AFL Fixture: Jay Clark’s 10 must-watch matches of 2025
Hinkley vs the Hawks. Stringer’s revenge. The Dan Houston Cup. Next year promises to throw up a host of blockbuster fixtures. JAY CLARK names his 10 matches to watch for.
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All eyes will be on these grudge matches when the AFL fixture is released on Thursday.
It’s always interesting to see a star face their former club, plus there’s some extra spice on a few different match-ups in 2025.
Check out the games to pencil in the diary here.
Plus what about …
THE DEMONS
All eyes will be on Christian Petracca’s first physical contest following his recovery from life-threatening injuries in the King’s Birthday clash against Collingwood. Rivals are unlikely to target him in that way, but it will be interesting to see how mentally he copes given his struggles in the wake of that fateful contest which required surgery to save his life. So the spotlight will again be on him and his mate Clayton Oliver who wanted out, too, but was denied a trade to Geelong. The Demons have lost respect and relevancy and will be out to win it all back in 2025. Or has the window shut? The club admits it has lost the destination club tag.
AND ALWAYS A BEAUTY
ANZAC Day, ANZAC Day eve, King’s birthday, Easter Monday.
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