Has an AFL game ever ended 78-71?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 78-71 5 times. It first happened on June 14, 1913, when St Kilda beat Geelong, and most recently on June 13, 1936, when Richmond beat Essendon.
That makes 78-71 the 589th most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-71 has happened 4 times and 78-72 has happened 9 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949.
Every 78-71 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-06-13 | Richmond over Essendon | 1936 | |
| 1927-07-09 | Essendon over Hawthorn | 1927 | |
| 1922-05-20 | Collingwood over Carlton | 1922 | |
| 1920-05-26 | Richmond over Collingwood | 1920 | |
| 1913-06-14 | St Kilda over Geelong | 1913 |