Has an AFL game ever ended 77-72?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 77-72 8 times. It first happened on July 11, 1931, when Carlton beat Sydney, and most recently on April 7, 2024, when Collingwood beat Hawthorn.
That makes 77-72 the 87th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 78-72 has happened 9 times and 77-73 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1951 and 1985.
Every 77-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-07 | Collingwood over Hawthorn | 2024 | |
| 2019-05-18 | Sydney over North Melbourne | 2019 | |
| 2019-05-10 | Sydney over Essendon | 2019 | |
| 2013-06-07 | Essendon over Carlton | 2013 | |
| 2010-09-11 | Footscray over Sydney | 2010 | Playoff |
| 1985-08-10 | Footscray over Fitzroy | 1985 | |
| 1951-06-30 | Footscray over Collingwood | 1951 | |
| 1931-07-11 | Carlton over Sydney | 1931 |