Has an AFL game ever ended 169-79?

Exactly once. On July 24, 1971, Richmond beat North Melbourne 169-79, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 169-79 in league history.

Where 169-79 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 169-79 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 170-79 has happened never and 169-80 has happened never.

Every 169-79 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1971-07-24	Richmond over North Melbourne	1971

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