Has an AFL game ever ended 68-65?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 68-65 8 times. It first happened on May 13, 1911, when Geelong beat Collingwood, and most recently on August 30, 2014, when Richmond beat Sydney.
That makes 68-65 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 69-65 has happened 6 times and 68-66 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1964 and 2004.
Every 68-65 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-30 | Richmond over Sydney | 2014 | |
| 2011-09-23 | Collingwood over Hawthorn | 2011 | Playoff |
| 2007-09-07 | Port Adelaide over West Coast | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2004-05-21 | Collingwood over Adelaide | 2004 | |
| 1964-08-15 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1964 | |
| 1929-07-06 | Melbourne over Richmond | 1929 | |
| 1924-07-12 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1924 | |
| 1911-05-13 | Geelong over Collingwood | 1911 |