Has an AFL game ever ended 78-66?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-66 7 times. It first happened on June 1, 1912, when Fitzroy beat Melbourne, and most recently on March 8, 2026, when Collingwood beat St Kilda.
That makes 78-66 the 223rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-66 has happened 3 times and 78-67 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 73 years, between 1928 and 2001.
Every 78-66 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 2026 | |
| 2012-06-09 | Fremantle over Richmond | 2012 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Hawthorn over Carlton | 2011 | |
| 2003-04-26 | Port Adelaide over Adelaide | 2003 | |
| 2001-07-28 | Geelong over St Kilda | 2001 | |
| 1928-06-23 | Carlton over Essendon | 1928 | |
| 1912-06-01 | Fitzroy over Melbourne | 1912 |
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