Has an AFL game ever ended 78-59?

Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-59 4 times. It first happened on August 27, 1921, when Richmond beat Melbourne, and most recently on August 23, 1958, when Melbourne beat Footscray.

Where 78-59 sits among nearby AFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 78-59 the 1005th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-59 has happened 4 times and 78-60 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1921 and 1947.

Every 78-59 in AFL history

Date	Result	Season
1958-08-23	Melbourne over Footscray	1958
1954-08-21	Footscray over Essendon	1954
1947-07-12	Essendon over Footscray	1947
1921-08-27	Richmond over Melbourne	1921

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