Has an AFL game ever ended 76-72?
It has. 76-72 has been a AFL final 8 times in 16,622 games. The first was Sydney beat Carlton on June 8, 1918; the latest was North Melbourne beat Melbourne on July 29, 2017.
That makes 76-72 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 77-72 has happened 8 times and 76-73 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1962 and 2007.
Every 76-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-29 | North Melbourne over Melbourne | 2017 | |
| 2008-06-14 | Hawthorn over Adelaide | 2008 | |
| 2007-04-22 | Hawthorn over Geelong | 2007 | |
| 1962-07-28 | Collingwood over Sydney | 1962 | |
| 1947-08-09 | Footscray over North Melbourne | 1947 | |
| 1938-05-21 | Footscray over Melbourne | 1938 | |
| 1932-08-06 | Melbourne over Hawthorn | 1932 | |
| 1918-06-08 | Sydney over Carlton | 1918 |