AFL Finals 2025: David King says coaching matters after first week of finals, First Crack, analysis, Geelong Cats, GWS Giants, Fremantle Dockers

Eight has become six with the first week of the AFL finals in the books.

And Kangaroos legend David King emphasised “coaching matters” in September, with one gold standard clearly above the rest.

Geelong and Collingwood booked its spots in home preliminary finals, while it’s season over for the GWS Giants and Fremantle in a bitter pill to swallow.

Finals Week 1

AFL Sep 04 7:40pm AEST FT Adelaide 55 Collingwood 79 MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current as of 7th September 2025, 12:59pm AEST VIEW ALL SCORES AFL Sep 05 7:40pm AEST FT Geelong 112 Brisbane 74 MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current as of 7th September 2025, 12:59pm AEST VIEW ALL SCORES AFL Sep 06 3:15pm AEST FT Greater Western Sydney 88 Hawthorn 107 MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current a