Has an AFL game ever ended 78-69?
It has. 78-69 has been a AFL final 5 times in 16,622 games. The first was Collingwood beat Fitzroy on June 22, 1907; the latest was Richmond beat GWS on July 4, 2015.
That makes 78-69 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-69 has happened 5 times and 78-70 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1954 and 1994.
Every 78-69 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-04 | Richmond over GWS | 2015 | |
| 1994-06-12 | West Coast over Brisbane Lions | 1994 | |
| 1954-05-29 | Footscray over Hawthorn | 1954 | |
| 1929-04-27 | Footscray over Fitzroy | 1929 | |
| 1907-06-22 | Collingwood over Fitzroy | 1907 |