Has an AFL game ever ended 78-62?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-62 6 times. It first happened on May 26, 1917, when Collingwood beat Fitzroy, and most recently on July 8, 2018, when Collingwood beat Essendon.
That makes 78-62 the 342nd most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-62 has happened 6 times and 78-63 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1933 and 1970.
Every 78-62 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-08 | Collingwood over Essendon | 2018 | |
| 1994-06-25 | Richmond over Melbourne | 1994 | |
| 1993-07-11 | Footscray over Richmond | 1993 | |
| 1970-06-27 | Footscray over Essendon | 1970 | |
| 1933-06-10 | North Melbourne over Footscray | 1933 | |
| 1917-05-26 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1917 |