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...
7Collingwood vs Fremantle, Round 19
The day 'The Prancing Pony' announced himself to the AFL.
Fremantle livewire Patrick Voss led the Dockers to a stunning one-point win with six majors to his name, with his last of the game completing a three-goal run within a handful of minutes in the fourth term to have the away side in reaching distance.
Two missed chances by Brody Mihocek at the other end allowed the Dockers to snatch back the lead in the dying stages via Luke Jackson, whose goal put Fremantle up by a single point.
The often-clutch Jamie Elliott couldn't convert on his own chance to take the lead, with his behind levelling the scores, before a Shai Bolton shot on goal put the Dockers ahead by one point once more.
A final roll of the dice from the Magpies saw a deep kick into attack land in the lap of Josh Treacy, who was awarded a 50-metre penalty after a Darcy Moore infringement that dashed any last hope for the Magpies.
The defeat was Collingwood's second in as many weeks after claiming 14 wins in 15 games, while Fremantle strengthened their September prospects with an upset that galvanised a group late in the year.
