Has an AFL game ever ended 78-52?
It has. 78-52 has been a AFL final 3 times in 17,053 games. The first was Footscray beat Hawthorn on May 14, 1927; the latest was Collingwood beat Port Adelaide on June 20, 2026.
That makes 78-52 the 1599th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-52 has happened 4 times and 78-53 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 97 years, between 1929 and 2026.
Every 78-52 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | Collingwood over Port Adelaide | 2026 | |
| 1929-05-25 | Essendon over Sydney | 1929 | |
| 1927-05-14 | Footscray over Hawthorn | 1927 |