Has an AFL game ever ended 78-51?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-51 2 times. It first happened on June 11, 1988, when Footscray beat St Kilda, and most recently on March 22, 2020, when West Coast beat Melbourne.
That makes 78-51 the 2496th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-51 has happened 2 times and 78-52 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1988 and 2020.
Every 78-51 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-22 | West Coast over Melbourne | 2020 | |
| 1988-06-11 | Footscray over St Kilda | 1988 |