At the end of an AFL season when the medals are awarded and a premiership flag is flying, it's easy to forget all the little moments that made up one grand, unpredictable year.
We've already covered some of our most memorable moments from earlier in the year, and now with the finals series concluded, we've taken a look back at the top 10 highlights in 2021.
5. Thilthorpe silences the Saints in the goal squareย
While this game, tucked away in Cairns on a wet Saturday night, had little effect on the season as a whole, it did place the nail in St Kilda's finals coffin.
The Saints managed to gain a game-high 36-point lead in the early moments of the second-half before failing to put a stop to Adelaide's raging momentum. The Crows managed to kick the last seven-goals of the match, including the match-winner from a first-year star.
With less than a minute on the clock and his team down by a point, Riley Thilthorpe managed to kick the ball over his head and sail it through the goals, securing an epic comeback win.
In a rare prime-time appearance, the Saints choked and the Crows celebrated, and the two clubs went into the bye with very different memories of their time in North Queensland.
