Has an AFL game ever ended 78-65?
It has. 78-65 has been a AFL final 3 times in 16,622 games. The first was Collingwood beat Richmond on August 9, 1919; the latest was Essendon beat Melbourne on August 27, 1960.
That makes 78-65 the 1534th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-65 has happened 12 times and 78-66 has happened 6 times.
Every 78-65 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-08-27 | Essendon over Melbourne | 1960 | |
| 1943-05-22 | Essendon over North Melbourne | 1943 | |
| 1919-08-09 | Collingwood over Richmond | 1919 |