Has an AFL game ever ended 189-89?

Exactly once. On May 7, 1977, Footscray beat Essendon 189-89, and no AFL game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 189-89 in league history.

Where 189-89 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 189-89 the 3885th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 190-89 has happened never and 189-90 has happened never.

Every 189-89 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1977-05-07	Footscray over Essendon	1977

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