Has an AFL game ever ended 78-72?
It has. 78-72 has been a AFL final 9 times in 17,053 games. The first was Sydney beat Carlton on June 7, 1924; the latest was Geelong beat Collingwood on September 3, 2022.
That makes 78-72 the 48th most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 79-72 has happened 5 times and 78-73 has happened 9 times.
Every 78-72 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-03 | Geelong over Collingwood | 2022 | Playoff |
| 1997-04-05 | Geelong over West Coast | 1997 | |
| 1984-06-16 | Collingwood over St Kilda | 1984 | |
| 1967-07-01 | Geelong over North Melbourne | 1967 | |
| 1954-05-29 | North Melbourne over St Kilda | 1954 | |
| 1954-05-22 | Hawthorn over Richmond | 1954 | |
| 1939-06-03 | Carlton over Essendon | 1939 | |
| 1934-08-04 | Fitzroy over Footscray | 1934 | |
| 1924-06-07 | Sydney over Carlton | 1924 |