Has an AFL game ever ended 78-56?
It has. 78-56 has been a AFL final 7 times in 17,056 games. The first was St Kilda beat Geelong on May 15, 1920; the latest was Geelong beat Fitzroy on June 4, 1956.
That makes 78-56 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-56 has happened 6 times and 78-57 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949.
Every 78-56 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-06-04 | Geelong over Fitzroy | 1956 | |
| 1949-08-06 | Essendon over Richmond | 1949 | |
| 1944-07-29 | Sydney over Geelong | 1944 | |
| 1943-07-17 | Essendon over Fitzroy | 1943 | |
| 1942-09-05 | Richmond over Essendon | 1942 | Playoff |
| 1937-05-29 | Melbourne over Footscray | 1937 | |
| 1920-05-15 | St Kilda over Geelong | 1920 |
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