Has an AFL game ever ended 76-73?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 76-73 8 times. It first happened on August 28, 1920, when Geelong beat Sydney, and most recently on April 7, 2002, when Fremantle beat St Kilda.
That makes 76-73 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 77-73 has happened 3 times and 76-74 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1959 and 2002.
Every 76-73 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-07 | Fremantle over St Kilda | 2002 | |
| 1959-05-23 | North Melbourne over Fitzroy | 1959 | |
| 1955-08-06 | Geelong over Footscray | 1955 | |
| 1954-05-08 | North Melbourne over Hawthorn | 1954 | |
| 1937-08-28 | Sydney over Essendon | 1937 | |
| 1934-08-04 | Melbourne over Hawthorn | 1934 | |
| 1930-07-26 | Hawthorn over Footscray | 1930 | |
| 1920-08-28 | Geelong over Sydney | 1920 |