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Kane's Countdown: The 10 best players in the 2025 AFL finals
SEN • September 4th, 2025 11:13 am
Kane Cornes has named his best 10 players that will play in the 2025 AFL finals series.
With eight teams left as week one of the finals kicks off on Thursday night, Cornes named his best players who are still playing in 2025.
“I thought I would do the best 10 players in order left in the finals series,” Cornes said on SEN Sportsday.
“Who is the best 10? Which players are going to decide the finals series? Current form goes into it, but this is simply, who the best 10 are.
“Some good ones miss out, Zac Bailey, Cam Rayner, Matt Rowell and I don’t have anyone from Hawthorn.”
Kane’s Countdown - “The best 10 players in the 2025 AFL finals”
10 – Max Holmes (Geelong)
“I’ve got Max Holmes at 10, I’ve got him in front of Bailey Smith and Tom Stewart,” Cornes said.
“I think he’s the best of the Geelong midfielders.”
9 – Sam Taylor (GWS)
“At nine I’ve gone for Sam Taylor. I think we sometimes forget how good he is.
“GWS concede a lot of entries and why they hold up is often because of Taylor.”
8 – Jordan Dawson (Adelaide)
“This may be a fraction low, and I'm happy to accept the debate, but I’ve got Jordan Dawson from Adelaide at eight.
“I think he's rock solid, he does everything well, but there are some more brilliant, game-changing players in the final series that are just fractionally ahead of him.”
7 – Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
“He's still got it, the dual Brownlow medallist.
“He’s fresh off a break, and I think he could be very influential in this final series.”
6 – Riley Thilthorpe (Adelaide)
“For a moment there, I had him at two.
“But I thought I just need to see it in September before I elevate him to that level.”
5 – Toby Greene (GWS)
“He well and truly fits inside the top echelon of this bracket.”
4 – Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)
“I got Noah Anderson at four.
“What a huge year for the Gold Coast captain and their best player.”
3 – Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane)
“I could have flipped Hugh and Noah. They bring similar attributes in terms of their hybrid midfield ability and their damage in the front half.
“He's in fine form.”
2 – Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
“I've got Jezza at two, he’s kicked 83 goals for the year. He’s still got it.”
1 – Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
“Nick Daicos is the best player running around in this final series.”
