Has an AFL game ever ended 78-57?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-57 3 times. It first happened on August 11, 1923, when Fitzroy beat Essendon, and most recently on June 11, 2022, when Brisbane Lions beat St Kilda.
That makes 78-57 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-57 has happened 7 times and 78-58 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 53 years, between 1969 and 2022.
Every 78-57 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-11 | Brisbane Lions over St Kilda | 2022 | |
| 1969-06-16 | Carlton over North Melbourne | 1969 | |
| 1923-08-11 | Fitzroy over Essendon | 1923 |