Has an AFL game ever ended 78-41?

It has. 78-41 has been a AFL final 5 times in 17,056 games. The first was Essendon beat Carlton on May 24, 1897; the latest was Fremantle beat Footscray on July 31, 2026.

Where 78-41 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 78-41 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-41 has happened 6 times and 78-42 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 55 years, between 1897 and 1952.

Every 78-41 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
2026-07-31	Fremantle over Footscray	2026
1984-06-23	Carlton over Geelong	1984
1954-07-31	Footscray over Sydney	1954
1952-07-05	Carlton over Hawthorn	1952
1897-05-24	Essendon over Carlton	1897

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