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...
9GWS vs Richmond, Round 12
Another thriller involving the Orange Tsunami, with their clash against Richmond three weeks later seeing Adam Kingsley's men pull off an almighty comeback at ENGIE Stadium.
The Tigers had a firm grip on another unlikely four points as GWS rued early errors and battled with the trends of the affair, with Richmond up by 28 points at the final break.
But a switch was soon flicked after Callan Ward's famous address to the playing group after suffering a career-ending ACL injury earlier that day, with the Giants piling on five goals to Richmond's sole behind in the final term.
Callum Brown kicked two late goals, including the major that put the Giants ahead for the first time since the 10-minute mark of the match, to help steer the Giants to an entertaining comeback win, holding onto their small lead in the final few minutes as the ball went end-to-end.
