Has an AFL game ever ended 116-83?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 116-83 7 times. It first happened on May 7, 1938, when Melbourne beat Fitzroy, and most recently on April 6, 2023, when Brisbane Lions beat Collingwood.
That makes 116-83 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 117-83 has happened 6 times and 116-84 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1938 and 1975.
Every 116-83 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-06 | Brisbane Lions over Collingwood | 2023 | |
| 2013-07-06 | Brisbane Lions over Gold Coast | 2013 | |
| 2009-04-19 | West Coast over Footscray | 2009 | |
| 2008-08-03 | Fremantle over West Coast | 2008 | |
| 1980-04-05 | Hawthorn over St Kilda | 1980 | |
| 1975-04-12 | Footscray over Fitzroy | 1975 | |
| 1938-05-07 | Melbourne over Fitzroy | 1938 |