, with a Mark Blicavs set shot to win the game in the dying stages unfortunately clanging into the goal post just moments after Jake Riccardi put the Giants ahead with a close-range snap.
