Now with the year having come to a close, the best 32 gifs will battle against each other to take out the inaugural gif of the year title.
We’re down to the final two, as Kayne Turner, the number one seed, faces Todd Goldstein.
Both plays in the Grand Final come from North Melbourne’s semi-final victory, and happened no more than a minute apart.
While the two players couldn’t be more different in stature, their individual pieces of brilliances were crucial to North progressing into a preliminary final.
More than 23,000 votes have been cast on the way to the final, with the final two progressing to the last dance.
View the gifs below and cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of the page.
The Final
#1: Kayne Turner’s smother (Semi Final) v Todd Goldstein’s mark (Semi Final)
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Turner’s desperate lunge to cut off Joel Selwood’s inside 50 in the dying stages of the semi-final victory became the most viewed gif of the year.
Round 1: Defeated Sam Wright’s goal saving tackle with 86 per cent of the vote
Round 2: Defeated Lindsay Thomas’ leap with 74 per cent of the vote
Quarter Final: Defeated Todd Goldstein’s tap with 86 per cent of the vote
Semi Final: Defeated Ben Cunnington’s don’t argue with 63 of the vote
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Goldstein’s match-saving mark in the semi-final victory became an instant classic for North fans.
The ruckman stood tall in the defensive 50 against a rampaging Cats’ forward line, taking a strong contested mark to drag the Kangaroos through to the preliminary final.
Round 1: Defeated Drew Petrie’s chase down tackle with 82 per cent of the vote
Round 2: Defeated ‘Are You Kidding?!’ with 82 per cent of the vote
Quarter Final: Defeated Luke McDonald’s courage with 60 per cent of the vote
Semi Final: Defeated Drew ‘Frank’ Petrie with 63 of the vote
