Has an AFL game ever ended 78-38?

It has. 78-38 has been a AFL final 4 times in 17,056 games. The first was Sydney beat Fitzroy on May 18, 1918; the latest was Footscray beat Melbourne on August 22, 1964.

Where 78-38 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 78-38 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-38 has happened never and 78-39 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1930 and 1960.

Every 78-38 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1964-08-22	Footscray over Melbourne	1964
1960-05-14	Sydney over North Melbourne	1960
1930-09-13	Geelong over Fitzroy	1930
1918-05-18	Sydney over Fitzroy	1918

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