Has an AFL game ever ended 78-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-53 3 times. It first happened on May 27, 1916, when Collingwood beat Richmond, and most recently on April 29, 1967, when Richmond beat Fitzroy.
That makes 78-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-53 has happened 5 times and 78-54 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 48 years, between 1919 and 1967.
Every 78-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-04-29 | Richmond over Fitzroy | 1967 | |
| 1919-10-11 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1919 | Playoff |
| 1916-05-27 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1916 |