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... 

3Collingwood vs Geelong, Round 8

The contest's build-up was significant, with two of the top clubs set to come face-to-face in front of a heaving MCG crowd as Jack Crisp broke the record for consecutive games played with 245 in a row. 

And while Crisp took up most of the headlines prior to the opening siren, he would feature in just as many after the final one, with his chance to win the game off his own boot going wayward and handing the Cats a memorable win.

Collingwood had closed the gap on the Cats late via two goals from Brody Mihocek in the dying moments, with the game restarting with just 20 seconds on the clock. The Pies won a free kick in the middle with six ticks left, and a hurried kick from Steele Sidebottom managed to find Crisp's chest with one second left on the clock.

Crisp couldn't convert from 45 metres out after the siren as the deficit stood at four points, with Collingwood fans angered in the aftermath due to a controversial free kick against Bobby Hill on Shaun Mannagh just minutes before the final siren. 

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