Has an AFL game ever ended 78-68?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-68 6 times. It first happened on September 19, 1925, when Collingwood beat Essendon, and most recently on May 17, 2025, when Collingwood beat Adelaide.
That makes 78-68 the 374th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-68 has happened 4 times and 78-69 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1962 and 2005.
Every 78-68 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | Collingwood over Adelaide | 2025 | |
| 2019-08-17 | Carlton over St Kilda | 2019 | |
| 2015-05-10 | West Coast over Port Adelaide | 2015 | |
| 2005-07-10 | Adelaide over Hawthorn | 2005 | |
| 1962-07-07 | North Melbourne over St Kilda | 1962 | |
| 1925-09-19 | Collingwood over Essendon | 1925 | Playoff |