The 2022 AFL season provided us with multitudinous memorable contests, throughout both the home-and-away season and the finals series.
Thrilling, edge-of-the-seat blockbusters were the norm, with one of the stories of the season being Collingwood's consistent nerves of steel in clutch time.
So, we've accepted the challenge of identifying the very best of those noteworthy games, selecting and ranking what we believe were the top 10 games of season 2022.
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7. Sydney Swans vs. Richmond -- SCG, Round 11
The Tigers were virtually the inverse of Collingwood last season as it pertained to close-game outcomes, falling short multiple times after coughing up late leads (see also: their losses to Geelong, Gold Coast, North Melbourne, and their elimination final loss to Brisbane) as they did during this particular tussle with the surging Swans, who piled on 10 of the game's last 13 majors to win by six points.
The ending to this thriller was mired in controversy, as debate reined during the days following about whether or not Richmond should have been awarded a 50-metre penalty and a subsequent shot at goal from inside 50 after Swans midfielder Chad Warner booted the ball into the stands following a free kick to Dion Prestia.
Nevertheless, the Swans took the spoils after mounting a barnstorming comeback during which Lance Franklin was his vintage, brilliant self, kicking four crucial goals, three of which coming throughout the final stanza.
